Curriculum learning Areas
NESA
This package includes five hours of NESA Registered Professional Development. Courses included in this package are:
- Visual art and creativity in your curriculum - Dr Gai Lindsay (NESA)
- Technology in early childhood - Dr Joanne Orlando (NESA)
- Maths is everywhere - Jenni Connor (NESA)
- Outdoor learning - Siobhan Hannan (NESA)
- STEM in early childhood - Dr Kate Highfield (NESA)
$154.00 (AUD) / subscription
Encountering and Interpreting the Principles of Reggio Emilia
Pedagogy, Reggio Emilia, Early Childhood, Hundred Languages, Documentation, Malaguzzi, Rinaldi, play, exploration, explore, Reggio, Italy
Three online encounters have been developed by Early Childhood Australia (ECA) and Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) with the aim of increasing access to information about Reggio Emilia and Australian interpretations of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Education. It is suited to early childhood educators working with children aged birth to eight years old in Australia and abroad.
$100.00 (AUD) / subscription
Exploring pedagogical practices to promote learning
NESA
This package includes two hours of NESA Registered Professional Development. Courses included in this package are:
- Documenting and assessing children's learning - Dr Anne Kennedy (NESA)
- Reconciliation in action part 1 - Tracey Simpson
- Supporting child-led inquiry - Neville Dwyer (NESA)
- Environments for learning: Indoor learning spaces - Dr Luke Touhill (NESA)
- Play-based learning: Using the pedagogical play-framework - Professor Susan Edwards
$154.00 (AUD) / subscription
Science, technology, engineering and maths
NESA
This package includes two hours of NESA Registered Professional Development. Courses included in this package are:
- Spatial reasoning and STEM for early years - Dr Kym Simoncini
- Doing IT: Practical tech advice for children's learning and development - Daniel Donahoo
- Maths is everywhere - Jenni Connor (NESA)
- Technology in early childhood - Dr Joanne Orlando (NESA)
- STEM in early childhood - Dr Kate Highfield (NESA)
$154.00 (AUD) / subscription
Service Leadership
NESA
This package includes two hours of NESA Registered Professional Development. Courses included in this package are:
- Let's talk: Creating a culture of learning - places of teaching and learning for everyone - Dr Anne Stonehouse and Michelle Gujer
- Making quality visible - Sarah Louise Gandolfo
- Working with the ECA Code of Ethics - Catharine Hydon
- Partnerships with communities - Judy Radich (NESA)
- Developing and maintaining a Quality Improvement Plan - Dr Luke Touhill (NESA)
$154.00 (AUD) / subscription
Start Early - Respectful relationships for life
Start Early, respect, relationships, identity, father, gender, emotions, friendship, partnerships, emotions, children, behaviour, self-regulation, violence prevention, family violence
Start Early supports educators to explore how everyday behaviours and attitudes shape a child's lifelong relationships. The three Start Early modules look at developing Respectful Relations, explore issues around Gender, Respect and Identity, and encourage Father Inclusive Practice.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Supporting language and culture in early childhood
NESA
This package includes one hours of NESA Registered Profesional Development. Courses included in this package are:
- Reconciliation in action part 1 - Tracey Simpson
- Reconciliation in action part 2 - Tracey Simpson
- Understanding and making art: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in early childhood settings - Jo Krabman
- Supporting language development in the early years - Christine Andell (NESA)
- Supporting bilingualism during early childhood - Ruth Nicholls)
$154.00 (AUD) / subscription
The ECA Leadership Program
Leadership, program, mentor, growth, capability, management, Leader, framework
The ECA Leadership Program is a self-directed leadership course, uniquely designed for Australian early childhood educators. It has been developed by Early Childhood Australia in consultation with sector leaders over several years.
To pay by invoice please contact Early Childhood Australia's Customer Service Team during business hours on t. 1800 356 900 (free call in Australia) or customerservice@earlychildhood.org.au
$599.00 (AUD) / subscription
Understanding sleep and safe sleep practices in early childhood education and care
Sleep, rest, safe sleep, MCRI
Developed by Early Childhood Australia (ECA) and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), this comprehensive and highly practical online professional learning package examines the importance of sleep to the overall health, wellbeing, learning and development of infants and children in line with the introduction of safe sleep and rest practices (ACECQA, 2017).
