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25.01.2022 Save $129 per month Did you know that CheckForms.com functionality is integrated into EarlyWorks? Sign up to EarlyWorks and create customisable online checklist forms to suit your service's specific needs. To get you started, we've included the following sample templates:... Cleaning Checklist Emergency Evacuation Drill Checklist First Aid Kit Checklist Hazard Identification Checklist Opening and Closing Checklist Performance Appraisal Checklist Staff Orientation Checklist Work Health and Safety Audit Checklist This is in addition to our existing Online Incident, Medication and Excursion Forms. For more information about EarlyWorks visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/ If you are an existing user and want access to these new templates, please contact us.
25.01.2022 What are we doing today? With EarlyWorks it is easy to share what you are doing today with educators, administrators and most importantly families. By including experiences from the program on the Events Calendar, room leaders can keep everyone up to date with what is happening and when.
24.01.2022 The new EarlyWorks Customisable Online Checklist Form feature is FREE to existing customers. If you are not an EarlyWorks customer, there has never been a better time to switch to EarlyWorks from your current platform or paper-based system. Find out more at https://getearlyworks.com.au/new-customisable-checklist-fo/
22.01.2022 We know we’re a bit different, but we like it that way! For more about EarlyWorks, visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/about-us/
21.01.2022 Customisable Checklist Forms Coming soon to EarlyWorks. For more about EarlyWorks visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/
21.01.2022 Did you know that our customisable online checklist forms are available to all business owners. Whether you're using EarlyWorks or not. In fact, you don't need to be a childcare provider. HR professionals, office managers, etc. can all take advantage of our 3 month FREE trial. Visit https://checkforms.com for more.
20.01.2022 Coming Soon to EarlyWorks Soon administrators and educators will be able to attach documents and images to the following online forms in EarlyWorks: Incident Report form... Medication Authority form Excursion Permission form For more information about using EarlyWorks in your childcare service, visit https://getearlyworks.com.au.
20.01.2022 Potential for developing learning dispositions of curiosity, perseverance, problem solving and confidence (MTOP Outcome 4) through rich open-ended digital learning experiences.
20.01.2022 Looking beyond what we did Let’s face it, we are now spoilt for choice in the way we document in this age of digital technology. Those of us who’ve been around for a while will remember when documentation was 100% paper based, and our choices were limited to the colour of our felt tip pens, and whether we used mind maps or tables, or A3 or A4! How things have changed! Now we can easily create photo observations, video observations, voice recordings, electronic checklists,... and anything else the digital age has gifted us with. But has this new technology improved the quality of documentation? If our photos, videos and electronic gadgets are just being used to share what we did, have we made progress? Or have we actually regressed in the quality of documentation we’re producing? I guess it all depends on what we do with the technology. According to the National Quality Agenda Review (2017), whatever format we are using to document, it must focus on an aspect of learning not just what we did. So, I guess the question to be asked is, are my photos, videos, and voice recordings documenting learning? Or are they just showcasing what we did today? More: https://getearlyworks.com.au/looking-beyond-what-we-did-qua
20.01.2022 Linking Children’s Goals to the Program Something we’re often asked is: How can we link our children’s goals to the program? If this is something you have been wondering, visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/linking-childrens-goals-to-th/
19.01.2022 Are your individual child planning cycles rating and assessment ready? Educators and Administrators can now check that every child has at least one complete individual planning cycle from the click of a button in the Child List. When the ‘Recent Planning Cycle’ button is clicked, EarlyWorks will generate an individual planning cycle report for the child. The report will show the most recent two cycles if available. Where there are more than two observations of an ex...perience, EarlyWorks will choose the most recent one. Where there are journals and observations of an experience, the most recent observation will be selected. Where there are only journals, the most recent journal will be selected. This feature will serve so many purposes in a busy service: Education Leaders will be able to easily check that every child in every room is having their learning documented as part of an ongoing cycle. Educators will be able to check that they are linking their observations and experiences and creating learning cycles for all of the children in their rooms. Educators and Education Leaders will be able to use these automatically generated planning cycle reports during ratings and assessments to talk through the planning cycle for randomly selected children in their rooms. When sharing learning journeys with families, educators will be able to more easily explain the cycle of learning.
19.01.2022 This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Katrina from Noah’s Ark Care and Learning Centre in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales. One of Katrina’s roles is Community Officer. With all that has been going on with Covid-19 and the impact that is having on families, community engagement has become incredibly important. Find out more at https://getearlyworks.com.au/some-things-just-must-be-shared
18.01.2022 Happy Birthday, Elizabeth... well kind of... Our office will be closed this Monday 28th September for the Queen's Birthday public holiday in WA. We will, however, still be monitoring our emails. So if you need to contact us, please email [email protected] or [email protected].
17.01.2022 How can we get the rating we know we deserve? We are working SO hard, and feel we’re providing an outstanding service, yet we can’t seem to have this reflected in our rating! Where are we going wrong? Sound familiar? Visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/how-can-we-get-the-rating-we-k
15.01.2022 I know we need to move to online documentation, but I’m scared! I’m not very good with computers! I feel so comfortable using paper, why change?... What if I can’t keep pace with everyone else? I know I’m good at my job. I love working with children, but I’m useless with technology! Help! Does this sound familiar? All of these fears are totally understandable. At EarlyWorks we have great respect for educators. Educators are not just educators, they are psychologists, peace makers, chefs, cleaners, gardeners, artists, musicians, crafts people, photographers, curriculum developers this list goes on. And now, educators are expected to be computer experts. The thing is, I was probably one of the most resistant to the change to digital anything. I was a late adopter of texting, email, and don’t get me started on social media! I only started using Facebook three years ago when I had to for EarlyWorks. So I totally get it. One of the parts of my role at EarlyWorks that I love the most, is working with Educators as they begin their EarlyWorks’ journey. So many Educators are pleasantly surprised by how much success and even enjoyment they get when they start exploring EarlyWorks, and we are there by their side for the whole journey. Interestingly, the Educators who are quickest to find their feet with EarlyWorks, tend to be those who have a thorough understanding of early childhood education and care and the planning cycle. Being a technology superstar is definitely not a requirement in adapting to change. When you’re ready to make the transition from paper to online documentation, we will be there to support you: Free online training from the security of your computer screen at your service. All you need to do is watch and ask questions. Free ongoing phone and email support (we are locally based in Western Australia). Free Quick Start videos on our website Free User Manual Free access to the EarlyWorks’ blog I look forward to sharing your journey soon. https://getearlyworks.com.au/
14.01.2022 New Features - 20th March 2021 New Medication Expiry Report. Filter Service Documents by Type. Customise Service Documents Types.... File upload limit increase. For more info about EarlyWorks, visit https://getearlyworks.com.au.
13.01.2022 Let's Share! By sharing information, common understandings are created, and the best decisions made. Sharing information also increases productivity, promotes collaboration, and prevents loss of important knowledge.
12.01.2022 Looking for a "Best of Breed" combined childcare management and education solution? Highly responsive specialised support, covering all aspects of childcare management and education. Talk directly to friendly, highly qualified childcare education and management specialists. One login to access all CCS, attendance, staff rostering, planning cycle, programming, documentation and family communication features.... One touch synchronization of child, family and staff information New real time At Centre attendance integration. Find out more at: https://getearlyworks.com.au https://www.smartfees.net
12.01.2022 We’ve covered a lot of ground in 2020. Here are just some of the enhancements made to EarlyWorks in 2020. Stay-at-Home Activity Experiences... Excursion Permission Forms Medication Authority Form enhancements Incident Report Form enhancements Custom Checklist Forms One-click individual planning cycle reports for every child Programming Quality Indicators and Diagnostics Quick Notification Groups Administrator Login on Behalf of Family Enhancement Improvements to Reflection of Pedagogy feedback process Ability to attach documents and images to online forms Ability to share planned experiences between rooms Option to allow educators and families to update their own email/push notification settings Ability to invite all children from another room or all children in the service into a room "Stale" program notification Additional Daily Communication option of absent CCSS Integration "At Centre" Attendance Print reports available in either PDF or Word format Create administrator logins with restricted Reflections of Pedagogy access Allow child selection across multiple journal images Family Engagement Feedback Prompts Multiple (Zip File) Image Download for Families Global Events for whole service activities Enhanced filtering options on Child Alerts Additional detail added to Staff Alerts Administrators can create Custom Tooltips Wow! Here's hoping for a wonderful 2021. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful customers for your ongoing support this year. For the many who have joined us recently or who are starting with us early next year, we hope to exceed your expectations. For more information about EarlyWorks, visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/
12.01.2022 Congratulations to the team at Little Steps Early Learning East Lindfield on achieving Exceeding in QA1 with an overall rating of EXCEEDING!!
