The Early Education Show

Children's health and safety

The gang's all back together as Lisa, Leanne and Liam bring you another look at the new revised National Quality Standard. This episode we look at Quality Area 2: Children's Health and Safety.

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Trauma-informed practice: Educators' stories

This week, we're bringing you a follow-up to our last regular episode which focused on trauma-informed practice. This episode features psychologist Beth Macgregor speaking with three educators from Northside Community Service in the ACT on their work with Beth in 2017, and how it supported them to support children.

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BONUS: Leanne at the Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards

Leanne brings us some chats with a few of the winners from the recent Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards (in-between bouts on the dance floor).

Trauma-Informed Practice (with Beth Macgregor)

This week Liam has a chat with Beth Macgregor, a psychologist with a focus on young children who has worked with a range of early childhood settings. Beth talks about how working with a trauma-informed background can help all children, and how educators have an opportunity to support children at a critical time in their life.

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Interview with Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Early Childhood Education

Leanne has a chat with Sarah Mitchell MLC, NSW Minister for Early Childhood Education, discussing the NSW Government's Start Strong funding and the importance of early education.

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Labor's early education consultation: an audio submission

Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education Kate Ellis has launched a national consultation on policy reform for Australia's early education and care sector. This episode we go through the discussion paper question-by-question and create our own audio submission. 26 questions in just over an hour - it's the early childhood policy lightning round!

Quality ratings in Preschool and LDC

It's Leanne's turn to take a break this week, so Lisa and Liam take you through a discussion on the data on quality ratings in "Long Day Care" and Preschool settings. Why is there such a stark difference, and what does the data mean for the sector's definition of "quality"?

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National Reconciliation Week (with Alex Shain)

Tomorrow marks the start of National Reconciliation Week, so we chat with Alex Shain from Reconciliation Australia about their work in promoting reconciliation, the Narragunnawali platform for early childhood education and why educators and leaders should engage with Indigenous perspectives.

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Educational program and practice (with Rhonda Livingstone)

Leanne and Liam are flying without Lisa again this week, but are joined by National Educational Leader for ACECQA Rhonda Livingstone to discuss the new version of Quality Area 1.

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The National Partnership Agreement (Eurovision Remix)

We're donning our sparkly costumes, organising huge props and light shows and tackling Australia's National Partnership for Early Childhood Education. Why is it structured the way it is, why is funding always uncertain and does it work for children and the sector? And does Europe come out on top with the best approach to pre-school learning?

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