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New Be You video series highlights wellbeing connections with the National Quality Standards
Be You offers a range of new free tools and resources to support early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in building mentally healthy learning communities. Among these is a video series that draws clear connections between Be You and the National Quality Standard (NQS).
2025-09-26 08:00:59
by Fiona Alston
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Access for all: making sure families can benefit from early start kindergarten and pre-prep
“A boy arrived from a war-torn battleground in Ukraine, being exposed to bombings and violence and hiding in bus shelters waiting to leave there. With parent support and guidance from us at kindergarten within this new relationship, I was able to connect services, provide literature and engage in many strategies to support this family. Slowly but surely kinder enabled transformation across all developmental areas. This looked like co-regulation, communication and achieving many learning milestones in our community. He has become connected, trusting, and engaged.”
2025-09-26 08:00:32
by Fiona Alston
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2025 VEYA finalists announced: Celebrating the outstanding work of the early years sector
The Victorian Government has announced the finalists for the 2025 Victorian Early Years Awards (VEYA), recognising early childhood services, teachers and educators, and community organisations for their exceptional contributions across nine key areas. From increasing access and participation to embedding cultural responsiveness, the awards highlight innovation, leadership and impact across Victoria’s diverse communities.
2025-09-26 08:00:24
by Fiona Alston
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Safer pathways through Childhood Framework: Strengthening child safety and wellbeing in early learning settings
Protecting children and preventing harm is a shared responsibility, one that extends well beyond compliance to child protection legislation. The Queensland Family & Child Commission’s Safer Pathways Through Childhood framework offers early childhood education and care (ECEC) services a powerful roadmap for reducing risk, understanding trends, and embedding safety and wellbeing across all levels of practice.
2025-09-26 07:30:32
by Fiona Alston
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New STEPS course helps participants get ‘Decked Out’ with employability skills
STEPS has launched Decked Out, an innovative new course designed to help people build confidence and develop their communication and employability skills in just three months.
2025-09-26 07:25:00
by Fiona Alston
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How one service takes children’s self-advocacy seriously
2025-09-24 08:30:09
by Fiona Alston
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Greens amendments close critical child protection loophole affecting ECEC workforce
2025-09-19 06:09:25
by Fiona Alston
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ECEC in focus : Mudgee Community Preschool earns Exceeding NQS rating across all Quality Areas
2025-09-19 09:00:39
by Fiona Alston
