Embedding inclusive practices: practical tools to support children with disability in ECEC settings
Creating inclusive early learning environments is a foundational element of quality education and care. For early childhood education and care (ECEC) and outside school hours care (OSHC) providers, ensuring the inclusion of children with disability is both a professional obligation and a legislative requirement.
Engineers invent wireless transceiver rivaling fiber-optic speed
In #Denmark sind die #ECE z.B. von #København nach #Hamburg im Sommer reservierungspflichtig. Ich versuche gerade Ende Juli eine Fahrt zu Buchen und scheitere generell an der Reservierungspflicht. Heißt das, die Züge im Sommer sind alle ausgebucht, oder noch nicht buchbar. Wenn letzteres, wie viele Tage im voraus geht das bei der #DSB? Weiß das jemand in der #BahnBubble, vielleicht @sebwilken ? Danke für eure Hilfe.
#Bahnreise #Eisenbahn #Dänemark #Bahn
Naming private body parts isn’t optional: Why accurate language belongs in personal safety education
Teaching children the correct anatomical names for their private body parts can feel confronting for some adults. Yet evidence and child protection experts continue to point to the same conclusion: accurate language supports children’s safety, health and autonomy and reduces the secrecy and shame that can prevent children from speaking up.
(Australia) Have Your Say: NSW Review of the Working with Children Check, shaping child safety laws
Ensuring the safety of children and young people in education, care and community settings is a shared responsibility. In New South Wales (NSW), the Working with Children Check (WWCC) is a cornerstone of child protection law, a screening mechanism that helps prevent people who pose an unacceptable risk from working or volunteering with children. Now, the NSW Government has opened a public consultation to review the legislation that underpins this system, inviting individuals, families, service providers and organisations to have their say on how it can be strengthened and made fairer and more effective.
(Australia) Victorian Parliament releases key paper on child safety and reform in ECEC
A new research paper from the Victorian Parliamentary Library, A Moment of Reckoning: Recent Developments in Childcare Safety, explores the significant reforms reshaping early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Victoria. The paper provides a clear overview of the events, legislation and public concerns that have driven a major regulatory shift in the state’s approach to child safety and oversight of services.
(New Zealand) ECE in 2025: A Year of Flux - Key Stories, Insights, and Changes
The stories, issues, and changes, that shaped early childhood education in 2025 - your snapshot of a fast‑moving and challenging year.
(Australia) 26 January: Reflecting with respect in early childhood settings
26 January is the date on which Britain’s First Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788, beginning the colonisation that would lead to the dispossession, disruption and trauma experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For many, it is not a day of celebration, but one of survival and mourning.
„Ist es denkbar, dass die Millionenspende vielleicht ganz zufällig auch wirtschaftlichen Interessen nutzen könnte? “
PM von #NOlympia_Hamburg zu den 104 Projekten aus 104 Stadtteilen der Alexander Otto Sportstiftung in #Hamburg im werblichen Zusammen mit der #Olympiabewerbung .
https://www.nolympia-hamburg.de/der-milliardaer-die-liebe-zum-sport-und-zu-den-stadtteilen/
#nolympia #nolympicsanywhere #Hamburg #nolympia_hamburg
#ECE @nolympia @umweltFAIRaendern
When heat shapes learning before school: What a major cross-national study means for ECEC practice
Heat management in early childhood services is usually framed as a health and safety issue, sun protection, hydration, rest, and reducing the risk of heat illness. New research suggests it may also be a learning and development issue, with unusually high temperatures linked to lower rates of being “developmentally on track” for some foundational skills in the preschool years.
A newly published paper in Scientific Reports argues that the “carbon footprint” can become a practical, age-appropriate entry point for sustainability learning in the early years, when educators translate abstract ideas into everyday routines such as switching off lights, saving water and sorting waste. Based on interviews with award-winning early childhood science teachers across three Middle East countries, the study proposes a framework for embedding carbon footprint concepts through experiential learning, cultural relevance and consistent practice.
Your rights when settling your child into child care or kindy
It’s natural to feel nervous about transitioning your baby or child into early childhood education. Knowing some settling techniques, as well as what you can advocate for on behalf of your child, can help their transition.
(America) What You Need to Know: NYC's Free Child Care Pilot for Kids Under 2
Last week, New York City launched the Birth-to-2 initiative, offering free child care for children ages 2 and under, regardless of their parents’ income or immigration status, at 15 sites in “neighborhoods with the greatest need.” Here’s how to apply.
A large randomised controlled trial has found that a structured, smartphone-based eczema education program for caregivers reduced relapse risk over the first 12 weeks for children aged 0–6 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. While the benefit did not remain statistically significant beyond 12 weeks, the study adds to growing evidence that scalable digital education can strengthen early flare recognition and timely management, an insight with practical implications for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services working alongside families.
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This community is for talking about the Early Childhood Education sector. It’s not very active as it’s only me here, but I like to post some news, memes, and ideally talk about pedagogy and best practice. It can also be a place to vent, share victories, and just general ECE chat.
I would love to find any other educators here on PieFed/Lemmy 💗
Looking ahead: What the ECEC sector can expect in 2026
As 2026 begins, early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across Australia are preparing for a year of substantial reform, focused on strengthening child safety and raising the bar on national standards. Following a series of agreements by Education Ministers in 2025, new changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF) and the Education and Care Services National Law will take effect progressively throughout the year. These reforms reflect the shared commitment of educators, families, communities and governments to place child safety and wellbeing at the centre of early learning environments.
(UK) Jersey childcare costs 50% higher than UK, report finds
Parents pay an average of £9.90 for childcare in Jersey compared to £6.36 in the UK.
(Ireland) Facilities for up to 800 new childcare places to be acquired by State in 2026
Facilities will be acquired this year and refurbished to be ready to open by end of 2026 or early 2027
What Australia can learn from the UK’s new inspection framework
As Australia prepares for wide-reaching changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF) in 2026, it is timely to examine how other countries are evolving their approaches to regulation and quality assurance in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Recent updates to the United Kingdom’s (UK) Ofsted inspection framework offer key insights for Australian providers, policymakers and sector leaders as they navigate the next wave of reforms.
