Quality Area 2 in the NQS aims to promote children’s health and safety.  It states that “all children have the right to experience quality education and care in an environment that provides for their physical and psychological wellbeing and provides support for each child’s growing competence, confidence and independence”  (ACECQA, 2017).

Links to APST    Knowledge 1.1, 1.5    Practice 3.3     Engagement 6.4

Links to NQS    QA1  QA2  QA3

Using his expertise and experience in physical education in the early years, Paul presents an engaging and practical workshop that will equip you with the skills, knowledge and ideas to keep children active.

This session will:

• outline and dissect the need for children to engage in physical education in an early learning setting and how we link this back to the NQS and EYLDF
• identify how and when we can do this within our program
• explore equipment we use to conduct physical education experiences and the variations in which we utilise these
• demonstrate and give you the opportunity to workshop resources to use in our own early learning setting.

Presenter: Paul Pennisi

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Paul has extensive experience in early learning – particularly in physical education in the early years. He started his working life in childcare (1997) as an Educator and holds a Diploma in Children’s Services in addition to a physical education qualification.
In 2001 Paul founded Sports 4 Kinders – an age appropriate physical educational program specifically designed for children 1 to 6 years old. Sports 4 Kinders now develops and delivers sport/physical education programs in over 65 early learning settings across Melbourne. In 2007 Paul was commissioned to write training curriculum on implementing physical education into the childcare/kindergarten setting. Titled Kinder Moves, this accredited training booklet is now distributed through training colleges across Australia.