Goal Setting

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Goal Setting

As early childhood education professionals, it is imperative that we consistently evaluate our practices to ascertain our strengths and areas in need of development. Upon identifying areas for improvement, it is crucial to create a well-structured plan to accomplish these objectives. This is where goal-setting plays a pivotal role.

Engaging with Your QIP

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Engaging with Your QIP

The National Regulations require approved Early Childhood Education and Care Services to have a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).

Time Management

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Time Management

The roles and responsibilities of educators working in education and care services seems to be increasing daily. There are learning frameworks to engage with, national regulations and assessment criteria to unpack and understand. Educators are feeling time poor!

Speaking About Practices

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Speaking About Practices

Being able to speak out about your service’s practices is an integral part of operating an early childhood education and care service.

Connecting with Families

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Connecting with Families

How do we connect with families to ensure our service, educational program and caregiving meets their needs and provides the best start in life for their child?

Establishing Positive Relationships

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Establishing Positive Relationships

Establishing positive relationships and effective collaboration between families, children and the local community involves more than just routine everyday contact.

Marketing Your Early Education and Care Service

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Marketing Your Early Education and Care Service

An effective marketing plan assists you to successfully manage your resources and time, and will enable you to budget realistically for marketing activities.

Reflection for Staff Meetings

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Reflection for Staff Meetings

The National Quality Standard talks about educators establishing a culture of professional inquiry, collaboration and working together towards common goals.

Running a Staff Meeting

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Running a Staff Meeting

Management, educators and staff work with mutual respect and collaboratively, and challenge and learn from each other, recognising each other’s strengths and skills.

NQF Reflection Tool

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NQF Reflection Tool

This NQF Reflection Tool has been designed for early education and care services to use to guide their preparation for meeting the requirements of the National Quality Standard.

Opportunities to support you to manage workforce shortages now

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Opportunities to support you to manage workforce shortages now

CELA has collated some of the programs, scholarship and training opportunities across the country designed to support attraction and retention of teachers and educators. 

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