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3 Emerging trends in Early Learning Environments
Centre Directors & Educators will see many trends in the Early Learning sector come and go, whether based around environments, teaching styles or learning approaches. Let’s look at some current trends in the field currently particularly surround the learning environment.
Intentional Teaching Vs Play-based Learning
A mix of teaching styles helps to ensure the needs of all children are met. It also offers flexibility, providing variety and interest to both educators and children. A combination of intentional teaching and play-based learning offers the perfect balance to develop young minds.
Best way to Utilise & Clean Felt Resources
Felt resources are a great way to encourage engagement and re-invent familiar songs or stories with children in the care and education environment. They provide a visual component which can assist maintaining children’s interest and often extends the learning and play.
How to make your Early Learning Service stand out
The early learning industry is a competitive one and its important to make your service stand out to prospective families who tour your facility quickly. Here are 3 things you can do in your Service to stand out amongst others.
How to select Multi-Purpose Resources for Childcare
Purchasing resources that provide multipurpose uses is not only cost effect but greatly benefit the service. Resources that can be used with adult directed, intentional teaching or alternatively by children in free open play benefit the program and create great flexibility. When looking to purchase new resources for your early learning service consider the multipurpose opportunities of the equipment you are buying – this will help you drive your budget further.
Implement these Mother’s Day Classroom Ideas
In the childcare environment it is important to celebrate special occasions with families to demonstrate that we as educators value them and their family units. Special events like Mother’s Day allow us the opportunity to help the children in our care celebrate their mum or mother figures in their lives. It is important to keep in mind the huge diversity within families today – consider whether Mother’s Day is important to a mother; a grandparent or single father. Here are some activity ideas which can be implemented within your service!
Benefits of Buying Resources & Equipment from Local Australian Owned businesses
Buying resources and equipment is not only showing support for our fellow Australians. It comes with so many other benefits! Many Australians already recognise the importance of buying locally however with the current world climate there is no better time to be supporting Australian owned business.
