While many families are sending their children back to preschools and childcare centres, the need for remote learning is likely to continue as some families continue to isolate at home. This week we have gathered together some of the best links to home learning resources that you can use in your own programs, or share […]
The government has provided information about COVID-19 for NSW schools, universities and childcare centres including how to encourage good hygiene, social distancing, preparing for illness and communicating changes. But what does that look like in reality in an ECEC setting? In the second of our two-part series, we speak with a service in Lismore on […]
By Hayley Bates, House Certifications Coordinator at Little Scientists Chemistry. The word may remind us of school or if we are lucky, love! But is it accessible to children? Should we, could we, or even… must we, touch upon chemistry with children? Chemistry is part of life. The opportunities to explore chemistry with children pop […]
The government has provided information about COVID-19 for NSW schools, universities and childcare centres including how to encourage good hygiene, social distancing, preparing for illness and communicating changes. But what does that look like in reality in an ECEC setting? In this two-part series, we speak with services in southern Sydney and Lismore to find […]
“The longer that Australian schools remain closed or partially closed, the worse our gap between advantaged and less advantaged students will become.” Dr Leila Morsy In last week’s Amplify we shared why vulnerable children need ECEC now more than ever, but that need is not limited to early childhood. As Term 2 starts in NSW, […]
Are you a Miss Jane, or a plain Janey? We live in an age where most children call their friends’ parents by their first names, and that’s usually the case for early years and OSHC educators too. Yet it wasn’t always so. A generation or so back, ECE staff were more often Miss Jenny or […]
“We began 2020 in an environment never experienced before with Australia in the grips of fire, drought and later flood. Before many communities had time to recover, we found ourselves thrust into a pandemic. “Throughout the environmental crises communities drew together, mobilising efforts and helping each other, and early educators were a vital part of […]
When schools in Victoria started Term 2 on April 14 with a focus on remote education, Nola Barber Kindergarten was well prepared. In March, the centre formed two separate teams – one for remote and one for onsite learning. When it came to choosing who would be in each team, health and wellbeing were the […]
Each year in April, we celebrate the international day of human space flight. During a time when young children may feel that their worlds have become much smaller, it could be helpful to remind them that they’re part of something so much bigger. Learning about space is about venturing into the unknown, promoting creative thinking, […]
“I believe that this is a time of significance for our sector, and for families attending early childhood services. We have the opportunity to influence, impact and encourage our families in a way that has never been done before.” Blake Stewart, Director of St Luke’s Preschool, in Dapto, NSW While the world faces a […]
