Messy play is an open ended sensory adventure for children. We’ve got loads of ideas to share for creating a messy play wonderland.
A Writer’s Guide to Amazing Learning Stories That Will Engage Parents
Want Educa parents to give you feedback on your learning stories? Make them amazing using these writer’s tips and they’ll be commenting in no time!
The Secrets of Good Parent-Teacher Communication in ECE
How to Develop Conversations with Parents Parent teacher communication starts from the moment a child enters your preschool. Their impressions may be formed by seeing welcome signs in their own language, children’s artwork on display, and photos of children and … Read More
Tom Drummond on the Power of Story Telling in Early Education
Why Tom Drummond wants teachers to become storytellers. Tom Drummond, an emeritus educator of children and adults, watched as Josie, one of his preschool students, pushed the piece of paper she was painting toward the paint tray until it formed a … Read More
An Introduction to Learning Stories by Kelly Goodsir
The What, Why, How and When of Learning Stories as an Assessment Tool The great thing about learning stories is that they fit within the pedagogy of relationships and focus on highlighting the strengths, persistence, mastery and curiosity of the … Read More
The 4 Keys To Parent Engagement in Early Childhood Education
Parents Are Changing. Is Your Early Learning Service? Regulators, early education experts and provider quality assurance agencies are placing more and more emphasis on parent engagement to lift early education outcomes. And for sure, engaged parents are happy parents, and … Read More
The Magic of Learning Stories
Bringing Learning To Life Like any good book, every learning story has a plot and a hero. In a learning story, the hero is always the child. And instead of an epic battle in an enchanted forest, a learning story … Read More
Thought Leader Interview: Kelly Goodsir
ON MAKING EARLY EDUCATION TRULY CHILD CENTRIC AND PERSONAL, NOT COPY AND PASTE Educa recently interviewed Kelly Goodsir, a provocateur and thought leader in the Australian early childhood education sector. After years in various roles in New Zealand and Australia … Read More
Loose Parts Theory: Less Toys More Materials
Kelly Goodsir on The Theory of Loose Parts For instance, Thomas trains … tell children HOW these trains should behave and this is taken on through their role play – in a way it is already prescribed, the characters already … Read More
Finding the ‘Perfect’ School Starting Age
Should governments lower the school starting age? Will it benefit children to start school younger? Or is quality early childhood education the answer?