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Parkes Library will host Kids and Traffic Road Safety storytime
Next week's Storytime at the Parkes Library will focus on road safety for young children and be led by special guests from Kids and Traffic.
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by Freya Lucas
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Storypark embraces nature pedagogy with integration of pioneering new “Environmental Kinship Guidelines”
Storypark, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector’s leading pedagogical documentation, professional development and parent engagement platform has supported the creation of a pioneering new set of guidelines to help services to engage thoughtfully with the natural world.
2 days
by Jason Roberts
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ECEC quality ratings edge higher despite slowdown in A&R visits and spike in waivers
The percentage of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services rated as meeting or exceeding the National Quality Standard has edged to a new record despite a significant reduction in Regulatory Authority quality focused visits and a jump in staffing waivers granted in the first quarter of 2022 according to the latest Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority’s NQF Snapshot.
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by Jason Roberts
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Chasing joy - we know good play is contagious, researchers want to know why
The early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is at a crossroads. Various forces including COVID-19, the evolution of the vocational training landscape, and the persistent struggle for wage-based recognition for early childhood professionals has led to workforce shortages at levels previously unseen, just as demand for ECEC peaks.
3 days
by Freya Lucas
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Gilgandra Preschool combines road safety with Wiradjuri language and culture
Educators from Gilgandra Preschool have worked to include the spiritual totem of the Wiradjuri people who live in and around Gilgandra, into areas of the curriculum including road safety education.
6 days
by Freya Lucas
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ECEC quality ratings edge higher despite slowdown in A&R visits and spike in waivers
2 days ago
by Jason Roberts
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Storypark embraces nature pedagogy with integration of pioneering new “Environmental Kinship Guidelines”
2 days ago
by Jason Roberts
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The value of loose parts play as a vehicle for children’s imagination
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by Freya Lucas
