Today we're at Papamoa, the fifth and final Above and Beyond centre. Join Michelle and Olivia's conversation about creativity, the arts, and the importance of boredom ..read more

Today we're sitting down for a chat with education leader, Cathryn, to discuss innovative, sustainable practice at your centre. We also covered structure vs free play, the importance of being bored, and more ..read more

Helping families transition into your center smoothly and comfortably is not an easy task. Today we're hearing from Dawn about how she approaches welcoming families to the Above and Beyond centers in Tauranga, New Zealand. She has a special role dedicated to welcoming families and supporting educational leaders with their administration tasks. It's an interesting management decision to employ someone specifically for these things, and one that will be interesting to viewers who are in early childhood management positions themselves ..read more

It's important to be supportive and inclusive of all the different cultures that attend your early learning service. Today, Michelle sat down for a cup of tea with Above and Beyond CEO Colleen, and Sam, the education leader the Te Puna centre. They discuss some of their greatest challenges and successes when it comes to community and culture in early childhood. #earlychildhoodinnovation #supportingdiversity #inclusiveECE ..read more

We sat down with the owners and operators of Above and Beyond Education & Care Centres to talk about their journey growing from a single centre into a unique multi-site organisation ..read more

Michelle introduces the series and we take a look at what is coming up. We will be spending time with the Above and Beyond centres in Tauranga, New Zealand. Above and Beyond is a network of 5 early childhood centres. Their unique approach to early childhood is founded upon the arts and creativity. The Above and Beyond centres have been a labour of love, intricately designed to be unique and inspire creativity in children. Each one has its own theme which is faithfully carried out across the entire centre. From Alice’s wonderland, to a magical castle; one inspired by Dr Suess, and another, Winn ..read more

Storypark's Peter Dixon sits down with Canadian Child Care Federation executive director, Don Giesbrecht to discuss the future of early childhood education in Canada ..read more

One-on-one relationships are a crucial part of every child's development, especially in the first three years. Thought-leader Nathan Wallis sat down with us to discuss this important topic in detail ..read more

Sadly, childhood trauma is very common, and it can present in lots of different, complex ways in early childhood care and education settings. As educators though, you're in an incredibly important position to be able to help children with the healing process. Dr Kaylene's website: https://adoseofawesomeness.com/ Webinars: https://drkaylenehenderson.com/webinar-series ..read more

The use of technology by children has changed rapidly in a short period of time. Many children as young as 3 years own their own devices, which has huge implications for how we educate children now. Listen to this interview with researcher Dr Joanne Orlando about how children are using technology, and how we can build on this in an early learning setting ..read more