Big Fat Smile is excited about the future for children across NSW after three days of ground-breaking investment announcements from the NSW Government into the early education and care sector. ...
Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, the Early Education and Care (ECEC) sector has remained operational to ensure that children could still attend...
Author: Rene Perry- Child Protection Manager Amongst my family and friends growing up in the 80’s, penises were called wangs, willies or doodles and the words nuts and balls were...
The Illawarra Transition to School Program has been designed to support families as they get ready to start Kindergarten. The program supports the whole Illawarra region and works with families...
Dr. Michele Peden, Pedagogical Thinker in Residence To discuss and listen or not to discuss and listen, that is the question. Talking with and listening to children about mental health...
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...
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...
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...
Why attending an early childhood service more than one day benefits your child Early childhood education and care services cater for the educational and care needs of children birth-5 years....
