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Introducing the Orbit Mobile STEM Shuttle: Taking imagination and innovation on the road
Rise & Shine Kindergarten & Orbit, Centre of Imagination is proud to announce the launch of the Orbit Mobile STEM Shuttle, a groundbreaking extension of Orbit, Centre of Imagination, the industry-first STEM hub redefining early childhood education.
2025-12-19 08:00:28
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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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When did it start to go wrong?
Looking back at the changes in how we deliver early learning since the 1990's, I'm back tracking what sent us down the proverbial toilet. Trying to think objectively about it , it's evident to me that when the focus shifted to parents instead of children everything we did and how we did it changed. The more early learning became competition for warm bodies, the bigger the shift in who really mattered at kindy.
2025-12-18 08:00:46
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
by Fiona Alston
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A call to action for Early Childhood: Accountability and transparency in the National Strategy to prevent child abuse annual report 2025
The release of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021–2030: Third Annual Reportreinforces the Australian Government’s commitment to building a safer future for children. For the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, it also delivers a clear message: child safeguarding is not optional, it is a national priority requiring full and urgent implementation.
2025-12-18 07:00:37
by Fiona Alston
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When did it start to go wrong?
2025-12-18 08:00:46
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Small ways to teach babies and toddlers body safety and consent in early learning
2025-12-15 08:00:40
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Food safety in early learning centres: Protecting children through better practices
2025-12-15 07:45:24
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