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Curiouser and Curiouser: What Alice helps us see about who should teach

This article follows on from my earlier piece, Who should work with young children?, where I explored how the dispositions we value in those who work in early childhood education, shape not only who enters the profession, but how the work itself is imagined. This is where that thinking has brought me.

2025-12-19 07:15:35

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Celebrating 10 years of workplace excellence as the sector’s leading Employer of Choice

In 2025, KU Children’s Services proudly celebrates a milestone achievement, KU has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for the tenth consecutive year. Since first receiving this prestigious acknowledgement in 2016, KU has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fostering a positive, people-first workplace culture across every level of its organisation.

2025-12-19 07:00:09

by Fiona Alston

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Let’s not lose the word 'Children'

Across the early childhood profession, our language is constantly evolving. We reflect deeply on the words we use; how they shape identity, how they frame relationships, and how they influence the way children experience their world. Yet one quiet shift has been occurring in our sector, almost unnoticed: the gradual move away from the word children.

2025-12-18 07:45:13

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Strengthening Early Childhood Education: Insights and reflections

With over 40 years of experience in early childhood education, I have witnessed firsthand the joys and challenges faced by families and educators across Australia. My journey has taken me through diverse settings, from bustling metropolitan centres to quiet regional communities, and from for-profit organisations to passionate not-for-profits. For eight years, I had the privilege of teaching at TAFE, preparing future educators to make a difference.

2025-12-18 07:30:05

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Celebrating excellence across Australia: Insights from the 2025 Affinity award winners

Each year, the Affinity Education Awards provide a powerful platform to recognise the educators driving quality and care across. The 2025 ceremony, held in December, celebrated outstanding educators, centre leaders, support staff and teams making a difference in the lives of children and families, across metropolitan, regional and remote communities.

2025-12-18 07:15:57

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Practice LATEST STORIES

Curiouser and Curiouser: What Alice helps us see about who should teach

Celebrating 10 years of workplace excellence as the sector’s leading Employer of Choice

Let’s not lose the word 'Children'

Strengthening Early Childhood Education: Insights and reflections

Celebrating excellence across Australia: Insights from the 2025 Affinity award winners

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