Rattler Magazine

Rattler - Issue 149 - September 2025

Rattler - Issue 149 - September 2025

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of Rattler. 

Within this edition, we provide insight into many of the issues, challenges and opportunities shaping early childhood education and care today. We celebrate services that embody quality, and consider how, together, we can continue to provide the learning and development programs that children deserve. 

We invite you to take time with this edition of Rattler. We hope the stories within inspire reflection, spark conversation, and, above all, reaffirm the importance of the work we do every day in putting children first. 

In this edition

9 great insights from this edition 2
Meet the Member: ‘Strength, vision and legacy' at Birrelee MACS 4
Mindful interactions- Creating trauma-informed environments in early learning 8
The environment as the third teacher 12
Early education research from Australia and around the world  16
Child safety infographic 19
Acknowledging white privilege in early childhood education - Why it matters and how to address it 20
Talking the talk - Enhancing language interactions with infants and toddlers  25
Cultivating compassion - A connected approach to educator wellbeing 31
Giving children a voice: Embracing co-design in early learning 36
4 ways to create a positive culture around team meetings 41

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