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As Victorian early childhood services prepare their School Readiness Funding (SRF) plans, it’s time to consider a program that delivers meaningful learning experiences while making educators’ lives easier. What if music could become one of your most powerful everyday teaching tools? Easy to Implement. A Joy to Deliver! With Bonkers…

The first five years are a time of extraordinary learning. Everyday experiences help shape how children communicate, build relationships and begin to make sense of the world. As parents, we have a valuable part to play. But supporting children’s development doesn’t have to mean filling the calendar with activities or…

Today we’re celebrating Grandparents Day at Bonkers Beat, making room for these moments and the grandparents and special older friends who make them possible. Research has linked supportive, involved relationships with grandparents to better emotional wellbeing in young people. It’s a meaningful reminder of how much these connections can offer…

Time flies when you’re having fun, and here we are in Term 4! With the end of the year around the corner, now is an incredible time to grab a moment of reflection to finish the year strong! Term 4 gives us a chance to recognise all the progress that…

Educators spend a lot of time helping children with feelings big and small. As we get to know each child, we learn what helps them settle and notice when they might need a bit more support. What helps a child one day might be different the next. Paying attention to…

Long before children can read the words of a song, they can join in with its rhythm, actions and familiar sounds. Ask a child for their favourite song and you might get a whole concert. It could be a family favourite from the car, a song from kinder that has…