Written by Kirsty Fantini, Early Years Training & Consultancy Welcome to my June Edition of “Monthly Musings”! I hope you enjoy these monthly blog posts! Feel free to share with your team and even request topics to be explored! Educator Well-Being Challenge I hope you took up the May challange and surrounded yourself with beauty such … [Read more...]
Why study with Early Years Training & Consultancy – Prabhjot’s Experience!
Meet Prabhjot... she started her Diploma 6 weeks ago and this is her experience so far... Why did you choose Early Years Training? When I decided to do Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, I had great feedback about the education you provide. You provide high quality education and services. I really appreciate the effort you make … [Read more...]
Why study with Early Years Training & Consultancy? A student’s experience!
Meet Dana. Dana completed her Certificate III with Early Years Training & Consultancy and has now returned to complete her Diploma. This is what Dana has to say.... What made you choose Early Years Training & Consultancy? When I decided to complete my certificate 3 I found Early Years Training and Consultancy and when I enquired … [Read more...]
Monthly Musings – May
By Kirsty Fantini, Early Years Training & Consultancy Welcome to my May Edition of "Monthly Musings"! I hope you enjoy these monthly blog posts! Feel free to share with your team and even request topics to be explored! Educator Well-Being So fo those of you who are taking up the "Educator … [Read more...]
Monthly Musing – April
by Kirsty Fantini, Early Years Training & Consultancy Educator Well-Being Challenge So for those of you who participated in the March Challenge of "BEING STILL"... how did you go? What did you find challenging and rewarding? Have you noticed a difference? Love to hear about how you enjoyed "Being Still"... feel free to post comments / … [Read more...]
Monthly Musings – March
By Kirsty Fantini, Early Years Training & Consultancy Educator Well-Being Challenge So how did your February Well-Being challenge go? Were you able to find "All About Me" time? Enjoy a coastal or bush walk? I would love to hear about them - feel free to share on this Facebook post! So for the month of March our Well-Being Challenge … [Read more...]
Supporting Literacy Development is more important that ever before!
From birth children are developing the knowledge and skills that are important foundations for later literacy development, even though it may be some time before they will develop the skills to read, write and verbally communicate in the conventional way. Over the last decade we have seen a huge change in how society looks at literacy, what we … [Read more...]
Employable and Inspiring Educators
Educators can have a long and lasting effect on a young child’s life and ideally we want these early impressions to inspire, challenge and foster a positive well-being for these young children. While there are abundant training providers and programs available for prospective and experienced educators the quality of the education and training … [Read more...]
Healthy Risk Taking
While we may have the tendency to want to protect our children in metaphorical bubble wrap to prevent them from experiencing any hurts, disappointments or failures. For educators it can be about making sure standards / regulation are upheld and incident forms are not required... however it’s important that we recognise how many of the inevitable … [Read more...]
Superhero Play- Chaos or Creative?
We often tell families about the importance and outcomes of play. However we often think negatively about Superhero play, we re-direct and ask children, in so many words, to engage in what we see as “real” play. But have you ever seriously considered and reflected on the importance and significance of children’s Superhero play? I have fond … [Read more...]