The National Quality Framework, at its most fundamental level, is about positive outcomes for children in their learning and wellbeing. It sets the standard for quality, and raises the bar for the provision of children’s services in Australia. But the people who are expected to deliver this reform for Australia, educators, are paid low wages, work in shifts, and often aren’t recognised as professionals. Is it time to ask - are we too child-centred in our work, and what does that mean for educators?
Find the full shownotes at earlyeducationshow.com.
Why are early education environments all looking the same? (with Professor Deborah Harcourt)
Cultivating capabilities in early childhood education (with Charlene Smith)
After the Apology: What services need to do to keep children safe
Labor's new early education policies (with Amanda Rishworth and Megan O'Connell)
Being an Approved Provider (with Jenni Hutchins, CEO of Big Fat Smile)
How do I lead and improve excellence in early learning? (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Encouraging and supporting positive parenting (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Being an Agent of Change (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Goodbye Simon Birmingham, Hello Dan Tehan
Being a Baby, Belonging and Becoming (with Mia Mia Child and Family Centre)
The use of rich language with young children in ECEC settings (with Associate Professor Sheila Degotardi)
How is the sector supporting services rated Working Towards?
The biggest social justice issue facing early childhood education (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)
The challenges of "flexible childcare"
BONUS: Interview with Kim King, Yenu Allowah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre
The first week of the Child Care Subsidy
Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 2)
Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 1)
Are we ready for the new Child Care Package? (with Karl Hessian)
NQF challenges in Western Australia and the Northern Territory (with Tina Holtom, CEO of Child Australia)
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