$120.00 (AUD) / subscription
Bullying and Harassment for Employees
Harassment, Bullying, Behaviour, Responsibilities, Work Place, Management
This course has been designed to provide employees with an understanding about bullying and harassment in the workplace, the type of behaviour that should be avoided and what employees can do if bullying or harassment is occurring in their workplace.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Bullying and Harassment for Managers and Supervisors
Bullying, Harassment, Behaviour, Responsibilities, Incidents, Work Place, Management
This course has been designed to provide managers and supervisors with an understanding about workplace bullying and harassment, and what they can do to prevent and manage bullying and harassment in their workplace. This course has been written in line with harmonised Work Health and Safety legislation in Australia.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Developing and Maintaining a Quality Improvement Plan
QIP, quality, improvement, planning, assessment
This module has been developed to help educators create a useful, accurate Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) - one that assesses current performance, recognises strengths and prepares for improvement.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Documenting and Assessing Children's Learning
This module has been developed to provide an understanding of how documenting and assessing children's learning helps educators gain a deeper understanding of children's interests, strengths and abilities, and how educators use this knowledge to support and extend children's learning.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Documenting and Assessing Children's Learning - Part II
Programming, planning, planning cycle, documenting, assessing, assessment, learning, curriculum, observation
This course has been developed as an extension of Documenting and Assessing Children's Learning (Part I). In Part II we further explore, why we document and assess children's learning and discover more about using the Planning Cycle. We will also take a look at practical approaches to documenting and assessing children's learning.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Duty of Care for Managers and Supervisors
Negligence, Responsibility, Obligation, Employee Assistance Program, EAP, Contract, Comply, Safe Systems of Work, SSOW, Risk, Control
This course has been designed to provide you with an overview and understanding of work health and safety (WHS) responsibilities at each level of the workplace and a practical understanding of how to fulfil your duty of care responsibilities.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Duty of Care for Workers
Negligence, Responsibility, Obligation, Employee Assistance Program, EAP, Contract, Comply, Safe Systems of Work, SSOW, Risk, Control
This course will provide you with an understanding of how to fulfil your duty of care to help maintain the health and safety of the workplace.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Early Childhood Nutrition
Food, diet, eating, meals, kitchen, cook, nutrition, health
This module will help you to understand how to provide good nutrition for young children, and how to teach children about good food choices.
$29.70 (AUD) / subscription
Education for Sustainability
Sustainability, creativity, resources, environment, ideas, outdoor, indoor
This module has been developed to provide educators with an understanding of what 'sustainability' really means and how they can build the sustainability of their early childhood education and care service in meaningful ways.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Environments for learning - Indoor learning spaces
Environment, space, creativity, creative, visual, resources, indoor
This module has been developed to provide an understanding of the role of the physical environment in children's learning and how you can create effective indoor learning spaces for young children.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Survival, Breathing, Circulation, First Aid, Patient, Resuscitation, Red Cross
** South Australian Educational Staff employed by DECD must book via 1300 367 428 to receive the discounted price.**
This course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge and understanding of emergency procedures required to perform CPR.
Please note: To get qualified, you must complete a practical session after successfully completing this online component. Follow the steps below.
- SEARCH for a practical session in your area here. (Do NOT pay here)
- CALL 1300 367 428 to BOOK into a practical session for the online learning you wish to do.
- PAY for the complete course by clicking Buy above. Your login will be sent via email.
- Complete online learning.
- Take your Certificate of Completion to your practical session.
Please note this course contains flash content and is not currently compatible with iPads. If accessing this course via PC please ensure you have the flash plugin installed. Click System Requirements in the Help & Support section to check your system.
$60.00 (AUD) / subscription
HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
Red Cross, Patient
** South Australian Educational Staff employed by DECD must book via 1300 367 428 to receive the discounted price.**
In this course you will learn the fundamental principles and theoretical knowledge to enable you to provide emergency care for injuries and illnesses that may occur in a school, early years or care setting.
Please note: To get qualified, you must complete a practical session after successfully completing this online component. Follow the steps below.
- SEARCH for a practical session in your area here. (Do NOT pay here)
- CALL 1300 367 428 to BOOK into a practical session for the online learning you wish to do.
