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2025 Queensland kindergarten funding essentials released in updated format
The Queensland Department of Education has released updated resources to support approved providers and services for the 2025 Kindergarten Funding Essentials.
2025-09-09 08:18:54
by Fiona Alston
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Supervision and team culture: Safeguarding trust through shared responsibility
A recent concern raised by a parent about communication and consent has renewed sector-wide focus on the critical role of supervision in early learning. The incident has prompted services to reflect on how effective team collaboration, strong communication, and robust child-safe practices support children’s safety, family trust, and professional accountability across all levels of practice.
2025-09-09 07:26:32
by Fiona Alston
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Building healthy habits through music and mindfulness
Hey Dee Ho Educational Services provides more than just music sessions. Its suite of themes, spanning healthy habits, emotional literacy, safety awareness and more, represents an evidence-informed approach to early learning that supports children’s brain development, wellbeing, identity and agency in the crucial first five years.
2025-09-09 07:00:27
by Fiona Alston
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Fostering a safe reporting culture in ECEC: new CELA guidance for leaders
Leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) play a pivotal role in creating environments where children are not only safe but feel safe. A key part of this is fostering a culture where concerns about children’s wellbeing or professional conduct are raised early, responded to appropriately, and embedded in everyday practice, not just policy.
2025-09-05 07:45:20
by Fiona Alston
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Outdoor learning on the rise: Victorian bush kinder grants open
The Victorian Government has recently opened applications for the Bush Kinder Grants Program, inviting eligible early childhood services to apply for one-off grants of $6,000 to establish new or enhance existing, outdoor learning programs in 2026. The initiative forms part of a $3.6 million investment over four years aimed at enriching children’s connection to nature and improving educational outcomes.
2025-09-05 07:15:12
by Fiona Alston
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Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh honours educators with message of recognition and reform
2025-09-03 08:17:59
by Fiona Alston
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Through my eyes: A little thank you on Early Childhood Educators’ Day
2025-09-03 07:30:33
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Finalists announced for HESTA’s Early Childhood Education & Care Awards 2025
2025-09-03 09:15:10
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