Early Childhood Australia in Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia | Public school

Early Childhood Australia

Locality: Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6242 1800

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25.01.2022 We are excited to bring Australian key thinkers together for the next Connect event. This program highlight is a small snippet of an event you don't want to mis...s! On Friday 18 September, Connect with Curriculum, Play and Pedagogy online and explore these topics in-depth with early childhood experts. Book now: bit.ly/31TEnJ2 See more

25.01.2022 Yes to more of this!!

24.01.2022 Join The Childcare Collective for the launch of the second edition of The Busker's Guide to Inclusion on 22nd June!

23.01.2022 Come and hear Dr Anne Kennedy

22.01.2022 Sound on - the power of language Wiradjuri baby Mylah-Lee listens to father Warren sing a Wiradjuri Welcome Song in language and it settles her right dow...n to sleep. Magic What songs do you sing to settle your babies? Posted with permission from Dinawan's Connection

21.01.2022 What a great project!

21.01.2022 Tickets now available- just 20 for a 12 hour conference! https://www.commonthreads.org.uk//first-ever-pars-confere/

20.01.2022 What a beautiful book

19.01.2022 Open access ... new issue

19.01.2022 Certainly benefits for all

18.01.2022 Last opportunity to register for the ECA Qld Branch AGM by Monday, 15th at 5pm. Special guest presenter, Sam Page with speak with us about impacts of COVID 19 on Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia. Free tickets to join us available here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eca-qld-branch-agm-2020-tic

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18.01.2022 This is a really useful course

18.01.2022 INSPIRING SCOTLAND GUEST BLOG- "Bringing More Play to the School Day" Margaret McLelland, Manager of St Mirin's Out of School Care in Glasgow has written a gues...t blog for Inspiring Scotland about the need for play to help address not only the impact of COVID 19 but the decline in play as a whole. Margaret also highlights how skilled professional play workers in OSC could support play within school during school hours: "There is an untapped resource of highly trained play professionals within many out of school services across Scotland. Let’s build on this model of partnership and educate the whole child within our schools. Let’s not only strive to make Scotland the best place to grow up but a super place to be educated in using academia and play in a knowledgeable, innovative way." Definitely worth a read https://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk//Tuesday-tips-More-pl

17.01.2022 'Policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how they plan and operate. How long does it take to... get a dose of nature high enough to make people say they feel healthy and have a strong sense of well-being? Precisely 120 minutes.' https://e360.yale.edu//ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-natu

16.01.2022 THE LONGEST YEAR - A REFLECTION Andrew Shoolbread, Policy & Research Manager SOSCN 12 months ago our world shrunk as education and care services, workplaces, re...tail, entertainment venues and leisure facilities all closed their doors. These things which we had taken for granted were no longer available- the seemingly impossible had happened as we were plunged into a long and painful isolation from family and friends. Access to many spaces was also greatly curtailed as we were told to stay at home and stay local. It was often repeated that we were ‘all in the same boat’ but this is not true- we may all have been adrift but our boats were not of equal sizes, similarly resourced or in the same states of repair. Many families, individuals, businesses and organisations have struggled to stay afloat and some have sunk, whilst others have managed to navigate the choppy waters. What emergency support there has been available, has hopefully been sufficient to keep most heads above water. However, looking at over 120,000 COVID deaths in the UK, of which over 9,000 occurred in Scotland, we know it has not been enough for some. This week it’s important to pause and remember these lives lost and consider how different the world will be without them- communities will be a little duller and darker without these individuals, and the impact on family and friends will be long-lasting. Although childcare was required to close a year ago, a small number of out of school care services were able to remain open and deliver critical childcare, either independently, or in partnership with their local authority. Despite not knowing what they were truly facing and with little guidance in those initial days, they showed great dedication and determination to not only keep staff and children safe but also provide a caring and fun environment for all. We created a record of this time in our ‘Stories from the Frontline’ project (https://soscn.org/stories-from-the-front-line/) and looking back at these stories we are proud of how this vital support was delivered at a time of such uncertainty. With an easing of restrictions in July and a return of schools in August, most out of school care services re-opened but not without some anxiety and much reading (and re-reading) of guidance, negotiation, planning (and re-planning), risk-assessing, risk-assessing and risk-assessing. Out of school care services have showed incredible professionalism, perseverance and commitment to deliver the best possible experiences and opportunities for children and families despite what has been thrown at you. As the situation has improved or worsened you have adapted and reacted accordingly, and shown great strength and resilience no matter what you have faced- we remain in awe of you all. The COVID restrictions have curtailed normal practice and although maintaining children in bubbles has caused the biggest headaches, some of you have said that when this works you have seen benefits such as better relationships between children, as well as between staff and children. Daily outdoor play is now a regular feature in most services- even the dark or cold has not dissuaded you from going outside, and many children and staff are discovering that although we cannot stop the weather, play and activity experiences can be adapted accordingly. It’s been a long and difficult year for all of us personally and professionally, and the difficulties are far from over, but we have seen that by coming together and supporting one another we can survive. Where we are going may look different from expectations prior to March 2020 but we have to believe that there will be brighter days. Stay safe. Stay hopeful. #WeCanGetThroughThisTogether

