The Inspired EC Blog
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What is family day care and why is it a great option for educators?
Family day care is an amazing alternative for educators and a great way to make a difference in the lives of children and families, while also balancing your own life and your own family!
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Making Agreements: A Strategy for Room/Team Leaders
What if instead of always commanding or demanding, or feeling like we have to remind educators, and then hearing "I thought someone else was responsible for that" or "I didn't know I needed to do that", we work with our teams to create an agreement that will work for our room and ensure that when the room leader is not there, the wheels don't fall off?!
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Should students and casual educators change nappies?
The simple solution might be "don't let casuals or students change nappies", but there's more to it than that isn't there?
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Who is the leader?
In most early education and care services, there are leaders. There are Approved Providers, there are Nominated Supervisors, educational leaders, ... -
The Simple Set-Up Series: Nature Confetti
The truth is that we don't need an abundance of expensive resources - sometimes the simplest ideas are the ones that spark the most curiosity, joy and play.
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What if we just slowed down?
Slowing down might feel challenging, but when we do, there is magic to be found
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8 Things to Consider when Choosing Care for Your Child
How do you do know what type of care environment will be right for your child? What are you supposed to look for? Is it about the centre that has the highest quality rating, or a service that feeds into a local school?
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Playdough vs Clay: A proprioceptive play showdown
When we think about the resources that we use with children, it's important to consider the "why". Why do we choose some materials or resources over others? What benefits do they have from a play or sensory perspective?
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Becoming a Zebra: An experimentation in body art
Have you ever wanted to become a Zebra?
Yesterday, I met someone who did. While visiting our Timbernook Newcastle program, I spotted a small child carefully and methodically drawing lines on their arms and legs with a texta.
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3 Things Children Need for Exploring "Play with Impact"
Jumping, Crashing, Rolling, Pushing. Many children actively seek out this type of play because their bodies need it from a sensory input perspective. In addition to the sensory input though, there is an element of thrill seeking and risk taking in this type of play, which makes it enticing for many children.
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Play: The ultimate in "non-linear" learning
Recently I had the pleasure of joining one of the 8ways sessions that we have been running with Worimi/Biripi man Uncle Wayne Anderson, and WOW. The discussions we had we rich and thought provoking, and it was when we were exploring the concept of learning being non-linear, that I had a lightbulb moment. Play is the ultimate in non-linear learning! -
5 Ways to Use our Inspiration and Discussion Cards
In recent months, we've been sharing with clients some practical ways to use their card sets, so we thought - why not put it together and share it with everyone. That way, if you've been checking out the card sets and thinking "I'm not sure what I should do with them"... you will have some ideas to get you started!
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