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?
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Interview with Sarah Baray, CEO of Pre-K 4 SA
Flying squads and the “look of quality” (with Dr. Deborah Harcourt)
State of Early Learning in Australia 2017 (with Sam Page, Early Childhood Australia CEO)
Child Protection Week
Children's rights and the media
Children's Book Week
Getting ready for the Jobs for Families reforms (with Karl Hessian)
Interview with Kate Washington, NSW Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
Community-based management and the NQF
Children's health and safety
Trauma-informed practice: Educators' stories
BONUS: Leanne at the Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards
Trauma-Informed Practice (with Beth Macgregor)
Interview with Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Early Childhood Education
Labor's early education consultation: an audio submission
Quality ratings in Preschool and LDC
National Reconciliation Week (with Alex Shain)
Educational program and practice (with Rhonda Livingstone)
The National Partnership Agreement (Eurovision Remix)
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