The Inspired EC Blog
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Reflecting Together or Reflecting Alone?
Reflective practice. Those are two words that can strike fear in the hearts of many educators, but they don't need to be so scary. Reflecting ... -
Lessons in Perserverance
Perserverance helps us get better. It gives us the opportunity to learn something new, to gain skills, to grow strength, to become something or achieve something that we might never have thought we could. -
Why are we watching chickens hatch in plastic boxes?
This is a post from several years ago that we've just found in the archives! This week, I have seen several posts on social media from services ... -
AI For Documentation: concerns, questions and confusion
When it comes to documenting children's learning - is AI moving our profession forward, or creating new risks? -
How can we involve children in our QIP Process?
Our QIPs should be living, breathing, meaningful documents. This means that they aren't always pretty - but they are a collection of voices and insights and ideas and reflections that document our goals and direction and achievements and growth. Of course children should be a part of that! -
It's raining, it's pouring... but we're going outside anyway!
"I hate rainy days when we get stuck inside and the children go wild."
I have lost count of the number of times over my two decades in early childhood, that I have heard some version of this sentiment. For the first couple of years, I said it myself - many times.
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You don't have "a biter"
You know those challenges that come up again and again and again? Biting would almost be at the top of that list right? We often read posts online or hear educators say things like "I'm in the toddler room and we have a biter, how can we get them to stop - we've tried everything." -
4 Ways to stay true to your philosophy during the festive season
What bothers me though is that in our attempts to fully embrace the festive spirit, some services and educators appear to lose sight of their philosophies and subsequently, children’s rights -
How do you know if early childhood education is the right place for you?
We all have bad days. We all have days where the idea of getting up and going to work is enough to put us in a bad mood. But these days should be the exception to the rule. -
Who is the performance for?
Every year, in around October, the requests for suggestions start: "what songs can we perform at our end of year graduation/concert?" or something along those lines. And every year I wonder - who is the performance for? -
The Art of Really Seeing
Together we really looked at the flower. We spent time examining the incredible symmetry, the fuzziness of the centre.
And then she began pulling the petals out... really slowly. As she did, we noticed how they slid out of the flower.
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5 Things to Say Instead of "They had a Great Day!"
"They had a great day!" When they arrive in the afternoon to collect their child from their early education and care service, unfortunately this a phrase that families hear all too often. And do you know what? I have been guilty of saying it.
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