Block play, a seemingly simple activity, holds profound developmental benefits for children of all ages. From the moment a child grasps their first block, a world of learning begins. Hosted by Kym ...
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By Victoria McDowell After pausing to reflect on Children's Week this week, and reading the article by Karen Hope on The Sector, I am reminded of the power and influence young children have on our ...
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As part of National Reconciliation Week 2025, a group of staff from Gowrie NSW’s support office visited Wunanbiri Preschool in Alexandria – a preschool rich in history, culture, and deep community ...
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On this page: The Foundation of Trust: Family Relationships as the Cornerstone of Learning The Foundation of Trust: Family Relationships as the Cornerstone of Learning Emotional Security: The Key to ...
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In early childhood, routines like mealtimes, nappy changes, and rest times might seem simple, but they are filled with rich learning opportunities. These moments aren’t just “in-between” times; ...
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As part of our 'Stories that Shape Learning' series for the Gowrie NSW Conference in November 2024, here is a story of how we support sensory exploration at Shirley Road Preschool.
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Dubbo EEC is in the Central West of NSW and proudly boosts a large green and natural outdoor space for children to explore. It is a part of our centre’s learning philosophy and in line with the ...
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Our beautiful Mudgee service is dedicated to building strong community ties and fostering children’s understanding of belonging across diverse communities.
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By Frida Caris, Centre Director, Clemton Park Early Education and Care I want to share a story that’s been on my mind for quite some time, as it beautifully illustrates the power of early childhood ...
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Starting a career in early childhood education offers vast opportunities to shape and nurture young minds at a critical stage of their development. At Gowrie NSW, we provide quality education and ...
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Being an early childhood educator is a unique and rewarding journey. At Gowrie NSW, we have spent over 80 years understanding early childhood education and are dedicated to supporting educators in ...
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At Gowrie NSW, inclusive practice isn’t just a buzzword – it’s at the heart of everything we do. Creating environments where every child and family feel valued and supported is a priority. But how do ...
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For over 12 months, our EEC Centre Directors have been working closely with Early Childhood Leadership expert, Barbara Watson, and the journey has been transformative! Recently, our OSHC Program ...
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For the delegation from Gowrie NSW, the Early Years Conference was a deeply reflective experience, centred around the theme Realising the Vision: An Integrated Future for Early Years. The event ...
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At Gowrie NSW’s Malabar Early Education and Care, the journey to achieving an "Exceeding" rating has been extraordinary. The rating reflects not only high standards but a vibrant team culture, ...
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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.
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In the earliest years of life, children absorb information from their surroundings at an impressive rate. This period is crucial for cognitive, emotional, and social development, making the role of ...
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A Transformative Approach to Professional Development Gowrie NSW has long championed a unique method of professional development through inquiry visits, underpinned by a demonstration model. Michelle ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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We are beyond proud to announce that Glacy Burgess from Gowrie NSW's Discovery House ACT has won a prestigious ECA ‘Innovation in Pedagogy and Practice’ Award at this week’s Education and Care Awards ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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On this page What is Vygotsky's Theory? Vygotsky's Concept of More Knowledgable Other (MKO) Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Elementary Mental Functions Social Influences and Cognitive ...
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An interview with Dr Zinnia Mevawalla about an exciting new online course happening at Gowrie NSW Education Hub Jessica from Gowrie NSW Education Hub asked Zinnia some questions about an exciting new ...
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All early childhood services across Australia are required to engage in processes of continuous quality improvement to ensure all aspects of practice meet a benchmark of quality to ensure positive ...
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Key Points: To extend our understanding of the terminology used in relation to social categories and anti-bias practice To understand how babies and young children develop social identities To ...
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Key Points The Connect, Promote, Protect Program is an innovative Outside School Hours Care Program that builds personal and community connections for primary school children. This program has been ...
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Key Points Gowrie NSW are excited to host Educators from Hilltop Institute in Seattle who will facilitate a series of thought-provoking webinars this year. For the first webinar in April – Educators ...
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Key Points What I have learnt from my research and experts is the importance of social play. Kids playing with kids. Learning how to be social beings, how to compromise, respect others, play by the ...
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Key Points The role of a critical friend is based on the recognition that hard truths, emotionally difficult topics, and performance reviews can be hard to receive when there is a power differential. ...
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Key Points It is so important for educators and caregivers to also care for themselves, to offer themselves a space to adequately rest and recover, to engage with things that fill up their cup. You ...
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Key Points Play isn’t just one thing. It changes over time as children master new skills and reach new stages in their development. Play is chasing a butterfly around the garden as much as it is ...
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Key Points Critical friends help you address and improve practice Cirlce of Support (CoS) and its impact on practice - bringing together early childhood educators as critical friends together within ...
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Leadership in a remote preschool setting - an interview with Jodie Dickinson from Rocky Hall Preschool In a recent interview, Jodie Dickinson shares her insights about nurturing respectful and ...
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Observation is a fundamental tool for teaching in early childhood education because it supports awareness of a child’s development, skills, interests, strengths and play. Observation in childcare is ...
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Jean Piaget was born into a very different world than the one we live in today. At the time he started his work in the early 20th century, it was widely accepted that children were simply small ...
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Have you ever looked at a bunch of pine cones and thought about how they would make the perfect bodies for a family of hedgehogs? Or seen the potential in a bunch of sticks, rocks and leaves to ...
