Sleep and rest routines in childcare need to be flexible enough to cater for a variety of needs. It is a child care provider’s responsibility to provide a safe comfortable…
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Room leaders in childcare -what they do One of the more rewarding positions available to workers in a childcare setting is that of room leader. The room leader’s position is…
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Asking Open Ended Questions in Childcare Open ended questions are questions that can have more than one right answer and require more than a yes/no answer. Open ended questions encourage…
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Celebrating Crazy Hair Day Celebrating Crazy Hair Day has become an annual event on the Jumpstart calendar. Besides being a lot of fun for children and childcare staff, Crazy Hair…
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It has now become customary to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land. A children’s acknowledgement of country helps children to gain an understanding of the rich Aborignial heritage that…
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Any time teaching is done on an individual or small group level, the teaching will have elements of intentional teaching within it. There are five key features of intentional teaching…
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