You can make a difference By Narelle - 3 minute car(e) webinar. I think we all know how hard it is to get really good quality staff and to retain those good quality staff members. A service was struggling with a lot of relief educators coming through. Nothing wrong with relief educators, but just the fact ...read more
Using your words By Narelle - 3 minute car(e) webinar. I think when we just say to a child, use your words, I think we need to go a step further and help them with the words they need to say. So if they're having a little bit of trouble getting along with another child, you ...read more
How do you interact with children? By Narelle - 3 minute car(e) webinar. I just wanted to say to you guys, if a child is crying, if a child is distressed, they are not okay. So please take some time to find out what you can do to help the child feel a little bit better ...read more
Supporting Children’s Emotional Wellbeing By Gavin Nettlebeck. When I was a child, my parents dropped me off at day care. Yes, it is hard to believe that day care existed so many years ago! If you were to go back in time to that day care centre, you’d spot me easily as I was the kid crying in ...read more
A Heartfelt Letter to Families By Narelle Nettlebeck. Dear Families, I see you. You work hard. You want the best for your child. You miss them while they are in care and hope that they are happy and well cared for in your absence. I am a parent too, currently of two teens! I’m also an educator. I ...read more
An Encouragement for Critical Reflection on Documenting. By Narelle Nettlebeck. I have been reflecting a lot lately on DOCUMENTATION in our Education and Care Services. I really love documenting but I understand that many educators don’t and feel overwhelmed and/or consumed by the amount of documentation that is expected. If you have that drowning feeling, do you know ...read more
Some thoughts on attracting and retaining quality Educators to your Service By Narelle Nettlebeck. Many services seem to be struggling to attract and retain new staff to their service. Here are some thoughts regarding this current sector issue. Simon Sinek created the Golden Circle theory for businesses. In a very brief ‘Narelle Nutshell’, he said that generally what ...read more
How can Services ‘Police’ Less and Play More? By Narelle Nettlebeck. A friend of mine started work in the Education and Care sector recently and noted 2 very insightful things... * Educators spend way too much time policing children, to the point of stifling them. * Children are at their happiest when they are playing. This is so ...read more
Tips that will help you fill those spots. By Gavin Nettlebeck. It’s that time of year when the ‘big kids’ in your service head off to school and suddenly you have vacancies. This can be a stressful time with loss of income as well as the challenges that come with attracting new families to your service, interviewing and ...read more
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