12.01.2022 Advanced notice of major server upgrade Sat 14th Nov We just wanted to let you know that we are upgrading our servers this weekend. So that the required magic can happen, EarlyWorks will be unavailable this Saturday (14th Nov 2020) from approximately 08:00pm to 11:00pm (AEDT/Sydney/Melbourne).
11.01.2022 All of our positive thoughts and prayers are going out to our friends in Victoria. You are certainly doing it tough at the moment, and all of us at EarlyWorks are thinking of you. Now is probably a good time to re-share our ‘At Home Activity’ blog. In this blog we explain how to use EarlyWorks’ home activity function. Home activities allow services to continue to support families when children are unable to come to the service. If you have any questions about the home activities, please feel free to be in touch. https://getearlyworks.com.au/home-activity-experiences
11.01.2022 In 2021, EarlyWorks can’t help you exercise or cut out sugar, however it can support you in taking a planned and reflective approach to implementing your educational program. https://getearlyworks.com.au/taking-a-planned-and-reflecti/
10.01.2022 I didn't know EarlyWorks could do that.
10.01.2022 Have you downloaded our Curriculum Flow info-graphic yet? This and other resources are available on our Free Resources page - https://getearlyworks.com.au/free-resources/
08.01.2022 Copying experiences from one room to another. Now that’s worth sharing https://getearlyworks.com.au/copying-planned-experiences-fr
06.01.2022 More than just play One of the most rewarding parts of my role of education consultant, is chatting with educators about how they might document different aspects of their program in EarlyWorks. A service might be introducing yoga, mindfulness, or pottery, and want to talk through how to best document their planning. During these conversations we often chat about how to best communicate to families what we are doing, and importantly why we are doing it. At the same ti...me, we may also want to provide enough detail for families to follow up at home. We want to ensure families understand that there is more to our program than spontaneous play! For more visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/more-than-just-play
05.01.2022 I was doing a spring clean of my office this weekend and came across an article from 2007 by Sarah Wise ‘Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood’. Although the article was written some time ago, much of it was still relevant.
04.01.2022 After significant testing and positive feedback, we are excited to announce that Online Custom Childcare Checklist Forms are now available to all existing EarlyWorks customers from 12th Dec, for FREE, forever! If you are an existing customer and want a sneak peek today, just let us know. Not using EarlyWorks? Contact us at now to book a demo - https://getearlyworks.com.au/get-started/
04.01.2022 One Experience So Much Learning One of the joys of working with young children is the unpredictability. Every day presents a whole new set of challenges, surprises, and humorous moments. I think one of the reasons for this is that children are all unique. This diversity does present a challenge: if we have 30 children of varying ages in our care each week, how do we plan for differences in learning, interests, personalities, and cultures? That’s a good question.... The good news? There is a solution, and it’s a simple one. Visit https://getearlyworks.com.au/one-experience-so-much-learning for more...
03.01.2022 To comply with the National Quality Standard, families need to be informed about the Program (QA1.3.3) and an important part of the Program is the daily routine: those things that happen on a regular basis but may not be added as planned activities or experiences. For example, lunch time, rest time, or arriving in the morning. Here is a simple way to add the Daily Routine to EarlyWorks - https://getearlyworks.com.au/sharing-your-daily-routine-wit
02.01.2022 Upon Reflection A question that is often asked by users of EarlyWorks is ‘How often should services complete reflections of pedagogy?’ And, ‘If we are using evaluations of experiences and we are using program comments, do we also need to individually complete reflections of pedagogy?... More at https://getearlyworks.com.au/upon-reflection/
01.01.2022 Do you want to see an ongoing cycle of learning for every child in your service?
