EarlyWorks Blog

Let’s face it, the most important part of what we do as educators is facilitating and extending each child’s learning while ensuring children’s wellbeing and comfort is provided for. We do this on the floor everyday as we deliver our planned activities, provide a constant routine, wipe away tears, change nappies, provide nutritious meals, ensure […]

Without a doubt, the one topic that comes up most often in conversations with EarlyWorks educators is the planning cycle and how to document it. This isn’t surprising as educators live and breathe this process.  In fact, in the phone conversations it’s clear that educators put their hearts and souls into each part of that […]

Agency? I think I know what it is… I’m not sure how to document it though? First, let’s get a shared understanding of ‘agency’ in the context of child learning. According to ACECQA “agency is defined as being able to make choices and decisions to influence events and to have an impact on one’s world.”  […]

When you’re putting together the best technology solutions for your childcare business, you often have two choices. Either you look for a provider of a platform that attempts to address most technological aspects of your business or a “best-of-breed” approach that marries together many different specialist systems into a single solution. Here are 7 reasons […]

It’s easier than you might think! This is a question we often hear from services enquiring about using EarlyWorks, so I have done a lot of thinking about what the answer is.  And the good news is, it’s not that complicated. To be inclusive of all children, the program does not need to include individually […]

When we think about EarlyWorks, we probably think of it as an Educator tool, after all much of our day is documented in EarlyWorks: nappy changes, menus, sleep times, observations, experiences, journals, online forms. And most of the phone and email conversations I have focus on how educators and families use EarlyWorks.  My perspective on […]

“We are working SO hard, and feel we’re providing an outstanding service, yet we can’t seem to have this reflected in our rating! Where are we going wrong?” Sound familiar? The solution to this problem might be found in a quality improvement research project ACECQA commissioned that was carried out by Macquarie University, QUT, and […]

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” Ignacio Estrada. If like me, you get a little bubble of excitement when the ACECQA Newsletter lands in your inbox, you will have noticed that the latest issue again highlights the importance of equity and inclusion and adhering to the […]

The strengths-based approach is all about understanding that children demonstrate their learning and understanding in different ways. It involves focusing what a child can do, and what strategies are working for each child, and then building on those strategies so that we can support the child in getting closer to what they will one day […]

Version 2 of the national approved learning frameworks (EYLF and MTOP) have just been released by ACECQA. This will impact outcomes, principles, practices, as well as some terminology changes relating to the planning cycle. We want to assure you that our team are committed to providing the EarlyWorks support you need to navigate these changes. […]

We are always looking at ways to improve the user experience with EarlyWorks.  So we are excited to announce that early in 2023 we will be introducing a cleaner look with sharper fonts, making the screens more inviting for all users of EarlyWorks: educators, administrators and most importantly, families.

It’s that time of year where we have to say goodbye to children making the transition to ‘big’ school.  While we know this should be an exciting time, it can feel really sad, saying goodbye to children who have been with us such a long time. Some children will have been with your service since […]

It is no secret Family Day Care Educators are highly valued by the families that choose to have their children cared for in a home environment. According to Family Day Care Australia, families might choose family day care so that siblings can be cared for together, and because families can build trusting relationships with Educators […]

If we were to think about one of the children in our care, it’s likely all we know about that child has come from a variety of sources.  We might have learnt about the child’s culture through conversations with the child’s family.  We might have learnt about their skills and abilities from observing the child […]

Does this sound like you? It’s likely you are ticking all of the National Quality Standards when it comes to being child centred, responding to children’s ideas and play, extending children’s learning, being child directed, developing collaborative partnerships with families, and respecting family views. It’s likely your families, the children, and your colleagues all love […]

READER ALERT! Inclusive learning is something I am passionate about.  This is because I have clear memories of my mum having to fight to have my little sister accepted into a ‘special school’ to receive what should have been a basic right.  Back in the seventies, children with disabilities were not automatically entitled to an […]

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In my view, one of the things that make working in early years education and care such a delight is the broad range of abilities, interests, stages of development, personalities, and cultures in each group of children we work with.  At the same time, one of the things that makes working in early years education […]

If you are an Educational Leader and feel like caffeine and post-it notes are the only things getting you through your crazy busy days, then read on! It’s not hard to see why Educational Leaders might be feeling under the pump.  Educational Leaders play a crucial role in early education and care settings.  Educational Leaders […]

If you are an early childhood teacher in a preschool and are wondering if you can use EarlyWorks, the good news is, yes you can. Using EarlyWorks you can: Create programs linking to the EYLF, VEYLDF, Kindergarten Curriculum, and Developmental Milestones and any other framework or curriculum. Create observations and journals of children engaged in […]