Amplify! Blog

It’s a common enough realisation: you’re standing at the end of year barbeque or concert, chatting to one of the regular parents you see in your service most weeks, while looking at a crowd of unfamiliar adult faces.

A requirement for NSW services to display a star-based quality rating guide has come in response to the sector’s need to improve family understanding of the National Quality Standard

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every December will bring at least one Australian newspaper headline claiming an early learning service has ‘banned’ Santa Claus or ‘cancelled’ Christmas.

We explore FAQs based on questions about whether Christmas celebrations are inclusive and share critical reflection questions that can help you form a better understanding of your approach to Christmas and its alignment to the NQS.

It’s a familiar question for preschool teachers – Will my child be able to manage starting school next year?

First ever international early childhood workforce survey released – Australia is not alone in its challenges!

In Australia, one in 10 children have asthma. This is one of the highest of rates of childhood asthma in the world.

New report reveals that nearly one in five NSW children under 14 are living in poverty

What do plastic lids, bees wax and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce have in common? They were all involved in waste reduction initiatives driven by young children and their educators.

Last week was Recycling Week. We profiled the first of a number of services that have have engaged children, their families and the broader community in sustainability projects. This week we share two more examples, including a group of children who inspired Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to implement a coffee cup waste reduction plan at Qantas headquarters in Sydney.

World Kindness Day occurs each year on November 13. Kindness may be seen as a kind of old-fashioned virtue, but in a world where bullying and mental health issues abound, it’s more relevant than ever.

Exciting waste reduction initiatives driven by young children and their educators