Programming that speaks to all children: Bringing home languages into your learning
Hear from Naseem Badshah, Poornima Balasubramanian, and Joelle Pydiah, leaders at Monash Community Family Co-operative, who’ll share their passion for honouring their diverse community through the use of multiliteracies.
Recruitment that works: Find educators who fit in and stick around
Kylie Thomas, Managing Director at DreamstoneHR, shares her top practical recruitment tips for building your dream educator team.
Getting the most out of your member benefits
Make full use of your It Takes A Village membership and start unlocking its potential by tapping into our member benefits!
Time to get philosophical
Having a well-thought-out philosophy that is unique to your service is incredibly important. It should reflect your service’s context, beliefs, goals, commitments and overarching personality, and be used to guide decision-making and practice. So how do you craft an authentic and unique philosophy for your service, and what should it look like?
Kicking goals in the kitchen
Many services tell us that a major barrier to achieving an Exceeding rating is consistently delivering a menu that meets the unique needs of each child.
Understanding children’s mental health
Jade and Afra from Emerging Minds explore what mental health looks like for children aged 0-12 years and what we can do in our role as educators to support positive mental health in our day to day interactions with children and their families.
Respectful relationships: It’s never too early to start the conversation
Deanne Carson, CEO of Body Safety Australia, explains the role that educators have in identifying harmful behaviours and beliefs, and how to support children and families to thrive in a respectful environment.
Everything you wanted to know about reporting PMCs
Lately we’ve been hearing that plenty of services don’t understand how to identify who should be the Persons with Management or Control (PMC) of the Approved Provider, and are therefore at risk of being non-compliant with Family Assistance Law (your Child Care Subsidy funding).
Educator burnout: What you need to know
Registered psychologist and wellbeing expert Carly Arkinstall leads us through the signs and symptoms of educator burnout, how to avoid it, as well as practical tips to help alleviate stress and achieve a healthier, happier work-life balance.
Relationships with families: Professional boundaries and difficult conversations
Feeling anxious about tackling tough conversations with families?
Finding it hard to establish realistic expectations and boundaries?
Building positive relationships with families can sometimes be tricky, but it is an essential part of our role.
Karin Humphrey, Be You Consultant, shares her expertise.