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Finding the right partner: How Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten chose Storypark as their all-in-one solution

Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten recently consolidated platforms with Storypark to streamline operations across three Victorian centres, while also gaining sector-leading family engagement tools. Their experience offers valuable insights for other early childhood education and care (ECEC) services navigating digital transformation and modernising their operations.

2025-08-26 09:11:24

by Fiona Alston

Tiny Souls Media launches in Australia, setting a new benchmark for early childhood wellbeing

A groundbreaking resource platform is transforming the way Australian early learning services approach children’s emotional development. Tiny Souls Media has officially launched nationwide, delivering an engaging, research-backed program designed to build skills that can contribute to emotional intelligence, well-being and safety, among other outcomes in children aged 2–5.

2025-08-19 08:30:22

by Fiona Alston

The superpower of playful learning 

Play is sometimes framed as less important than more formal approaches to learning. It's an idea that sits alongside the unhelpful notion that real learning begins once children transition to school. Research on brain development and how young children learn emphasises that play is a highly effective method of learning in the first five years. Play is a superpower. It affords a transformative influence on children’s learning, development and wellbeing in their formative years.  

2025-08-12 08:00:40

by Fiona Alston

From storytime to strong foundations: How picture books support social and emotional learning in the early years

For more than 40 years, Super Cheap Books has supported Australian early learning centres with affordable, high-quality books. With over 15,000 customers, they've learned what works: great stories help children understand themselves and others.

2025-08-05 09:00:34

by Fiona Alston

Child Safety in early learning: From shared struggles to a practical solution

Every service leader has asked themselves at some point: ‘Are we doing enough to keep our children safe?’ It’s a question that lingers, that fear, the quiet anxiety of missing something is one we know too well.

2025-07-29 09:30:04

by Fiona Alston

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