5 Tips for Practicing Gratitude with Children in the Face of COVID-19
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Each morning when I wake up, I feel like I have a few blissful moments before I remember the current state of the world. A wave of what I can only describe as a combination of dread, uncertainty, disappointment, and sadness washes over me as I remember that we are essentially in lockdown.That I am now a homeschool mama.That I am now working solely from home.That I haven’t seen toilet paper on the shelves at our local supermarket for over four weeks.That our weekly family get-togethers have been cancelled.That weSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Episode 007 – Inquiry Based Planning with Carrie Rose
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Another brand new podcast episode has landed and we are pretty excited about it! This episode Nic talks to Carrie Rose of Rosie’s Early Learning in QLD, all about inquiry based planning. This episode is a little longer, but it is worth it!Our brilliant buddy Jeff A Johnson, over at Explorations Early Learning/Playvolution HQ is producing our podcasts for us (for which we are incredibly grateful!) and you can listen on your favourite podcast app under the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast feed. Here is a link to episodeSEE DETAILS ..read more
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“Slides are for going down, not up!” – Really??
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
A little while back, my youngest daughter and I popped into a local shopping centre to grab a few things. On our way in, she spotted a little playground area with some climbing equipment and a slide. The layout of the playground was actually pretty cool (especially for a shopping centre complex!) and she was delighted to have it all to herself. She climbed and swung and rolled her way around the playground while I watched. As I stood at the foot of the slide, watching her climb up, aSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Episode 006 – Men in Early Childhood with Tristan Page
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by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Did you catch episode 6 of our podcast “The Inspired Educator” when it landed a few weeks ago?? You might have missed it, as we were crazy busy at the time and didn’t pop it up here so you would know all about it! Our brilliant buddy Jeff A Johnson, over at Explorations Early Learning/Playvolution HQ is producing our podcasts for us (for which we are incredibly grateful!) and you can listen on your favourite podcast app under the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast feed. Here is a link toSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Does being a parent really make for a better educator?
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
“None of them are mums – they have no idea.” “They are all so young.” “There’s one great educator – she’s a parent, so she gets it.”These are some snippets of a conversation that I overheard at the school gate last week. As parents arrived to collect their children from school, one shared their frustration with their other child’s early education and care service. While there is doubt that their concerns were valid and that they ultimately want their child to be happy, settled and well cared for in the service, whatSEE DETAILS ..read more
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#australianfires – Supporting Children and Families
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Last night it rained. It didn’t rain for long – perhaps ten minutes in total, but it rained. It has been so long since that pitter-patter sound was heard on our roof that my children cheered. “It’s finally raining!” they said. We are in a coastal area on level one water restrictions. Our “grass” resembles crunchy straw, and we took water play off the menu at home when our rainwater tank ran dry around two months ago. But we are not in the worst of it.  We have family out west whoSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Episode 004 – Social Justice with Alistair Gibbs
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Episode 4 of our podcast “The Inspired Educator” is now available and ready for your listening pleasure!Our brilliant buddy Jeff A Johnson, over at Explorations Early Learning/Playvolution HQ is producing our podcasts for us (for which we are incredibly grateful!) and you can listen on your favourite podcast app under the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast feed. Here is a link to episode 004EPISODE 004 – Social Justice with Alistair GibbsHere we are with episode 004 and this one is super interesting! For some educators, the term social justiceSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Creating Calm in the “Busy” Season
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
It’s official. There is only a month until Christmas, and whether you celebrate or not, this time of year becomes absolutely manic in many households, schools, early childhood services, and workplaces. The whole community has a buzz about it. Our calendars demand so much from us – end of year parties, graduations, the finishing of assessments and paperwork, school assemblies, work functions… the list goes on. So many adults often lament the busy-ness of this time of year, yet most are able to keep calm and carry on. But what aboutSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Episode 003 – Nature Play with Jen and Narell from Birdwings
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Episode 3 of our podcast “The Inspired Educator” is now available and ready for your listening pleasure!Our brilliant buddy Jeff A Johnson, over at Explorations Early Learning/Playvolution HQ is producing our podcasts for us (for which we are incredibly grateful!) and you can listen on your favourite podcast app under the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast feed. Here is a link to episode 003EPISODE 003 – Nature Play with Jen and Narell from BirdwingsHere we are with episode 003 and it is a great one! Nic had a delightfulSEE DETAILS ..read more
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Episode 002 – Risk with Kate Higginbottom
Inspired EC | Early Childhood Consultancy
by Nicole Halton
4y ago
Episode 2 of our brand new podcast “The Inspired Educator” is now available and we are pretty excited! Our brilliant buddy Jeff A Johnson, over at Explorations Early Learning/Playvolution HQ is producing our podcasts for us (for which we are incredibly grateful!) and you can listen on your favourite podcast app under the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast feed. Here is a link to episode 002!EPISODE 002 – RISK with Kate Higginbottom We are super excited to release our second podcast episode where Nic chats to Kate Higginbottom of Adamstown CommunitySEE DETAILS ..read more
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