This in-depth one-day seminar presented by ASPECT will focus on understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), identifying characteristics and how it presents in children. Early childhood professionals will also learn how to support children with ASD and families in their care. LINKS TO APST Knowledge 1.5, 1.6 Practice 4.1, 4.3 Engagement 6.2, 7.4 LINKS TO NQS QA1 […]
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 […]
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.’ (p. 9, VEYLDF, 2016) LINKS to APST Practice 3.5, 3.7 Engagement 6.2, 7.4 LINKS TO NQS QA1 QA5 QA6 Families are the primary influence in […]
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 NQS QA1 QA5 Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice and Quality Area 5: Relationships with children are regarded as key quality areas in achieving […]
Employers are responsible under Victorian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws for providing and maintaining a workplace that is safe and without risk to health for employees. ELAA, together with Recovre, presents a one day seminar on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Return to Work (RTW). The course is specifically designed for employers and […]
Unpack the opportunities and challenges that come with incorporating new technologies for children to use in your program and consider the role all early childhood professionals have in ensuring that technology has a positive role in children’s development. This session will include content about how to use technology with children for a range of purposes […]
Being an early childhood educator in Australia means that you will need to engage with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). While many educators know this document well, others feel like they are just getting started, sometimes feeling out of their depth and unsure of how they bring ideas into their practice. This session will […]
Dr Lyn O’Grady leads this session designed to help professionals develop skills of self-care in order to manage stress and challenge within their personal and work lives. This session will: define self-care and what it means unpack self-care in the context of home and work life explore why self-care matters identify impacts and barriers to […]
ELAA, with the Children’s Protection Society (CPS), present a one day seminar for educators, early childhood service providers and other early childhood professionals that work with vulnerable young children and their families This seminar will support educators to: understand and work effectively with vulnerable children and families understand the impacts of trauma both on children […]
