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Thinking about resilience in children

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The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, BELONGING, BEING & BECOMING (EYLF)references children’s resilience Outcome 1 and Outcome 3 as follows:● Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency ● Wellbeing is correlated with resilience, providing children with the capacity to cope with day-to daystress and challenges.● Children’s developing resilience and their […]

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Managing Behaviour – Team Learning Activities for Staff Meetings

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Educators and other staff working in early childhood education and care are likely to be guiding and supporting children’s behaviour on a daily basis. Here are some ideas that you could use at a staff meeting for ongoing professional development and to boost staff morale as you learn and refresh your skills and knowledge in relation […]

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20 Mother’s Day Craft Activities for Young Children

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We’ve done the googling for you and found crafts that children can make that will make great gifts that mothers will want to keep. There’s plenty of Mother’s Day crafts here that don’t require too much preparation or require items that are hard to find. 1. Hand Shaped Ring DishA clever and useful way of capturing a […]

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Self-Care For Early Childhood Educators

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Making the time an effort to care for yourself as an educator or leader isn’t selfish or something to put off to later.  Rather, self-care is crucial to your own professional practice and well-being. To help you, we’ve compiled this resource list for you including a poster and links to places on the web where you […]

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Survival tips for Christmas stress

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I’m thinking how impossible it is to shop at this time of year without hearing Christmas jingles in every store.  It’s all about being merry, happy and bright…right?  Well if the only thought that Christmas conjures up for you is stress, stress and more stress, here are some good tips for surviving…Let go of expectationsThere […]

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8 step system for handling difficult conversations

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Whether it’s with a parent, one of your staff or a colleague, some conversations are difficult or uncomfortable.  Especially when emotions are involved!  Follow these 8 steps and with practice, these interactions will become more manageable. (We’ve also prepared a printable version of these 8 steps to share at your service. Click here for the free […]

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10 actions Centre Directors must take to build teamwork

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For centres and services to be effective and provide a positive working culture, teams need to work well together. As a Centre Director, you are the leader who sets the tone for the way that your team works together. Here’s 10 actions to take to promote teamwork, reduce conflict and ensure that your service is […]

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Early Childhood Professional Development – What It Is and Why It Matters

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Early Childhood Professional Development – what it is and why it mattersWe all know that professional development is important for us individually and collectively as teams in our services.This article covers the basics and goes further to help you harness the benefits of professional development by answering some frequently asked questions:What is professional development?Sometimes we […]

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Music and Movement in the Early Years

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Read how an experienced educator broadened the use of music with childrenKerry S, an educator in long day care shares how she changed her approach to using music in her room…..“Variety is the spice of life!” This phrase is used in relation to many aspects of a person’s life. From our choice of evening meal […]

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Save Time with these 20 Quick & Easy Creative Father’s Day Gifts for Children to Make

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It’s time to organise Father’s Day craft activities for the children so that they can give a gift handmade with love to their Dad. Here’s how to do it the quick and easy way.We’ve handpicked projects from around the web that will save educators planning time, can be quickly be prepared, will be fun, are […]

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