Play comes naturally to children. They start life with an instinctive curiosity that goes hand-in-hand with learning. Making learning visible creates new opportunities and experiences for children to learn more skills and knowledge. When children play, they can use their environment to experience, discover, grow and experiment with their ideas. However, making children's learning visible [...]
Early childhood professional development and training is a topic that is integral to our culture at Petit Early Learning Journey. Our learning management system (LMS) which is accessible to all educators and employees via the Educator Portal is one of the tools we use to impart knowledge, foster team building and promote a high quality [...]
The Circle of Security is a guideline and training program designed for caregivers of children. It is a pedagogical tool that Educators at Petit Early Learning Journey place importance on as it provides a deep understanding of supporting children’s emotions. Robyn Dolby author of The Circle of Security: Roadmap to building supportive relationships (2017), describes it [...]
Australia is a diverse country made up of many cultures and ways of living. Embracing differences and learning about our rich cultures and backgrounds makes us more open and accepting of others. Showing children positive ways to feel about being different will help them become open to embracing uniqueness. Through early experiences and positive relationships [...]
The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) specifies intentional teaching as one of the eight principles of early childhood pedagogy. When Educators engage in intentional teaching, they support and build on children's needs, interests, ideas, skills and strengths. The biggest misconception of intentional teaching is that it relies on traditional classroom learning methods. However, there are [...]
Every week thousands of families entrust the care of their children to early childhood Educators. They trust us to care for and develop meaningful relationships with their little ones. Every child deserves the best start in life with teachers who are exceptional role models for children. At Petit Early Learning Journey, we recognise families as [...]
Early Childhood Educators are responsible for providing care and education to children from infancy to age 5. They play an incredibly important role in the lives of these children, as they are often their first teachers outside of the home. The quality of teachers in early childhood education strengthens children's social skills, learning styles, and [...]
Sustainability in early childhood education influences every corner of a service's practice. The National Quality Standard embeds environmental responsibility into Petit Early Learning Journey's operations, everyday curriculum and the children's learning program. In an article on The Spoke (May 2019), Dr Sue Elliot, an expert on early childhood education and sustainability, describes the topic as complex. [...]
What does a float Educator do? There are many different ideas of what a float position in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) does. The term "float" can apply to any role, casual or permanent. An Assistant Educator may sometimes be assigned the role of a float, in that they may work with more than [...]
At Petit Early Learning Journey we always seek new ways of doing things in education and care. We promote research through everyday practice and encourage our Educators to engage in a shared understanding of contemporary teaching approaches. Our teams are dedicated to making a difference in every child's life. They explore quality pedagogy to develop [...]
