The Early Education Show

The use of rich language with young children in ECEC settings (with Associate Professor Sheila Degotardi)

This week we reflect on the passing of early childhood artist, author and educator Ursula Kolbe; then we chat with Associate Professor Sheila Degotardi about her recent research on the quality and quantity of language being used in ECEC settings with young children.

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How is the sector supporting services rated Working Towards?

This week we have a chat about recent media on the lack of Federal Government funding for four-year-old preschool after 2020, and then discuss how Governments are supporting the sector to improve quality ratings.

The biggest social justice issue facing early childhood education (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)

It's a very special episode this week: a recording of our first ever live episode from the Social Justice in Early Childhood Conference held at Redfern NSW on Saturday July 28. We discuss why we think the biggest social justice issue facing the early childhood education sector is the Child Care Subsidy.

We also speak with the committee behind the Social Justice in Early Childhood group.

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The challenges of "flexible childcare"

This week Lisa, Leanne and Liam take a look at the history and challenges of trying to make the ECEC sector more "flexible". We discuss 24-hour centres, the big 2013 flexibility trials and what we think might happen with the new Child Care Subsidy system.

Listener note: Unfortunately Liam suffered some technical issues in the first 10 minutes of the episode. Apologies for the poor sound quality.

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BONUS: Interview with Kim King, Yenu Allowah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

To mark NAIDOC Week, Leanne has a chat with Kim King, the Acting Chairperson of Yenu Allowah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre. Kim shares her story about establishing the integrated service, and its future.

The first week of the Child Care Subsidy

This week, Lisa and Liam take a look at the first week of the Child Care Package - what’s made the news and what’s been the experience for services and families.

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Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 2)

This week it's the second part of our coverage of the Realising the Potential Early Childhood Forum that was held on Friday June 8. We hear Lisa's interviews with Andrew Hume, the CEO of Gowrie Victoria; Anthony Semann, presenter, researcher and head of professional learning organisation Semann & Slattery; and then a joint interview with Charlene Smith from the Mitchell Institute; consultant and President of ECA Victorian Branch Catharine Hydon; and the author of the Lifting Our Game Report Professor Deb Brennan.

Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 1)

This week is the first of two episodes with interviews from speakers at the Victorian Government's Realising the Potential Early Childhood Forum that was held on Friday June 8. This week, Lisa speaks with Simon Kent from the Victorian Education Department, Joce Nutall from ACECQA and the Australian Catholic University, and consultant, trainer, writer and researcher Anne Kennedy.

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Are we ready for the new Child Care Package? (with Karl Hessian)

Friend of the podcast Karl Hessian joins us (before being defeated by technical difficulties!) to discuss how ready the sector, and the community, is for the new Child Care Package. 

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NQF challenges in Western Australia and the Northern Territory (with Tina Holtom, CEO of Child Australia)

We take a quick look at some sector resources for National Reconciliation Week, before taking a look at the challenges faced by the early education sector in Western Australia and the Northern Territory with Child Australia CEO Tina Holtom.

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