Keeping Current in Early Childhood Education

Jan 07 2024 21 ep. 37 mins 5
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ECE Learning Unlimited provides professional learning opportunities for early years educators and leaders, supporting quality best practices and outcomes for children. 
We are on a mission to;
- Support early years educators and leaders to be their best.
- Make the world a better place for children.

By making the education jungle more straightforward and more knowledge filled for early years educators and leaders.

Through;
- Timely, valuable learning content.
- A beautifully curated, effective, accessible platform.

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Five strategies for engaging your ECE team in professional learning

Jan 07 2024 8 mins  
Send us a textOne of the most common questions we are asked at ECE Learning Unlimited is "How can I engage my team in professional learning to improve practice?" In this short lunch bite episode, we bring you five strategies you can implement to increase the engagement of your educators in professional learning that leads to improved outcomes in teaching and learning.

Let's get passionate about science in the ECE curriculum

Apr 04 2023 48 mins  
Send us a textScience in the early years curriculum is often underrated and overlooked. We may have a nature area, do volcanoes in the sandpit and do the odd science experiment sometimes. But there is so much more that we can do with science if we only knew how.Today I am joined by the vibrant author and science teacher Rachel Rohloff to talk about her books and also how we can cre

An insight into living with a child with autism: parental advice for educators

Apr 03 2023 65 mins  
Send us a textMost early years educators will work with children on the autism spectrum at some stage of our careers. Having an understanding of what life is like for the whole family and how we can work effectively with children and families is an important part of our role. In this episode, I speak with Jo Blair - artist, teacher, centre owner and mum to three boys one of whom ha

How to conduct a formal investigation in an Early Childhood Service

Jun 26 2022 42 mins  
Send us a textAs ECE leaders and managers, conducting a formal investigation is one of those things we all hope we NEVER have to do. Yet, we may sadly find ourselves in this exact situation at some point in our career. And if we do, it is critical that we know what to do. In this episode I am joined by Ainsley Palairet from Fix HR, who talks us through this tricky stuff, and helps

Team work makes the dream work: But how can we create a thriving, highly motivated teaching team?

Apr 21 2022 22 mins  
Send us a textOne of the most frequently lamented issues I hear from early childhood leaders and managers is how to get their team on the same page and performing like superstar teachers.In this episode I share 10 pieces of an important puzzle that you can put together to ensure your teachers are not only meeting your expectations, but also thriving. This podcast is one of our "lun

Understanding the Reggio approach with Adrienne Thomson from Magic Garden

Apr 13 2022 43 mins  
Send us a textThis is one of my favourite interviews ever! In this interview I spoke with the most inspiring, passionate, knowledgeable teacher I have ever met. Adrienne Thomson has been the pedagogical leader at Magic Garden in Auckland for over 18 years. If you want to build your understanding of what underpins the Reggio approach and how this amazing early childhood centre has a

How to create a positive and successful settling and induction process for new children

Apr 11 2022 22 mins  
Send us a textAfter more than thirty years in early childhood education, I speak from experience when I say that I have seen over and over again how much better it is for children and their parents when early childhood services put into place a well planned and well considered induction process for new families.In this episode I remind early childhood professionals just why inducti

Ten strategies for settling new infants and toddlers

Apr 11 2022 32 mins  
Send us a textSettling new children into ECE can be a hairy time for everyone. Some children will slip into being at your place easy peasy, and will barely wave goodbye to their parents. And some children will really struggle. But how we settle new children is incredibly critical to their wellbeing, and we HAVE to get this right!In this episode I give you ten strategies for settlin

Understanding bullying in the ECE work place

Feb 03 2022 35 mins  
Send us a textSadly bullying is more prevalent than ever in the early childhood education work place. In this episode I am joined by Ainsley Palairet from Fix HR who breaks down what bullying is, and how leaders and managers can manage this in their ECE service. www.ecelearningunlimited.comwww.fixhr.co.nzemail: [email protected]

Strategies for resettling a child after an absence - A respectful approach for primary caregivers

Nov 30 2021 24 mins  
Send us a textResettling a child back into your early childhood service after an absence can be a challenging, emotional time for everyone involved. Especially if the child is struggling with this. As early childhood teachers we all want the best for the children in our care, but sometimes we just need some support ourselves to achieve this. In this lunch bite episode I answer a le