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NEiTA Award nominations now open for 2025 award program

Nominations for the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) are now open, offering parents, students, principals, early learning settings and schools to identify and nominate exceptional teachers who have displayed extraordinary enthusiasm, commitment and creativity for a prestigious opportunity for national recognition.

2025-04-11 09:47:08

by Freya Lucas

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From Essential to Expendable: The Fate of the ECT in ECEC

Once again, the early childhood sector finds itself in a state of uncertainty as the WA Government’s announcements around “free kindy” begin to sink in. Who would have thought that just a few years after COVID, we in the West would be looking back on that time with a sense of nostalgia?

2025-04-11 03:33:03

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Young Academics partners with Mungindi Education Association to boost availability

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) provider Young Academics has partnered with the Mungindi Education Association to boost the availability of early childhood education in the Mungindi region of New South Wales.

2025-04-11 10:08:53

by Freya Lucas

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Independent outdoor time supports the development of motor competence in children

Independent outdoor time and multisport activities support the development of motor competence in children, a University of Jyväskylä study has found.

2025-04-11 10:24:00

by Freya Lucas

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$745,000 for Jack & Jill Kindergarten thanks to Building Blocks grant

Jack and Jill Kindergarten in the Victorian community of Ararat will soon have upgrades to the main classroom, kitchen, children’s bathroom, sensory room, foyer, and staff areas funded through a $745,000 Victorian Government Building Blocks Improvement grant.

2025-04-11 10:18:19

by Freya Lucas

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ECEC Provider in Focus: Djinda Dreaming

Djinda Dreaming Education has seven sites at locations across Western Australia providing before and after school care, vacation care and long day care options for children birth - 12 years of age.

2025-04-11 10:14:42

by Freya Lucas

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Cowper candidates gather to share perspectives ahead of Federal Election

Four candidates for the next Federal Election have held a forum in the New South Wales regional community of Nambucca Heads, outlining their positions on the election hot topic of early childhood education and care (ECEC).

2025-04-11 09:43:27

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Kids’ physical activity in child care is essential — how an online course equips educators to lead the way

Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life.

2025-04-11 01:51:33

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Early life adversity impacts children’s white matter, leading to cognitive difficulties

Difficult early life experiences, such as exposure to violence, neglect, abuse, poverty, parental mental health issues, and family instability have been linked with diminished white matter connections, a new study has shown.

2025-04-10 09:31:07

by Freya Lucas