Belonging, Being and Becoming: Early Years Learning Framework
The Early Years Learning Framework describes the principles, practice and outcomes essential to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school.
The Framework has a strong emphasis on play-based learning. Research has shown that play is the best vehicle for young children’s learning as it provides the most appropriate stimulus for brain development. The Framework also recognises the importance of communication and language (including early literacy and numeracy) and social and emotional development. EYLF Document
Access to the Draft Educators Guide is available on the online forum. Individuals can apply for logon rights by clicking on the folowing link and scrolling to the bottom of that linkpage https://projects.deewr.gov.au/Registration/Pages/Register.aspx?ProjectCode=eyc
More information is available on the DEEWR site - See Link below:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/Policy_Agenda/Quality/Pages/EarlyYearsLearningFramework.aspx .
Conference Presentations:
Anne Stonehouse: Overview: Belonging, Being & Becoming
Anthony Semann: EYLF and Social Justice Video Link from Anthony's Presentation (Parent Reading to 3month old) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU97IXT8MIsMaggie Dent: Resilience
Anne Stonehouse: Partnerships and Families
Conference Notes: Participant Responses
National Quality Standards
Coordination Unit Staff and Carers may find the link to a presentation a useful tool to explain the changes to Quality Assurance as of 1st July 2010. Presentation
NQS Document December 2009 National Quality Standards for Early Childhood, Education and Care, School Age Care
Professional Support Coordinator QLD
The PSCQ manages the general resource pool and specialist equipment pool for the Inclusion and Professional Support Program for Queensland. The general resources have been carefully selected to supplement the effective delivery of inclusion and professional support in child care services across Queensland.
General resources include such items as
- In-service training materials (manuals, electronic training materials, on-line modules, workbooks, visual aids, audio-visual material)
- Fact sheets and pamphlets (regarding key child care issues)
- Newsletters
- Journals
- Textbooks and professional literature
- Childrens Literature
- Puppets and dolls
- Kits and Resource boxes
- Videos and DVDs
- Music and musical instruments
- Puzzles, games, toys
- Posters
Website: www.pscq.org.au
