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Fun and Sustainable Christmas Ideas

Sustainability is a priority at Bonkers Beat, and we are endlessly amazed by the incredible things that children can create using planet-friendly ideas and recycled materials. To help reduce landfills while still making gifts that will be cherished, we have compiled a bunch of Christmas craft ideas that are fun…

Connecting With The True Spirit of Christmas

There’s no denying the excitement of Christmas for children — the magic, the lights, the decorations, the presents! These are all fun and festive elements of this time of year, but it’s also important to stay in touch with the giving spirit of Christmas. We are still living with closed…

Ensuring Educators Are Well-looked After

It’s only natural that childcare centre directors, owners and managers are always seeking the very best educators possible to uplift workplace culture. It’s all well and good to find those people and bring them on board at your service, but have you ever wondered what makes these educators so great…

Six Reasons Play-based Learning is Essential

Learning takes place all the time at every age. When we tend to learn best is when we are enjoying what we are doing — this goes for adults as well as children! In Australia, play-based learning is the core of early childhood education. According to the Early Years Learning…

A Renewed Focus On Team Wellbeing

Life can be challenging, and notably, the last couple of years have been very difficult for many as we have undergone disruptions to lives, work, and communities due to the pandemic. Educators were swift in adapting to new protocols to protect children while continuing to support families in accessing, nurturing,…

Ideas For The End Of Year Celebrations In Early Childhood Settings

If you haven’t already, it’s time to start planning the end-of-year celebrations for your early childhood service! To get your creative juices flowing and ready to farewell 2021, we’ve compiled a few of our favourite end-of-year celebration ideas, for childcare centres. You might like to use a couple of these…