Do all children need to have a rest time?

Question: Do all children need to have a rest time?

Answer:

We need to balance each child's needs when it comes to rest time. We can provide children who don’t want to rest with opportunities for play, while ensuring children who do want to rest can do so without being disrupted.
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A child lying down on a blanket with eyes open, looking away from the camera

How can my service build a strong relationship with my community?

Question: How can my service build a strong relationship with my community?

Answer:

Using reflective practice, following and extending children’s ideas, and learning and implementing intentional teaching activities will help build strong relationships with your broader community.
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School-aged children wearing red baseball caps, celebrating with hands up in the air

Submission: 2025 federal pre-budget submission

Community Child Care Association (CCC) in partnership with Community Early Learning Australia (CELA), have created a plan that can deliver the Prime Minister’s vision for early education and care in the 2025 Federal Budget.

Evidence snapshot: Inclusion Support in Victoria – Needs and Outcomes, 2024

This document illustrates the growing need for services, the lack of resources to address the inclusion needs, and the positive impact VIA is having on services' ability to support children who have additional needs.

Ink dries on first national supported bargaining agreement for ECEC – The Sector

04 December 2024
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) employer peak bodies met with the Federal Government and signed the first national supported bargaining agreement for the ECEC sector.

Friends like us – The Sector

05 November 2024
Dr Jennifer Cartmel and Dr Bruce Hurst reflect on their journey advocating for Outside School Hours Care.

Spotlight on Hawthorn Early Years: ‘Our goal is to be A&R-ready at all times’ – The Sector

31 October 2024
Hawthorn Early Years (HEY) is a community-based long day care and kindergarten service with an overall Exceeding rating, Find out how they achieved the top rating, and their tips for other services striving to do the same.

Embracing diversity: Inclusive practice for children with high support needs – The Sector

25 October 2024
Kellie Anne Harris, the centre manager at Box Hill North Montessori Academy, shares how theytook a flexible approach to inclusion to welcome a child with high support needs.
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