Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
Welcome to my new weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion for play but I also have a passion for ensuring parents and educators understand that play doesn’t have to be expensive. You don’t need all the latest equipment and well marketed toys!This series is all about inspiring you to discover…
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Unfortunately in Australia at the moment our Government continues to strip important funding from the Family Day Care sector which is making it more and more difficult for both educators and coordination units/schemes to maintain a high quality yet profitable business. The fallout from these funding decisions has seen many schemes close their doors in the past 6 months and…
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When I first began my early childhood career (not to mention my role as a parent) over 20 years ago it could be time consuming, expensive and difficult to access activity ideas, resources and support as either an educator or parent. You had to source the right books or training and network with others whenever you could. And then came…
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Newsletters are a fantastic way to share your early childhood service’s activities, events and children’s learning journeys and interests. But they need to be done well or they won’t be read. Parents are busy, educators are busy so it makes sense to ensure your newsletters are an effective use of everyone’s time and won’t just be thrown into the too…
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Being able to stay home and combine parenting with paid work is a dream for many parents I know – After many years working outside the home I now find myself able to run two businesses from home….the dream has been realised! But guess what? I have never been more physically exhausted or emotionally drained in my entire career!! Do…
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I have recently discovered the ease and value of early childhood focused online training and webinars but after doing a little research I have discovered that many people are still hesitant to embrace this relatively new technology or don’t understand how it works and are too embarrassed to raise their hand and ask for more information. I have been doing…
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