Building strong foundations for educators and children
Early childhood education is one of society’s most important professions and areas of education. Research unequivocally demonstrates that if we can provide a solid, intentional, play based curriculum with a rich creative environment with highly professional educators in the field, children will receive a quality early childhood education that will influence and impact upon their lives and learning for their futures.
Early Life Foundations provide a range of services and supports for Early Childhood Educators internationally. Our specialist team lead by Kathy Walker a specialist early childhood educator for over 25 years, past lecturer in early childhood, Fellow of the Australian Educational Leaders and nominee for the 2012 Australian of the Year, provides a breadth of knowledge and experience in a range of early childhood areas of professional development, mentoring, conferences, symposiums and parent education in early childhood.
Enjoy looking through these pages and we invite you to browse the services we offer, our PD brochures, our fact sheets, Pod Casts not only here in Melbourne but across Australia and Internationally.
Early Childhood News
Sort out your philosophy don't be Driven by a Framework
it is important to hold onto a philosophy that drives how you teach children. A framework is not what should drive all practices. See our Pd brochure or contact us for support.
Fridge magnets to spread the word
All Behaviour Has Meaning Children Are Not Mini Adults Teach the child not to the test and lots more
All available from our online shop email us or call to order and help spread the word
Early Childhood Educators: Unite and be Strong: Understanding the Framework in common sense terms
We are amazed at how many hundreds of teachers are attending our sessions across Australia for assurance and support related to the new Frameworks. Believe in yourselves!!!!
Keeping a perspective on the Framework
Right across the country we keep reminding Professionals that Frameworks are not as important as an early childhood philosophy. Frameworks are a great guide but change frequently.
Mobile preschool remote Northern Territory Alice Springs
Shona has just returned from Alice Springs where she has been working with a group of preschool teachers and indigenous teacher assistants who work in remote and often difficult locations with limited
Keynote speaker Victorian Early Years conference Melbourne
It was exciting to witness Kathy Walker being one of the keynote speakers alongside international great Dr. Lillian Katz in Melbourne recently.
Join Now: Membership of Early Life Foundations
Parents, Educators and Organisations can now join Early Life Foundations.
Practical strategies for reducing documentation
Our PD sessions such as Want your Life Back are bursting at the seams. We run them at our rooms in St.kilda as well as in your Centres and regions across Australia.
Early Childhood support for parents Fact Sheets
To support you to support parents check out the parent homepage of our website and download some of our parent fact sheets.
ECE and Emotional Intelligence sessions
Check out our ECE PD on our Early Life homepage or request a brochure be mailed or emailed to your centre.
Fifty plus at our Friday PD Planning and Documenting
it was great to see so many Early Childhood Educators attend our session on Friday titled Want your life back!! we provided a range of strategies to bring back some common sense to documenting.
