At Petit Early Learning Journey, we have introduced a significant new early childhood education pay framework resulting in a pay rise that rewards our qualified educators. The new framework benefits and rewards our employees and has positive outcomes for our children and families. Reflecting on the results from our family survey, we have developed a [...]
Last year, Petit Early Learning Journey introduced a new national perpetual award. Centre of the Year recognises and celebrates overall team excellence in the delivery of early education and care. The new award complements are centre-based annual Excellence Awards. To decide the overall winner for Centre of the Year, we looked at four different categories [...]
The National Quality Standard (NQS) forms part of the National Quality Framework (NQF) introduced in 2012 to improve early childhood education and care across Australia. Petit Early Learning Journey centres are evaluated against this standard by their state regulatory authority. The NQS provides a national standard for seven quality areas that are important outcomes for [...]
At Petit ELJ, our beliefs extend to the children, their families and our educators, teachers, chefs, centre leaders and national support office. We take a whole team approach to listening and learning from our early childhood professionals. Over the last three years, we implemented annual employment engagement surveys to provide a benchmark for where we [...]
We are excited to launch our new Summer Project Learning Program. In the early childhood education and care sector, our educators frequently reflect on the theories of teaching and how these inform and shape our practices to provide quality outcomes for children. Based on inquiry learning, project learning seeks to allow children to explore their [...]
Finding healthy choices for affordable family meals after a long day's work can be challenging. Our in-house chefs contribute recipes, gardening, and nutrition tips inside our centre newsletters. Our talented chefs prepare and serve children's healthy snacks and meals throughout the day. They design customised meal plans in partnership with the Commonwealth's Department of Health's [...]
As early childhood education and care continues to evolve, the role of the lead educator has become increasingly important. We dive into the insights and experiences of lead educators, shedding light on what it takes to be a great role model. Lead educators at Petit Early Learning Journey are instrumental in providing the children and [...]
Early Childhood Educators’ Day has been part of the Petit Early Learning Journey culture since our services opened for their first full year in 2015. Educators’ Day, as it is popularly known, is celebrated by all our teams, provides us and our families with an opportunity to say “Thank You” to all our teachers, educators [...]
The early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is constantly evolving. In a world filled with change, such as new research, techniques, and best practices, the key to success lies in connecting with the inspiration in education and care. Educators strive to ignite a passion for lifelong learning, nurturing children to think critically, explore new [...]
At Petit Early Learning Journey, reflection is an essential part of our services’ practice. It should come as no surprise that we like to unpack what our educators think about the National Quality Framework (NQF). The NQF is a set of national standards in Australia outlining the government requirements for the care and education of [...]
