Early Childhood Education & Child Care News
5 days ago · The Federal Government’s “good social and educational policy, and even better political move” of a fully funded pay rise (worker retention payment) for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector becomes the latest example of the continued oppressive workload and undervaluing of the ECEC sector in Australia. 2024-10-17 07:58:46.
Unpacking the “Worker Retention Payment” Grant guidelines
On 1 October 2024 the Department of Education, via the GrantConnect platform, released a document titled “Early Childhood Education and Care Worker Retention Payment Grant Opportunity Guidelines.”. The document is not publicly available on the Department of Education website. To access it approved providers will need to log in or register ...
Everything you need to know about inducting a new ECEC employee
Apr 15, 2021 · Once all the relevant documentation has been received, parents, families and other educators should be notified about the new employee, their start date, and a little about their background. The first day. On the first day, the new employee should be supported by a more experienced staff member, and ideally should have an opportunity to meet ...
The New and Improved EYLF 2.0 + MTOP 2.0 - The Sector
Jan 12, 2024 · The changes you will find in Version 2.0 of both the EYLF and MTOP comprise a mix of clarifications and expanded explanations across elements of the original EYLF and MTOP, and a smaller number of more substantial changes, including the addition of three new principles and updated practices across all relevant aspects of Version 2.0 of both ...
Innovation in ECEC - Pedagogy & Practice - The Sector
The Innovation in Early Childhood Education and Care: Practice and Pedagogy Report is an important resource for practitioners interested in developing their programs to include new ideas and themes that are at the cutting edge of pedagogy and practice. $ 75 +GST. Innovation in Early Childhood Education and Care: Practice and Pedagogy quantity.
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The approved learning frameworks change in 2024 - The Sector
Dec 19, 2023 · Released in early 2023, to allow services and approved providers to become familiar with the revised frameworks, the V2.0 editions of the frameworks must be used from 1 February 2024. In the piece below we explore four of the key changes outlined in the revised versions. Key updates to the EYLF V2.0 and MTOP V2.0 include: One core change to the ...
An educator's guide to the funded “Worker Retention Payment”
Oct 6, 2024 · For example, a Level 3.1 Certificate III educator on commencement will earn $29.89 per hour, an increase of $2.72 on the old rate of $27.17 from 2 December. And a Level 4.1 Diploma qualified educator on commencement will earn $31.89 per hour, an increase of $2.90 on the old rate of $28.99 from 2 December. This methodology will apply to all ...
The value of construction play for supporting children’s learning
Feb 7, 2023 · Typically goal focused, construction play brings together a variety of skills, and helps children to develop many others as the play progresses. The idea of constructive play was formalised by early childhood education theorist Jean Piaget, who worked extensively on understanding how children learn. He believed that children learn by exploring ...