I’m often asked by followers on my Facebook page if I take my daycare children to play outdoors when it…
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DIY Recycled Play Series #2 – Musical Fun!
Welcome to my weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion for…
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Recycled Play Series – #1 Outdoor Fun
Welcome to my new weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion…
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Choosing a Family Daycare Scheme – what do you need to consider?
Unfortunately in Australia at the moment our Government continues to strip important funding from the Family Day Care sector which…
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My guide to the best early years and play based learning blogs!
When I first began my early childhood career (not to mention my role as a parent) over 20 years ago…
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Writing Engaging and Useful Newsletters for Parents
Newsletters are a fantastic way to share your early childhood service’s activities, events and children’s learning journeys and interests. But…
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Recycling with children – easy ideas to get them involved!
We all know that recycling is important for our community and world as a whole and most adults now contribute…
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10 Easy ideas for sensory sand play
If your children are growing bored of playing in the backyard sandpit you need this list of 10 easy sand play…
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Sensory Exploration & Play-based Learning with Playdough.
Playdough is a truly wonderful play based learning tool for children. It can be used as a medium for strengthening…
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A Weekly Wander through our Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities and Inspiration
Welcome to my weekly series of play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both…
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Home Based Early Childhood Services – The real story.
This is a departure from the usual type of posts I write but it’s a topic I feel really strongly…
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How to Support Communication in the Early Years.
Supporting children to become effective and confident communicators is an important role for both parents and educators. Right from birth…
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