Author: Dr. Michele Peden, Pedagogical Thinker in Residence
The value of play-based learning in Early Education: Challenging traditional perspectives of learning At this time of the year, many families are preparing to enrol their child into an Early Education and Care (ECEC) service, transitioning from an Early ...
Putting children first- How do Early Education and Care services advocate for children’s safety, wellbeing and development? Dr Michele Peden and Rene Perry National Child Protection Week was launched in 1990, with the aim to increase the awareness o...
How to support children as they begin to transition into the ‘new world’ COVID-19 dramatically changed the landscape of the education system (Birth to Year 12) for children and families. Whilst NSW public schools have remained open, the majority of f...
How to Best Support and Discuss COVID-19 With our Children Pedagogical Thinker in Residence, Dr Michele Peden, discusses below ways to best support our children in these unprecedented and anxious times and ways to discuss COVID-19 with young people. C...
Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in digital technology use with children aged 0-12 years (OECD, 2018), especially with the introduction of touch screen, icon-driven tables, and the increased popularity of computer games, and ...
Young children are growing up in a society that engages with digital technology on a daily basis, and therefore children are very comfortable and confident in a digital culture that is rapidly changing. Presently, there are many forms of digital technolog...
Australia, like other countries internationally, are experiencing steady growth patterns in children attending out-of-school hours care (OSHC) programs in response to parental demands for enjoyable, safe, supervised environments after school (Simoncini, C...