By Deborah Hoger 13 Feb, 2025

Mother language day: Bringing First Nations languages to life in ECEC settings

International Mother Language Day highlights the importance of linguistic diversity. This year, the 25th anniversary provides a special opportunity to focus on preserving and celebrating First Nations languages, especially in early learning settings.

Early education Indigenous resource specialist and proud Dunghutti woman Deborah Hoger explores the topic. 

By CELA 10 Feb, 2025

Why beach kindy is the new bush kindy

Could the beach be the ultimate classroom?

This article explores the emerging trend of ‘beach kindy,’ highlighting new research on its benefits and practical insights from Clovelly Childcare Centre.

By CELA 3 Feb, 2025

How we can create meaningful connections between home and early education

Children bring a wealth of knowledge and experiences from home into early childhood settings. When educators recognise and build on these strengths, they create deeper connections that foster belonging, confidence, and continuity in learning. 

This article explores how educators can strengthen these connections through a funds of knowledge approach, which is described in the EYLF as a virtual 'back pack' of a child's life experiences and knowledge that they bring to a service. 

By CELA 17 Jan, 2025

Leadership focus: Setting foundations for success in 2025

January is a great time to lay down the groundwork for a successful year ahead.

Experienced approved provider and CELA early education specialist Guita Badaoui shares her expert insights on leadership practices to help your team begin the year with strong foundations.

By Cherie and Natasha Styles Street 14 Jan, 2025

Making culture visible and learning through reflective practice

Many services are striving to deepen their respect and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and perspectives, yet this respect may not always be visible to families.

Early childhood educators Cherie Longden and Natasha Bell from Styles Street Long Day Care share their journey of making Aboriginal perspectives more visible at their service, guided by Jess Sinnott of Koori Kinnections. They explore how fostering a culture of learning and reflection allowed them to engage children more deeply and meaningfully in the process.

By CELA 16 Dec, 2024

Advocacy wins for early education and care: Government answers CELA's call to action

Every day, CELA represents the interests of community and small provider members to local, state and federal decision makers. Our advocacy highlights our members’ issues and creates momentum to deliver solutions that support our five advocacy pillars.

Find out about recent major ECEC announcements, and how CELA has helped to shape these transformative changes for the sector, paving the way for a brighter future for children, families, and educators. 

By CELA 5 Dec, 2024

NSW Start Strong Funding 2025 summary

Wondering what the Start Strong Funding 2025 means for families and early education providers in NSW?

This article pulls out key elements of the NSW Government's Start Strong Funding 2025 initiative, which is part of the Affordable Preschool Program. It gives a summary of key features of the guidelines including fee relief, funding options for long day care and community preschools, and extra support for disadvantaged groups.

By Jen Boddy 2 Dec, 2024

Why understanding neurodiversity is important for educators and children

Understanding neurodiversity is to appreciate the multitude of differences in our human minds—and to build a world that embraces and supports everyone’s unique brain. 

CELA Early Education Specialist Jen Boddy explores what neurodiversity is, the benefits of understanding it, and how we can communicate with children about neurodiversity. 

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