15 DecELAA members win Victorian Early Years Awards
ELAA is pleased to see our members well-represented at the Victorian Early Years Awards with Early Years Management organisations Shine Bright and Barwon Child Youth and Family announced as category winners and Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre taking out the Minister’s Award.
Continuity of Early Learning Award: Shine Bright Helm Street Kindergarten:
Identifying social-emotional development as a key priority of school readiness, Helm Street Kindergarten and Kangaroo Flat Primary School partnered to engage an Art Therapist to work between the two settings, supporting children to make what can be a challenging transition, particularly for children experiencing vulnerability.
Promoting Children’s Health and Wellbeing Award: Barwon Child Youth and Family
Barwon Child, Youth and Family pioneered the implementation of Sunshine Circles as an evidence-based social-emotional program, informed by the four dimensions of Theraplay: a child and family therapy developed for professionals working to support ongoing participation in early learning and healthy child-caregiver attachment.
Minister’s Award: Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre
Kinglake Ranges Childcare Centre developed their Bush Kinder for Mental Health program to respond to a rise in challenging behaviours exhibited by children at the service. Drawing from extensive research, Bush Kinder for Mental Health addresses the rise of anxiety and mental health disorders in young children through increasing the level of free play and interaction with nature in children’s lives.
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