The Early Education Show

Element 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 2.1.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Health practices and procedures".

Element description: Effective illness and injury management and hygiene practices are promoted and implemented.

Element 2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort (Exploring the NQS)

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This week's episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 2.1.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Wellbeing and comfort".

Element description: Each child’s wellbeing and comfort is provided for, including appropriate opportunities to meet each child’s need for sleep, rest and relaxation.

Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS provides an overview of Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice.

From the Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 1 of the National Quality Standard focuses on ensuring that the educational program and practice of educators are child-centred, stimulating and maximise opportunities for enhancing and extending each child’s learning and development.

Element 1.3.3 Information for families (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.3.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Information for families".

Element description: Families are informed about the program and their child's progress.

Element 1.3.2 Critical reflection (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.3.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Critical reflection".

Element description: Critical reflection on children’s learning and development, both as individuals and in groups, drives program planning and implementation.

Element 1.3.1 Assessment and planning (Exploring the NQS)

This series was originally released in 2018 and 2019 for subscribers on our Patreon page. The episodes are now available freely for all, but have not been edited.

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.3.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Assessment and planning".

Element description: Each child’s learning and development is assessed or evaluated as part of an ongoing cycle of observation, analysing learning, documentation, planning, implementation and reflection.

Element 1.2.3 Child directed learning (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.2.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Child directed learning".

Element description: Each child's agency is promoted, enabling them to make choices and decisions that influence events and their world.

Element 1.2.2 Responsive teaching and scaffolding (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.2.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Responsive teaching and scaffolding".

Element description: Educators respond to children’s ideas and play and extend children’s learning through open-ended questions, interactions and feedback.

Element 1.2.1 Intentional teaching (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.2.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Intentional teaching".

Element description: Educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions.

Element 1.1.3 Program learning opportunities (Exploring the NQS)

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This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 1.1.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Program learning opportunities".

Element description: All aspects of the program, including routines, are organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning.