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While we are always encouraging more men to take up careers as childcare professionals, it’s no secret that early childhood education is a female-dominated industry. In fact, men only make up around 2 percent of the childcare workforce in Australia! Similarly, while dads are more involved than ever before, mums are still…

They say ‘never work with children’ don’t they, but for early childhood educators we just love it! However, no matter how much we adore working with children, lack of cooperation can be frustrating. Often uncooperative behaviour is noticeable early in the year when everyone is still settling in, but with…

For most of us, old and young, starting something new or different can be uncomfortable at first. It can still be exciting and enjoyable, but it could also be a little bit scary initially. Starting kinder or school is a great example of a time that something new can take…

Creating an early childhood service that is inclusive is of the utmost importance. There are many ways you can be inclusive in centres, and in life. In a recent article we explored the incredible power that can be found in incorporating sign language in childcare centres. Parenta, an early childhood…

Welcome to the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade! It is going to be a BIG year and we have some BIG news to announce! In 2020 we’ll see some incredible technological innovations, including: first…

Moving into a new decade feels like a momentous occasion, don’t you think? Heading into the ‘20s, we want to get everything off to a flying start — from work lives to personal lives and everywhere in between. We’ve identified that a good balance of reflecting, relaxing and reconnecting is…