15.01.2022 Read the latest edition of National Family News: policy, practice and research from Australia and overseas: https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2897950

14.01.2022 Intergenerational Play

13.01.2022 ECA Qld Early Careers warmly welcome you to attend our online professional conversation with our guest speaker Geoff Woolcok presenting Place-Based Collective Impact Responses to Addressing Early Childhood Disadvantage: A National Snapshot and our early career panel discussion. Monday 14th September, 5:30 - 6:30. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eca-qld-early-career-profes Please join us for professional conversation online and your PD certificate will be emailed at the conclusion of the event, only $5.

08.01.2022 Two weeks until #EarlyLearningMattersWeek 2020! From 3-7 August, early childhood education and care settings across Australia can share videos, photos and messa...ges about why #EarlyLearningMatters. These children from Community Kinders Plus used gum leaves for their message last year. Find ideas on how you and your ECEC setting can get involved here: bit.ly/3eWo6ai

07.01.2022 This is such a good initiative

07.01.2022 Here it is - just arrived from the printer- first copy of the new 2nd edition of The Busker's Guide to Inclusion! Copies now on sale here https://www.commonthreads.org.uk/latest-news

06.01.2022 ECA Qld Branch celebrating Under Eights Week, 2020 with Dr Jenny Cartmel presenting "In or Out": Adults and children play.

05.01.2022 Very helpful. Im learning the seizures I experienced almost daily would come under freeze protectors and exiles.

05.01.2022 Hear some of the authors of RPPP2 talk about their chapters at the book launch at the PARS Playwork conference on October 19th. Contact us for a free ticket just for the launch if you are not attending the full conference https://www.commonthreads.org.uk//first-ever-pars-playwor/

04.01.2022 Our second podcast is up! Thanks to First 5 Forever and Logan Together - Listen free on Vimeo as Sonia and Marnie have a quick discussion about when children are feeling overwhelmed. https://vimeo.com/425425815 #resilience #podcast #overwhelm #family #wellbeing #neuroscience #children

03.01.2022 Another good podcast

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02.01.2022 Please sign this petition if you do not want to see the price of education increase!!

02.01.2022 Yarning about Play in Under Eights Week

01.01.2022 You can get a copy of the original chapter from the Working Together Book (2014). It is free. Have a squiz at the other chapters as well. Although a tad outdate...d, still relevant and Aboriginal leadership and input throughout. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing. Chapter 4: https://www.telethonkids.org.au//wt-part-1-chapt-4-final.p Working Together Second Edition https://www.telethonkids.org.au//working-together-second-/ See more

01.01.2022 Teachers, psychologists, paras, aides, administrators, SLPs, OTs, parents in the community, IEP teams, each of us has the power to shift the negativity bias abo...ut students who struggle. Together we can. Thanks to MindShift and Janet Lansbury for sharing. #presumecompetence #Beyondbehaviors #compassion See more

01.01.2022 Look out for this important program