- PAY for the complete course by clicking Buy above. Your login will be sent via email.
- Complete online learning.
- Take your Certificate of Completion to your practical session.
Please note this course contains flash content and is not currently compatible with iPads. If accessing this course via PC please ensure you have the flash plugin installed. Click System Requirements in the Help & Support section to check your system.
$190.00 (AUD) / subscription
Introduction to the Floorbook Approach
Claire Warden, Nature Pedagogy, Floorbooks, documentation, child-led, programming, planning
This module is designed to introduce a form of participatory planning called the Floorbooks Approach by Mindstretchers and Claire Warden.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Managing challenging exchanges - responding professionally
Conflict, conflict resolution, management, leadership, conversation, relationships, partnerships, professional, professionalism
This module provides an introduction to the importance of professional communication and explores communication strategies to address conflict and challenging exchanges in your role as an educator or staff member within education and care services.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Maths is Everywhere
Maths, mathematics, numeracy, curriculum, lessons, outdoors, preschool, kindergarten, STEM
This module will help educators to support children in learning about maths and developing numeracy skills.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Music in Early Childhood
Music, play, instruments, learning, development, songs, singing, vocal, guitar, piano, children, rhythm, rhyme, percussion, beat, tempo, performing, musicality, family community, culture, senses, communication, strategies
Music has long been regarded as an important part of early childhood education. In this module, explore music as an integral and vibrant part of a child's family, community and culture, and how it can be utilised as a powerful tool for learning and development.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
National Information Privacy Awareness
Legislation, Privacy, Consultancy, Government, Law
This course has been developed to provide an understanding of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and how to apply it within organisations. This course reflects the amendments to the legislation as in force on 12 March 2014.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Outdoor Learning
This module has been developed to explore the importance of outdoor environments for children's learning, and to show how educators can plan and use outdoor spaces with children.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Partnerships with Communities
Partnerships, relationships, communities, community, social, Indigenous, Aboriginal
This module explores ways for educators to build and strengthen partnerships with the communities in which they work and live.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Partnerships with Families
Partnerships, families, community, parents, communication
This module has been developed to help educators build and strengthen partnerships with families on an ongoing basis, taking into account different circumstances and settings.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Partnerships with Families for Inclusive Practice
Partnerships, families, relationships, positive, inclusion, pedagogy
This module explores how partnerships with families and caregivers underpin young children's inclusion, learning and development, and explores the benefits of partnerships to enable inclusion.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Professional Partnerships for Early Childhood Inclusion
Partnerships, families, relationships, positive, inclusion, pedagogy, therapy, professionals, disability, NDIS
This module explores how improved outcomes for children with developmental delay, disability or additional and complex needs can be achieved when early years professionals deliberately and strategically work in partnership with one another.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Reconciliation in Action Part 1
Reconciliation, culture, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, inclusion, cultural competency, awareness
This module is the first in a two-part series to help you build your knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures, to support Reconciliation in early childhood.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Reconciliation in Action Part 2
Reconciliation, culture, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, inclusion, cultural competency, awareness
This module is the second in a two-part series to help you build your knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures, to support Reconciliation in early childhood.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Routines and transitions - Embracing opportunities for learning
Routines, transitions, support, schedules, planning, pedagogy, children, meal times, sleep, drop off, pick up, strategies, management, relationships, families, positive behaviour, challenging behaviour
This module will introduce you to ways of seeing and using routines and transitions to highlight their enormous potential for learning and enrichment.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
STEM in Early Childhood
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, STEM, curriculum, learning, creative ideas
In this module, we will be exploring what STEM is and how integrating the curriculum areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics can enable opportunities for rich learning.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Supporting Child-led Inquiry
Awe, wonder, child-led, inquiry, play, play-based, Ann, Pelo.
