24 JulUpdate to the Dealing with Infectious Diseases PolicyWorks template

The updated Dealing with Infectious Diseases PolicyWorks template is now available for members that have purchased PolicyWorks v3 2019. Extensive changes have been made throughout the template. Key areas include: new pandemic and […]

04 DecStrengthening communication with families (Cancelled)

Families are the primary influence on children’s learning and development. It is in the child’s best interest for there to be effective, sustained, collaborative partnerships between families and all professionals.’ […]

Documentation – quality vs quantity

Educators are required to collect documentation about each child but often feel it is a burden. This seminar aims to provide you with motivation and inspiration so that this task […]

The art of educational leadership

Educational Leaders in early childhood education and care settings have become an important part of our quest for quality practice and a key driver of continuous improvement in our approach […]

Supporting inclusion of children with a disability

Strategies for improving participation and inclusion of children with a disability is a practical, relevant and reflective professional learning workshop that will provide information and effective strategies on how to […]

Bush Kinder in your own back yard

A built environment can never replicate a bush or nature space, however, there are ways we can ensure that our services have elements of nature play that children have access […]

Fostering Strengths Based Learning (SBL) in early childhood

SBL is about identifying and growing what children are naturally good at and where they thrive before we focus on fixing their difficulties and challenges. This interactive workshop will help […]

Learning environments that support children’s wellbeing as well as respectful and considerate behaviour

When thinking about children’s behaviours we must first consider why children behave the way they do and how to avoid children behaving inappropriately rather than how to manage the behaviour […]

Music and movement in early childhood programs (FULLY BOOKED)

Research shows that music and musical activities support learning and development in early childhood. Music is also a universal source of pleasure. We know that music triggers positive emotion, aids […]

Music and movement in early childhood programs

Research shows that music and musical activities support learning and development in early childhood. Music is also a universal source of pleasure. We know that music triggers positive emotion, aids […]

Unpacking the revised NQS – QA 1 & QA5

The changes to the NQS were brought in on 1 February 2018. What’s changed? What is expected now? LINKS TO APST Knowledge 2.3 Practice 5.4, 5.5 Engagement 7.2 LINKS TO […]

Preparing for difficult conversations

Dr. Lyn O’Grady leads this session designed to help professionals enhance their communication skills when dealing with a range of difficult conversations Links to APST ENGAGEMENT 6.2, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4 […]

Professionalism: what’s the big whoop and is it worth it? (CANCELLED)

Professional standards guide practice, interactions and relationships in an early childhood service. What are these professional standards and what does being a professional really mean? Links to APST Engagement 6.1, […]

Strategies and practices to support children with a disability

Yooralla presents a practical three-part workshop around supporting children with a disability. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussion as well as learn strategies and practices to support […]

01 DecFostering Strengths Based Learning (SBL) in early childhood

SBL is about identifying and growing what children are naturally good at and where they thrive before we focus on fixing their difficulties and challenges. This interactive workshop will help […]