By CELA 26 Mar, 2018 Speaking the language of families, it’s up to us After last week’s story about the happy outcome of a completely unexpected Ratings and Assessment visit, we’ve been thinking more about quality ratings and about how ACECQA’s research shows families are still largely unaware of what they mean. Read More
By CELA 26 Mar, 2018 A collaborative approach to goal setting in education and care services – Jennifer Ribarovski One of Amplify’s favourite writers and provocateurs, Jennifer Ribarovski, returns this week to look at what ‘goal setting’ for children might mean in your service. Read More
By CELA 19 Mar, 2018 Keep calm and QIP it! The story of an unexpected R&A inspection What would you do if your service only had one business day to submit your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and just eight business days to prepare for an assessment and rating by the NSW regulatory authority? Read More
By CELA 19 Mar, 2018 Lighting a fire. The risk at play debate As autumn weather arrives, many ECE and OSHC services will be looking to head outdoors to take advantage of the not-too-hot, not-too-cold season. Read More
By CELA 13 Mar, 2018 OSHC takes a stand against bullying #NDA2018 Darren Brisbane has previously shared the innovative ECE-OSHC kindergarten transition program at his service, Sherpa Kids St Paul’s. He’s back this week and excited to share the work the St Paul’s team has undertaken to prepare for Australia’s National Day Against Bullying and Violence this Friday, 16 March 2018. Read More
By CELA 12 Mar, 2018 Does style triumph over substance? Can a focus on the outward appearance of early learning centres distract families and educators from the most important questions of quality early learning? Read More
By CELA 6 Mar, 2018 Wellbeing at work, further reading (final in this series) Previously, Niyati Prabhu has written for us about a local research project she led which connected parents, educators, schools and children in order to improve her service’s school readiness programs. Read More
By CELA 5 Mar, 2018 This old step I call it a step, but it started life as an over-sized building block and the first children who played with it are probably turning 50 this year. Read More