Amplify! Blog

CELA Early Education Specialist Jen Boddy and Dr Rachel Chapman explore the role of gendered dress-up play and how to navigate challenging situations such as family objections, cultural sensitivities, and balancing diverse perspectives in early childhood settings.

Educational Leader Rebecca Raymond explores the successful sustained partnership between Exceeding service Explore & Develop Breakfast Point and their local primary school, detailing collaborative approaches and practical strategies that have positively impacted children’s readiness for school.

In response to ongoing concerns, family day care providers in NSW may have received a reminder from the NSW Government highlighting the critical need for vigilance to prevent leaving children in cars or buses.

We share strategies for the implementation of safe transport.

Professional pay and conditions for NSW preschool educators and teachers is one step closer, following last Friday's application for multi-employer bargaining (MEB) by CELA and the IEU.

Find out why it matters and what's next in the process. 

This week the Australian Government Department of Education released the National Model Code for Taking Images or Videos of Children While Providing Early Childhood Education and Care (National Model Code) on behalf of all governments and ACECQA. 

We explain the background behind its development, why it’s important, and what it means for your service and team. 

Recent research conducted by Macquarie University and the University of Melbourne has further highlighted critical issues that must be addressed to mitigate the workforce crisis in the early childhood education and care sector.  

We highlight key findings from the research and detail CELA’s ongoing advocacy efforts to address these challenges, including the current status of the multi-employer bargaining process. 

NAIDOC Week 2024 will be celebrated between 7-14 July 2024 with a theme of "Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud."

Proud Gangalidda woman and cultural educator Hayley Goodrick unpacks this year's NAIDOC Week theme and offers ideas for how you can create learning experiences to keep the fire burning in your service. 

Too often, meetings can be overwhelming and filled with information, leaving little opportunity for individual sharing.

At Ambrose Early Years and Education, a ritual of sharing 'glows' and 'grows' in meetings facilitates the sharing of successes and challenges, while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and psychological safety.

Find out how this ritual supports inquiry and collaborative leadership in this reflection written by Senior Manager of Early Years Education Jo Tapley.

Find out what this week's minimum wage decision means for your service. 

Last year, CELA joined early education employers and unions to lodge the first ever application for a national multi-employer agreement in the Fair Work Commission, with an aim of negotiating better pay and conditions for early childhood educators and teachers.  

Find out what multi-employer bargaining is, and how it relates to the Award wage.