Families and Communities

Responding to the COVID-19 Context: How to best Support Children’s Transition to School

Starting school is a significant milestone for young children and their families and how well children are prepared for this transition can impact their immediate adjustment as well as long-term outcomes. Traditional approaches to school readiness prioritise children’s readiness skills along with the readiness of environments in which children find themselves.

Transition programs typically prioritise the ‘orientation’ components of school readiness and are designed to demystify and familiarise children with the expectations of kindergarten – with programs starting months before commencement and extending into the first term of school.

Our immediate environments - the early childhood service and home learning contexts - become increasingly important as children approach these transition points as do our broader social, economic, and cultural environments. The current COVID-19 context presents unique challenges as to how we view school readiness as well as our approach to school transition.

For the majority of 4- and 5-year-olds across Australia, this transition experience looks like no other. This session is presented by Associate Professor Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett, Academic Director of the Early Years at the University of Wollongong. It examines the unique experience of our COVID-19 pre-schoolers and considers how we can best prepare children for transition experience with a particular focus on the impact of stress and children’s social and emotional wellbeing.

National Quality Standard Areas

Area 1 – Educational Program Practice

Area 5 – Relationships with children

Area 6 – Collaborative partnerships with families and communities

Families and Communities

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Recognising Vulnerability to Support Children’s Wellbeing and Development - Webinar

Would you like to feel more confident and capable when working with children and families who are experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage?

During this session, educators will learn how a strengths-based approach to building resilience can support the wellbeing and positive outcomes for children experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 4, 5, 6

Child relationshipsChildren and family wellbeingProgrammingFamily relationshipsBehaviour

Available Dates

Wed, 17 Apr 24

Mon, 13 May 24

Wed, 19 Jun 24

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