Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
Do you worry about how to increase or create more opportunities for parent communication and belonging? As not only an educator but also a parent that has used different forms of childcare for my children over the years one of the things that can really leave me feeling left out of my child’s experiences and learning at daycare is a…
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This post was in collaboration with quicksales.com.au With Australia Day celebrations still winding down around the country I thought it would be a great opportunity to share with my Aussie readers a fantastic online buy and sell site for the Australian consumer that I recently discovered. I’m a huge fan of buying second hand…especially toys and items for around the…
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This is a sponsored post for Snapfish and Digital Parents Collective Regular readers of this blog will already know how much I love photos, I love the stories they tell, the memories they evoke and the timeless beauty of them. I love to share them with others (I know…perhaps a little too much!) but they really are such a wonderful…
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I have often been asked by friends and family over the years what they should look for when choosing child care as they know I have been in the profession for over 20 years now. No matter how much time has passed I still tell them the same things now that I did many years ago and I thought that…
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My girls and the family day care children are absolutely obsessed with the story and song “We’re going on a bear hunt” lately. They are also showing a lot of interest in the concepts of big and small, counting to 10 and grouping colours. So when my new barrel of coloured teddy bear counters arrived in the mail I knew…
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This easy activity takes its inspiration from nature and actually evolved from the family day care children and their interest in caring for the garden. We had planned a little sensory walk around the garden to collect some flowers, leaves and herbs for touching and smelling but when our baskets were full my twins decided they wanted to use their treasures…
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