This module will help educators to support child-led inquiry, and to understand the importance of awe and wonder in sustaining a love of learning.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Supporting Children's Self-regulation Ages 3-5 years
Regulation, self-regulation, co-regulation, behaviour, emotions, cooperation, listening, school readiness
This module will help educators to work with children on how to manage their own attention, emotion, thinking, and behaviour. The module focuses on children aged 3-5 years.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Supporting children's self-regulation - from birth to 3 years
Behaviour, babies, toddlers, regulation, self-regulation, discipline, fighting, tantrums
This module has been developed to explain how very young children (up to 3 years) learn to regulate their emotions and behaviour, and how educators can support them in this important area of development and learning.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Supporting language development in the early years
Literacy, language, learning, bilingual, abecedarian, communication, talking, inclusion, indigenous languages, community, family
This module explores current theories of language learning and provides practical examples of ways educators can support young children's language development.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Technology in Early Childhood Learning
Technology, IT, computer, iPad, tablet, device, internet, app, screen,
This module will help to build educators' skills and confidence in using IT tools with young children.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
The Role of Certified Supervisor
This module has been developed to provide a clear guide to the role of the certified supervisor and the responsibilities of an educator taking on this position.
$19.80 (AUD) / subscription
The Value of Play
play, learning, environments, intentional teaching, planning, advocacy
In this module, course participants will:
- consider the importance of play for children's learning and development, the role of educators in supporting effective play-based learning and how to balance intentional teaching with play-based approaches, and
- explore the characteristics of play and the role of play in early childhood and school settings.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Understanding Behaviour - Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Inclusion, disability support, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, autism, Autism Queensland, triggers, behaviour, positive behaviour
This course has been developed to provide early childhood educators with an opportunity to consider why children on the autism spectrum may display challenging behaviour and how best to support them.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Understanding and making art - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in early childhood settings
Reconciliation, culture, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, inclusion, cultural competency, awareness, art, creativity, history
This module introduces the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. We explore ways educators and young children can approach art appreciation and art-making inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. We also look at some specific art works and the contemporary artists behind them.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Using Critical Reflection
critical, reflection, improvement, development, quality
This module explains how critical reflection forms a crucial part of professional practice in early childhood education and care, and provides a model and suggestions for how to make critical reflection a positive part of everyday practice.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Visual Art and Creativity In Your Curriculum
Art, arts, visual, craft, creative, creativity, painting, drawing, sculpture, gallery
Using beautiful video footage, this module explores the fundamental role of visual arts and creativity in children's learning, and helps educators to find their own creativity. Featuring extensive questions to prompt self-reflection, inspiration and renewal in your service.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Walking with Children on their Journey to Literacy - Practitioner Perspectives
Literacy, curriculum, learning environments, mentoring
The module has been adapted from an early childhood resource A Walk in the Park, by two Australian early childhood professionals.
The module includes written information, examples, reflective questions and images and is suitable for educators at all stages of their careers.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - A good place to be a child - creating effective early learning environments
Children, childhood, learning environments, play, outdoor, indoor, pedagogy, spaces
This webinar examines what makes a successful learning environment, how this can capture the image of childhood and how educators can create spaces that shape the behaviour of children and adults.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Acting Ethically - exploring the ECA Code of Ethics
Code, Ethics, Professional Development, Management
The ECA Code of Ethics provides a guide to assist professionals to make wise decision that build relationships and promote our shared values. This on-demand webinar introduces the ECA Code of Ethics and discuss how educators might use the Code to support their everyday decision making.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Anti-Bias Approaches in Early Childhood
Diversity, professionalism, social justice, children�¢??s rights, intentional teaching, webinar, anti-bias, equality, equity, rights, human rights
In this webinar, Dr Red Ruby Scarlet addresses key critical questions about embedding anti-bias approaches in everyday practice: what it is, what it means, how the anti-bias approach is interrelated with other pedagogical approaches, and the practical ways educators can become a part of the 'anti-bias movement.'
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Changes to the National Quality Framework
Management, early childhood, professionalism, NQF, National Quality Framework, professional development, certification, assessment, national data, leadership, ACECQA, quality
This webinar provides an overview of the key changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF), how these changes will affect Early Childhood Education and Care services, and the resources and support available to educators.
