Thought Leadership

Why is language so important? Language is important to all of us. Through language, we communicate our needs and wants. We share jokes, express our love, and mourn our loss. Through language we share ...

Rather than adults managing children’s behaviour through rules, rewards and discipline, contemporary approaches encourage educators to support children to manage (regulate) their own feelings and ...

An interview with Dr Catherine Jones Dr Catherine Jones is the Director of Mia Mia Child and Family Study Centre and an academic in the School of Education, Macquarie University. Catherine has worked ...

An interview with Sonia Brooke In February 2023, Gowrie NSW Education Hub is hosting an inaugural wellness event called ‘Especially for You’. The event is dedicated to the wellbeing of education ...

We are beyond proud to announce that Glacy Burgess from Discovery House ACT has won a prestigious ECA ‘Innovation in Pedagogy and Practice’ Award at this week’s Education and Care Awards Gala held in ...

I still remember the moment, when I was sitting in an early education and care centre in my local community surrounded by other educators who also worked in the area. At this moment I was ...

Key Points: Creative Arts are significant in enlarging human understanding – Elliot Eisner Early Years Learning Framework for Australia holds creativity as foundational in the practice of ‘learning ...

On Indigenous Literacy Day, the importance of the role of early childhood educators is highlighted. It is here in the early years that the building blocks of Literacy begin.

Key Points: Meaningful learning takes place when children are fully engaged in the ideas of the learning experience - when they ask questions children are engaging in ‘meaning making’ processes ...