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It Takes A Village’s blog for early childhood and OSHC educators and leaders.

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Children using paint supplies to paint cardbopard animal cutouts, viewed from above.

My colleague wants to change the theme in my room every week, which I find very stressful. How can I approach this?

Children creating cardboard model cities

As we get further along in the year, the older children in my room seem to be getting bored. How can I keep them engaged?

Young child standing in a puddle in Autumn, bending down to touch the surface of the water.

How do I redirect and educate a child in our service who likes to find and squash insects?

Two educators in conversation and enjoying a cup of tea together

As a director, how can I encourage accountability without fear in our educators?

Two educators sitting at a table looking at a document, while one of them makes notes

What can I do if the school is thinking of outsourcing OSHC?

Children and educator planting seeds in a raised garden bed

How do I champion my role as an educator when people have set ideas about what working with children involves?

Educator sitting at desk infront of laptop using a calculator

How do I know if my pay rate is correct?

Girl trying on yellow conductor hat at education and care service

How should I respond when a child says ‘I don’t want that one, that’s for girls/boys’?

Child wearing a high-vis vest walking on a path

Should children wear high-vis vests on excursions?

Child playing in a fabric teepee

Is it ok to use teepees, or is this cultural appropriation?

Educator passing a child their bowl during lunch

A lot of children are refusing to eat the main meal at our service. What should we do?

Post-it notes with the words right and wrong and question marks drawn on them

Is it wrong for educators to use the word ‘kids’?