$0.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Doing IT - Practical tech advice for children's learning & development
Technology, STEM, creativity, resources
This webinar takes a look at what play-based learning looks like when we use tablets and technology in early learning environments. Presenter Daniel Donahoo shares his practice stories and approaches, aligned to research and the early years learning framework, to help you to see the many ways technology can augment, and enhance and enrich children's play and learning. By the end of the session you will have concrete ideas about how you can use that tablet, projector or phone in your work to engage purposefully with the individual learning needs of children in your service.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Early Childhood Education for Sustainability - Now or never, a time for urgent change
Environment, sustainability, nature, conservation, future
In this webinar, Dr Sue Elliott examines what sustainability looks like within early childhood, and what educators can do to facilitate change within their early childhood services.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Emotion Coaching - a transformational tool
Emotions, self-regulation, development, feelings, settling, respect, respectful relationships, relationships
This webinar explores the five steps of emotion coaching: emotional awareness, connecting, listening, naming emotions and finding good solutions.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Let's Talk - Creating a culture of learning - places of teaching and learning for everyone
Leadership, management, advocacy, early childhood, professionalism, professional development, staff, team building, mentor, human resources, learning, children, learning environments, learning culture
Anne Stonehouse AM and Michelle Gujer explore the methods in which educators can create a thriving culture of learning within their settings to support good practice, and provide best outcomes for children.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Making quality visible
Quality, documenting, assessing, National Quality Framework, Leadership, Management, Quality rating, professional development
This webinar thinks critically about quality in early childhood education and care and explores how to develop, lead and maintain quality and share this with children, families and educators.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Play-based Learning - Using the Pedagogical Play-Framework
Play, learning, framework, professionalism, research, intentional teaching, webinar
Play-based learning is a cornerstone of early childhood education. In recent years the concept of intentional teaching has also become important in early childhood education. This webinar discusses a new approach to balancing open-ended play with intentional teaching using the Pedagogical Play-framework. The Pedagogical Play-framework argues that three main types of play-based learning, including open-ended, modelled and purposefully-planned play can be used by children in multiple combinations to support young children's learning.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Practically STEM
STEM, Live Wires, coding, webinar, technology, computers, screen time, mathematics, science
STEM, or STE(A)M, initiatives are a global focus in all education sectors at the moment, but what does STEM really mean in the Early Years? Join Anita L'Enfant for a practical look at STEM in your centre.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Privacy Awareness in Children's Services
Privacy, privacy awareness, data, confidential information, files, storage, cloud, online, management, administration
What does privacy look like in children's services - and how can educators ensure they're not in breach of The Privacy Act (1988) (the Act)? This on-demand webinar examines through case studies, aspects of the Act, including The Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, as well as ways to maintain privacy and what is defined as sensitive information.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Settling Multiple Children in ECEC Settings
Sleep, webinar, safe sleep practices, settling, relationships, attachment, family, rest
This webinar examines practical safe sleeping strategies for settling multiple children in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. It will examine many methods of settling groups of babies or children, as well as ways to discuss and work collaboratively with parents and caregivers to support a child in sleep.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Seven myths about young children and digital technology - Where we are in 2017
STEM, early childhood, webinar, livewires, digital technology, digital, television, screen time, pedagogy, practice, technology, tablet, STEAM
Technology is constantly changing and these changes bring a concern for the wellbeing of young children when accessing digital technology. In the 2017 Live Wires International Keynote Address, Professor Lydia Plowman addresses the myths and the realities of technology usage by young children, both within an early childhood setting and the home.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Spatial reasoning and STEM for early years
STEM, early childhood, webinar, livewires
This webinar examines importance of STEM learning in early childhood. We look at what it looks like to be intentional when it comes to STEM, finding the hidden gems in everyday play.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Supporting Bilingualism During Early Childhood
Bilingualism, language, English additional language, EAL, culture, Bilingual, multilingual, ESL, community
This webinar explores the topic of childhood bilingualism and how Early Childhood Educators can support bilingual children to develop their language and communication skills during the early years. This webinar also looks at supporting the bilingual educator, as well as sharing language and culture with young children and their families.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Webinar - Where to start when using Australian Early Development Census data in your setting
Data, research, evidence, program, practice, family, community, partnerships, intentional teaching, planning, planning cycle
This webinar looks at where to start when using AEDC (Australian Early Development Census) data in your Early Childhood Education and Care setting.
$25.00 (AUD) / subscription
Working with the ECA Code of Ethics
Code of ethics, support, management, leadership, community, ethics, rights, advocacy
In this module, we focus on:
- introducing the key elements of the revised Code
- how the Code can help us with the ethical challenges of our work, and
- what it looks like to consider ethics in our everyday practice with children.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
