Within Australia 24.8 per cent of the population speak a language other than English at home. This, consequently, often creates a communication barrier within early learning contexts for children, families and teams, including the way relationships are established. What methods can be put in place to remove this barrier and foster positive and respectful relationships within our learning communities?

In this episode, we will answer the question, what does it mean to make ethical decisions in our everyday

practice, and how does this support an inclusive approach? Through discussions and reflections from lived

experience, educators will be invited to consider what ethics and inclusion means to them.

We all know there is increasing pressure on early childhood educators to ensure they are looking after

their health and wellbeing and those of the children in their care. How has the high demand in the early

childhood sector impacted our understanding of inclusive practice? What practical strategies can we use

to ensure we are working together to continue to be inclusive within our everyday practice and how we

develop relationships?

In this episode, we will look closely at how exclusion impacts families, educators and children accessing

and engaging in early childhood education and care services.

This first episode will examine what inclusion in the early childhood context means. We will consider some of the most common barriers preventing inclusion in early childhood education and care.

Throughout this series, we have covered a number of different topics.  In this episode Adam and Jo will discuss how diversity, closing the gap, trauma-informed practice, amplifying the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, this year's NRW theme Be Brave. Make Change can be contextualized and used in everyday practice.

This episode will look at what it means to Be Brave.  Make Change in the context of early childhood education and care settings.  Everyone is on their own journey of reconciliation, this year's National Reconciliation Week theme provides us with the perfect opportunity to move forward in our reconciliation journey by reflecting on our own biases, addressing racism, and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation.

This episode will look at the significant role early childhood professionals play in uplifting cultural leaders.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children play a significant and critical role in the future of reconciliation in Australia. Educators play a vital role in providing them with opportunities to be a part of a community of learners that supports and fosters their ability to share their perspectives of their own culture and identity through curriculum, co-design, advocacy, and play.

This episode will unpack the ongoing impact trauma has had and continues to have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, families and children.  Over the past few years, there has been a greater awareness regarding understanding trauma-informed practice, and how it can be used to support the development and complex behaviours in infants and young children.  Adam and Jo will discuss the importance of understanding the connection between trauma-informed practice, creating culturally safe environments and social and emotional wellbeing in early childhood settings.