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

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Child crying with arms outstretched

Parents are complaining about other children’s behaviour.

Two educators speaking to each other

Is it wrong for two educators to speak their own language to each other in the room?

How often should we document children’s learning?

What are the observation requirements in OSHC?

Large group of children playing together in a park

Children in my room don’t want to play together because they are different genders.

Educator working on a laptop

In a QIP, what’s the difference between a strength and an exceeding theme?

Educators discussing documents together in front of their computers

How do educational leaders fulfill our weekly and monthly duties when we are so busy?

Smiling educator speaking to colleague across the table

How can I find educators to recruit?

Educator sitting in the dark reading document, looking tired

I’m an educator confused about unpaid overtime.

Young child drawing on paper

Is it worthwhile continuing with time-intensive documentation like portfolios next year?

Educator adjusting superhero mask on child

Is superhero play really OK?

A group of children hugging an educator

Is showing physical affection towards children appropriate?