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Encouraging a positive workplace culture is critical in early childhood education and care services (ECEC). It not only boosts employee morale, but it also helps to promote a collaborative, safe and healthy working environment. At Petit Early Learning Journey, we care about creating a supportive work culture. Collaboration is necessary for educational leadership. We view [...]
As we draw near to the end of one year and the start of another, we usually begin thinking about celebrations. At Petit Early Learning Journey, we like to acknowledge and celebrate both children's and Educators' positive outcomes and successes. December is traditionally a time when we ask our centres to nominate their team members [...]
At Petit Early Learning Journey, we genuinely care about supporting our people. You are not alone when it comes to looking after your career and wellbeing in early childhood education. As a member of our Petit ELJ family, we support your personal development and wellness. Every day our teams collaborate with families to assist in providing [...]
When we talk about resilience training in child care, the focus is often on strengthening children's wellbeing. The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) frequently raises wellbeing as it is pivotal to experiencing belonging, being and becoming. Being resilient improves wellbeing. Beyond Blue describes resilience as "Doing well during or after an adverse event, or a [...]
Reflective practice in child care helps Educators to approach ongoing challenges, situations and ways of doing things. By engaging in critical reflection, Educators are better informed when it comes to making decisions. Naomi McLeod on "The Reflexive Educator" in Empowering Early Childhood Educators (Routledge, 2019) believes Educators who engage in reflection can open up new [...]
Promoting healthy eating and nutrition is an essential part of a child care service. It is centred in the National Quality Standard, Quality Area 2: Children's Health and Safety. However, strategies to encourage healthy eating and positive mealtimes cover all quality areas. Early Childhood Educators and chefs have an invaluable opportunity to support and encourage [...]
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 [...]
Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to the June 2023 Family Newsletter. At Petit Early Learning Journey, we believe "The learning environment is a place of potential and possibility." The environment nurtures children's interests, development and experiences and it inspires children to explore their world, discover new curiosities, opportunities and passions. Both indoor and outdoor [...]
All children deserve the best start in life. At Petit Early Learning Journey, inspiring children's learning and development journey is embedded in all we do. Children thrive when we include them and their families in each child's learning journey. Educators' qualifications, personal qualities, knowledge of development theories and skills make an enormous difference in nurturing [...]
When educators encourage positive learning dispositions in children, they set them up for success. Positive dispositions like curiosity, cooperation, creativity, persistence and enthusiasm help children to learn and grow. We explore how to encourage these dispositions and why they are important. Learning dispositions refer to how children engage in and relate to the learning process. [...]
