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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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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