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Connecting with Nature in Aged Care
Bringing nature into aged care is more than just a nice idea — it’s a key to better health and happiness for seniors. Nature has a way of maki...
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Connecting with Nature in Early Childhood Education
Nature is one of the best places for kids to spark curiosity and connection, but it doesn’t have to mean taking them out into the wilderness. Any na...
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Neurodiverse Friendly Environment in Child Care
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of differences in the way our brains process information and our behavioural traits. When ...
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Neurodiverse Friendly Environment in Aged Care
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that covers a range of differences in the way people’s brains function, their behavioural traits, and how they pr...
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Celebrate Harmony Day in Child Care
Fostering a culture of inclusivity and unity is paramount in early childhood education, and Harmony Day presents an exceptional opportunity to do just...
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Respecting Cultural Diversity in Aged Care
Aged care is a culturally diverse sector that brings people together from many different backgrounds. This level of diversity is one of the things tha...
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What is the Safe Schools Program?
As child care professionals, many of the young people in your care will be moving on to school each year. As you’re preparing children for the trans...
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QUIZ: Should I Work in Aged Care?
If you are reading this blog, you must have asked yourself ‘Should I work in aged care’ at least once in your life. The aged population is...
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5 tips to help you choose a course (when you don’t know what you want to do)
Perhaps you’ve just finished school or returned from a gap year, or maybe you’re thinking of a career change. Either way, there are many times in ...
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Taking the next steps: getting enrolled in your course
You’ve worked out what you want to do, the career direction that you’re after. You’ve even determined which course is right for you. But what’...
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QUIZ: Should I Work in Child Care?
Figuring out what you want to do after school can be both terrifying and overwhelming, especially with so many different options out there. If you’v...
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Find a job with no experience
We’ve all been caught in the dilemma of trying to find a job with no experience under your belt. The job ads ask for on the job experience, but how ...
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How to start your own family day care service
There are many perks you get when you start a family day care — flexible hours, less stress, rewarding work. Take a look at many more benefits of be...
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The must-know ins and outs of running a family day care
Starting a family day care service is an exciting venture that can bring you plenty of success, flexibility and fulfilment. You do need to get to know...
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What is family day care (and why you might start your own)
Living expenses have increased a lot over the years, yet wages have not. To make ends meet and provide for their families, or to continue with a caree...
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New Year, new career for 2018
As we farewell 2017 and say a big ‘hello’ to 2018, it’s only natural that we reflect on the year that was — and start making our plans for the...
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A merry inclusive Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. With images of Santa Claus, elves and his reindeer filling shopping centres, homes and child care centres a...
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Benefits of time spent between children and the elderly
Children and the elderly don’t seem like they would be the best of friends, but research suggests that encouraging intergenerational hang outs can p...
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5 ways animals benefit the elderly
Only a couple of years ago, pets were not permitted in aged care facilities. Nowadays, pets are often allowed. In fact, they are encouraged in many ag...
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Keeping the elderly safe in summer
Did you know that over 500 people die from heat stress in Australia every year? Older individuals are particularly vulnerable to the heat, making cari...
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Exploring the five senses with children
A challenge of working in child care is discovering ways to engage children while also enhancing their development. Exploring the five senses with chi...
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Finding jobs in Australia
Spending time finding jobs in Australia can feel like a full time job in itself. While there are plenty of jobs out there, when you don’t have quali...
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Your guide to starting work placement
Starting work placement can be scary. New people, new environment and putting your new skills and know-how to the test. To make it easier and help you...
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My body, my rules! Children’s rights in child care.
Just like adults rights, children’s rights in child care are equally important. This includes children’s rights to ownership and control of th...
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Going green in child care
It may not be a life skill as much, but taking care of planet earth is incredibly important for children’s futures. Learning how to do the right thi...
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7 artistic activities for sensory play in child care
7 artistic activities for sensory play in child care As a childcare worker, you want to do your very best to enhance your children’s development. A ...
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Five fun ways to help children think outside the box!
Helping children think outside the box is one of the most important roles of the child care environment. Lucky there are so many ways to engage and e...
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Dealing with depression and anxiety in parents
In early childhood education you obviously work closely with children on a daily basis, but you can also develop relationships with one or both parent...
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Top 5 strategies to improve your mental health
When you’re focused on excelling in your career, it’s easy to forget about your own mental health and wellbeing. If you are working in the...
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5 incredible ways outside play benefits children
Allowing children the opportunity to have a variety of experiences through play-based learning is the best way for them to learn and grow. Play-based ...
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Get cooking to enhance children’s development in five amazing ways
The role of child care worker involves challenges and patience, but it also involves a lot of fun. For example, cooking with children is not only an e...
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Things NOT to say in your next job interview
After the great success of our first blog giving 10 tips on how to write a resume that gets results, we were asked by our students what they should sa...
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Pharmaceutical and Prescription Drug Addiction
We hear a lot about drug epidemics in the news, but taking a look at the facts reveals a number of surprising revelations. Pharmaceutical and prescrip...
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Caring for younger individuals living in aged care facilities
Working in aged care, you expect to work with older Australians. What you might be less prepared for are the younger individuals requiring care due to...
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Staying Healthy: Spotting and preventing gastro
Working in childcare means you’ll more than likely come across children who are unwell from time to time, but a little knowledge can go a long way. ...
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Understanding dementia as an aged care worker
Dementia – as an aged care worker you are likely to come across individuals living with it, but how much do you know about it? Dementia is often ass...
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