When a child plays alone, or solitarily, they have a chance to engage deeply and can make mistakes and create solutions, feeling accomplished. Playing with others supports the ongoing development as children 'practice' what they learned. This episode discusses the benefits of letting your child take the lead in their own play.

In this episode, we explore how children learn everyday through play in the early years and how helping your child learn at home through play, can lay strong foundations for reading and writing and more formal school learning.

This episode explores how the 'Early Years Learning Framework', as the mandatory curriculum for early childhood education, supports teachers to deliver learning programs that improve learning outcomes for children and support learning in the early years. We also look at how that supports a strong start to school.

Learning in the everyday introduces a series of podcasts about how children learn through everyday experiences and play at home, not only at preschool, school or early childhood services. This episode focuses on recognising the learning that comes from the activities and routines that parents and families do every day.

This is the second podcast in the series about literacy in the early years. In this podcast, Vanessa Dimitroulas and Janice Gorrie discuss the demands of school and academic language and the role educators play in supporting children's oral language development in the early years.

This is the first episode in a series about literacy in the early years. Vanessa and Janice discuss the oral language development of children and how it is shaped by their early experiences and interactions.

Sue Dockett and Bob Perry, Peridot Education Pty Ltd, discuss possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families starting school. Changes in opportunities and expectations for transition practices are emphasised.

Sue Dockett and Bob Perry, Peridot Education Pty Ltd, reflect on 24 years of research and publication about transition to school. They emphasise the importance of building relationships among all involved and distinguish between transition practices and orientation programs.

Jacqui Ward talks to the Tarro Public School team about their transition to school practices, particularly in the context of COVID-19.

A conversation with the Rosehill Public School preschool team about their learning from home journey.