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A reflection by Donna Morley, Gowrie NSW An innovative partnership between Gowrie NSW and Psychologist Beth Macgregor aims to build educator capacity to understand and respond to children’s ...
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Cultivating STEM skills in the early years with inquiry-based exploration By Lena Hammond With days becoming longer and the weather increasingly sunnier and warm, springtime for many early education ...
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Debi Keyte-Hartland is an international arts educator and early years pedagogical consultant who has worked in education, health, social and cultural fields for 20+ years developing creative and ...
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By Jessica Halliday, Gowrie NSW Early Learning Centres (AMEP) Assistant Manager
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By Alana Evans, Founder of Belong Be Become Our role as educators reflects our desire to foster the wellbeing of children however, we must also believe that we are worth taking care of.
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10th August 2021 Media Release Gowrie NSW second Innovate RAP in to have ‘significant impact’ on programs Gowrie NSW celebrated the launch of their second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), ...
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By Jessica Horne-Kennedy, Manager, Professional Learning Gowrie NSW
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A story of civic participation, empowerment and transformation as the children at Gowrie NSW Lithgow EEC meaningfully contribute to their local community By Donna Morley, Gowrie NSW
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By Jessica Horne-Kennedy, Manager Professional Learning, Gowrie NSW Storytelling Integral to Practice As I read the many stories in the collection – ‘Stories to Light the Night’ by Susan Perrow and ...
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Exploring the importance of interactions, connections and relationships with infants, within the context of your early childhood teams. By Shayla Martinez, Gowrie NsW
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Not just showing up, but showing up on time. By Glacy Burgess, Gowrie Discovery House, Canberra
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An Educator’s Reflections about space and place at Gowrie NSW Erskineville Early Education and Care By Jessica Horne-Kennedy
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Reimagining the Role of Leaders as Champions for a Culture of Initiative and Participation By Catharine Hydon
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Unpacking the Process of Analysis in the Assessment and Planning Cycle By Jessica Horne-Kennedy, Manager, Professional Learning Gowrie NSW For educators, embedding thoughtful and reflective processes ...
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Change perspective. Change practice. Over ten days in March, educators from around the country completed an intense RIE® Foundations workshop based on Magda Gerber’s world-renowned Educaring® ...
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Considerations for Mealtime By Dr Katherine Bussey What does it mean to empower infants and toddlers in early childhood settings?
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1st March 2021 by Jodie Dickinson, Early Childhood Teacher, Director Rocky Hall Preschool
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Effective mentoring is becoming increasingly important for the professional development of individuals working in early childhood education, according to Jessica Horne-Kennedy.
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Helen-Keft Cooper, Manager of Riverbreeze Preschool and Child Care Centre, needed to individualise the programming and planning cycle at her centre while still maintaining consistency across rooms.
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One of the most important steps in running a successful, high-quality child care centre is developing a centre philosophy, according to Gowrie NSW consultant, Jessica Horne-Kennedy.
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Introducing new or improved practice into any organisation can be challenging. In pursuit of best practice the team at Parkes Early Childhood Centre decided to acquire the aid of an external ...
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By Ella Walsh Trying to choose the best early childhood centre for your little one? Here’s what you should know before booking them in. When you have young children, at some stage in their early ...
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The first day of childcare can be a scary step for both child and parent and can take some time to adjust. Despite a parent’s best efforts of selecting the right education and care centre, leaving ...
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Early childhood educators are experts at understanding and facilitating child development. But what happens when an educator gets a sense that something isn’t quite right?
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Creating a physical environment that supports positive learning and exploration is a crucial job for early childhood educators. Jessica Horne-Kennedy, a Gowrie NSW consultant, believes that ...
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Media Release: Discover how curiosity inspires life-long learners July 20, 2016: Children are born naturally curious. As we know, curiosity is a desire to learn and is the spark that helps children ...
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Taking on a new job role is a time of excitement. A new role often presents great opportunity to take lead and instil positive change within an organisation. At the same time, a change in job role ...
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02 Jun 2016: by Sarah Bachman Jeremy Carter is the CEO of Rapport Leadership Australia, which has provided leadership training for over 30 years. Carter speaks at various conferences on leadership, ...
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By James Wells May 23, 2016: A leading business coach is urging principals to develop and flex their emotional intelligence muscles so they can alternate between being a leader and being a manager. ...
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by Robert Ballantyne 19 May 2016 The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) 2015 State of Our Schools report found that teachers are under greater levels of stress in the classroom due to mounting work ...
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Ruth Devine | April 27, 2016 If you’re going around in circles wondering which school to send your child to, you’re not alone. Social commentator, writer, board member of the NSW Public Education ...
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By James Wells The most important schooling need for gender-diverse children is an accepting culture – and that is created through basic awareness, an expert argued. Dr Elizabeth Riley, Sydney-based ...
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By: James Wells Fear drives parents’ school choices – Jane Caro, novelist and public school advocate, has argued. School choice is a purchasing decision like any other, Caro said. This is driven by ...
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By Brett Henebery 12 Apr 2016 As principals navigate an increasingly competitive school environment, they need to be aware of the emotions that are driving parents, says a social commentator, author ...
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What makes a good, inclusive early childhood practice? According to Early Childhood Intervention Australia NSW/ACT's (ECIA NSW/ACT) Emma Pierce, practitioners need to start with a robust framework. ...
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