Music, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Children aren't born in litters, so why teach as if they are?
Surviving the staffing crisis
Written by Mim Brown, Phoenix Support for Educators Agency, love, self-care and a challenge to qualification mandates. We talk to six sector leaders about staff recruitment and retention and their res...
Childcare sector challenges
ECEC Australia
ECEC staffing crisis
ECEC staffing solutions
Early childhood staffing crisis
Early education workforce
Educator burnout prevention
Educator retention strategies
Recruitment in ECEC
Staff retention techniques
Staff wellbeing programs
Staffing crisis
Workforce shortage solutions
early childhood educators
educators
Educator Voice: Advocating Indigenous Culture
My name is Violet Hildebrandt nee McGinness, and I am a proud Kungarakan, Gurindji and Ngen’giwumirri Woman, but I was born and raised in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) on Arrernte Country. As an Indigenous...
Aboriginal perspectives
Australian Culture
Community engagement
Cultural inclusion
Cultural significance
Early childhood learning
Education
Educator Resources
Educator advocacy
First Nation
Indigenous education
Indigenous storytelling
Respectful teaching practices
Teaching Indigenous history
early childhood education
The word ‘play’ must be seen to be equal among agendas
"I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Marc and his work for many years now. Every time I hear him speak about the theory behind playwork, I get so pumped about this movement. When I read this article, the...
Children's play history
Cognitive restructuring
Early childhood educators
Emotional resilience
Evolutionary biology of play
Importance of play
Mental well-being strategies
Mindfulness practices
Personal growth methods
Play advocacy
Play and learning
Play terminology
Play therapists
Playful pedagogy
Playwork theory
Positive self-talk
Self-awareness techniques
Stress management for educators
Unhelpful thinking styles
Let there be light!
Being professional in Early Childhood Education
Being a member of a few Early Childhood Educator Facebook groups, I often see there is a lot of disagreement among these groups (and throughout the sector) about what being a professional in Early Chi...
Child development understanding
Early Years Learning Framework
Early childhood professionalism
Educator ethics
Ethical leadership in education
National Quality Framework
Play-based learning benefits
Professional development for educators
Professional identity in education
Reflective practice in teaching
The day we met Jet Pack Man; A story about fun cup filling
Angry about 'under the roof ratio'? You're doing it wrong
Need a behaviour chart?
Educators - Know your Stuff