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Leading with heart: How Inspire Early Years Management is reimagining support for ECEC services
Across Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, centre owners and educators are often united by passion but stretched by the demands of compliance, operations and leadership. It’s this reality that sparked the creation of Inspire Early Years Management: a consultancy founded with the belief that quality practice and sustainable leadership can and should go hand in hand.
2025-10-28 07:45:28
by Fiona Alston
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Atlas maps the wellbeing of children and young people across Australia
A national resource is set to reshape how communities, policymakers and service providers understand and respond to the wellbeing of children and young people across Australia.
2025-10-28 07:30:29
by Fiona Alston
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Celebrating National Nutrition Week: How one service turned meals into a community cookbook
In celebration of National Nutrition Week, the team at World of Learning Holland Park West came together with children and families to create something meaningful, a family cookbook featuring almost 20 recipes of meals children love, shared with their homes.
2025-10-28 07:20:59
by Fiona Alston
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AI in early learning: Balancing innovation with ethics in the age of artificial intelligence
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in everyday life, its presence in early childhood education (ECE) is growing rapidly bringing new possibilities and pressing ethical questions.
2025-10-28 07:15:45
by Fiona Alston
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Child safety at the centre: Building a stronger ECEC system that protects, supports and empowers all
This article contains references to child sexual abuse, which may be distressing for some readers. Please read with care and prioritise your wellbeing. Resources for support are provided at the end of the article.
2025-10-28 06:40:20
by Fiona Alston
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Educator from western Sydney early learning service charged over alleged assault
2025-10-27 10:11:49
by Fiona Alston
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NSW passes nation-leading reforms to strengthen child safety and restore trust in ECEC
2025-10-24 07:15:45
by Fiona Alston
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Child safety at the centre: Building a stronger ECEC system that protects, supports and empowers all
2025-10-28 06:40:20
by Fiona Alston
