Supporting emotions in early childhood
Starting child care can be stressful at the best of times, let alone returning to Inspired after learning from home for an extended period during a pandemic. Many of our children may be expressing distress and/or emotion as they return to care and we want to help you feel at ease with this difficult transition. […]
Our emergent Curriculum at Inspired
You may have heard of the Early Years Learning Framework, but how does this shape our Curriculum at Inspired? Each month our educating team creating a monthly curriculum based on children’s interests, strengths, abilities and developmental needs. Our curriculum represents the 5 learning outcomes; Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity Learning […]
I am Mindful
I am mindful.. Warning: The following information may be confronting and disturbing. Sometimes words or images can cause sadness or distress, or trigger traumatic memories for people, particularly survivors of past abuse, violence or childhood trauma. Women aged 15 – 19 are most at risk of suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts and self harm. 1 in […]
Our favourite Christmas recipes
Is it your turn to bring dessert this Christmas? or preparing snacks for the children? We have two ultimate Christmas recipes, every family should devour’ Christmas Crackle (the chocolate kind) Ingredients: 115 g butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 100 g pretzels 200 g milk chocolate melts 200 g dark chocolate melts 2 tsp sea salt […]
Activities and Events for families to enjoy
If your family is anything like ours here at Inspired, we are continually busy during the week and therefore our weekends are time for families, relaxing together and enjoying each others company. We have a list of ideas for you to enjoy during the warmer months of Spring. Tip: Screenshot this section so you always […]
Quality Improvement Plan at Inspired
Each early childhood education service in Australia, is required to have an active Quality Improvement Plan (QIP). A QIP is how centres can self-assess their practices & how they are delivering quality education & care, this self-assessment is conducted in line with the National Quality Standard (NQS). What is in a Quality Improvement Plan? A centres Quality Improvement […]
Key milestones for our Toddlers
It is an exciting time when your little one is nearing the age to transition from our Echidnas environment to our Koalas (children aged 18 months – 3 years old). From taking their first steps to self-feeding, it is likely that you will start to see some big changes in your child’s abilities during this time. Even […]
The benefits of our Community Outings curriculum
Most of us spent ample time in nature as children, climbing trees, exploring rocks and bugs, or even just playing games outdoors with friends. Little did we know that these fun activities were actually building our brains, bodies, and characters for later life. Today, ample research has shown that nature exposure has numerous long-term benefits […]
Gardening with Children
We’re all aware of the benefits of fresh air and the outdoors, but did you know involving children in simple gardening practices has a range of benefits too? Gardening can benefit children of all ages as it provides a great opportunity for children to learn, and equips them with critical skills which can help them […]
Has your toddler started saying NO?
Why is it that every toddler learns to say “no” before they even say their own name? Every toddler begins to learn “no” as a part of developing their own independence and personality around the age of 2. It might not be what you want to read, but it’s actually a good thing as toddlers […]
