Training

Understanding Self-Assessment and Quality Improvement Planning

• Are you familiar with the new tools for self-assessment to support identified and key practices? 
• Would you like to build confidence in identifying and writing quality practices? 

Unpack key concepts such as self-assessment and quality improvement planning to enable the whole team to gain a deeper understanding of self-assessment and its role in continuous improvement in the provision of education and care. 

Literacy in the Early Years - Webinar

- Can you identify emerging literacy skills? 

- Do you know of strategies and tools educators can provide to support these emerging skills?  

- Are you aware of the difference between reading to learn and learning to read? 

This session will help you to understand how to integrate literacy activities into your program, and how to support emerging literacy skills in children.

CHCPRT025 - Identify & Report Children and Young People at Risk (RTO ID: 90842) - 3 Part Webinar

Note: This course supersedes CHCPRT001 Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at risk

Services have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that their nominated supervisor and staff members who work with children maintain up-to-date knowledge of child protection law (Reg 84). This unit from the CHC Community Services Training Package meets this requirement. 

CHCPRT025 Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk is a comprehensive child protection course that provides training around all aspects of abuse, reporting requirements and legal obligations for early childhood professionals.

Supporting Confident and Capable Babies and Toddlers - Webinar

Strong attachments with babies and toddlers can help to support agency and facilitate exploration.  

In this session, you will gain practical skills for establishing secure attachments and confidence in supporting babies' risk-taking and agency.

The Director's Toolkit: Compliance & Quality - Webinar

This session will give participants the opportunity to reflect on the knowledge and skills required to ensure your service is compliant with the Education and Care Services national law and regulations. Participants will also explore the meaning of quality and how to focus on quality practices. 

Note: This series is only recommended for new directors or those looking for a refresh.

Understanding Play Theory - Webinar

Do you sometimes feel conflicted about what should be ‘banned’ or ‘allowed’ in children’s play themes? 

This session will unpack Play Theory as an important lens in which to view children’s engagement with the ‘unreal’ world.

Spotlight on the EYLF V2.0: Exploring the Changes

With the highly anticipated release of the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 comes an opportunity to reconnect with the EYLF all over again - to see the learning framework in a brand new light and engage with it in a deeper way to guide our practice.  

• Do you know about the key changes to the Early Years Learning Framework and the reasons why it needed to be updated?  
• Do you want to develop a sound understanding of the vision, principles and practices of the EYLF V2.0 to inform your work with children, families and colleagues?   

More Than Just Numbers: Exploring Patterning and Symmetry in the Early Years - Webinar

Learn why patterning is so important and how to explore repeating patterns and symmetrical concepts with children with loose parts, blocks, and materials. 

Connecting to the Joy of Children's Learning through Purposeful Observation - Webinar

This session aims to inspire educators to reflect on their practice and find ways to highlight the understandings that children formulate about the world during play. Participants will explore how to use their observations to plan environments that form deeper connections to children's exploration and discovery.

Note: This session was previously known as Do you see what they See? While the name has changed, and the content has been updated the learning outcomes are the same and the majority of the content is of a similar nature. Please call 1800 157 818 for further detail around the content.

Body Safety: Exploring Protection, Respect and Consent with Young Children

• Have you ever wondered what consent looks like with very young children?
• Are you unsure of where to start with body safety education?

This webinar will help professionals to understand the concepts of respect, body safety and consent. This will include practical skills and knowledge for implementing and teaching these concepts amongst infants, toddlers and preschoolers.  

We will also discuss how these topics and strategies can be introduced to families at the service, encouraging them to learn more and teach these concepts in the home.

Loose Parts Play - Webinar

Many educators are aware of loose parts and have incorporated them into their program, but how much do we understand about loose parts theory? 

Unpack the Theory of Loose Parts in order to understand how they promote discovery and problem solving through inquiry-based learning. 

An Introduction to the Circle of Security for Early Educators - Webinar

Learn strategies to strengthen relationships with children, and reconsider responses to children's emotions and behaviour with licensed Circle of Security facilitator Michelle Cuthbertson.