Come on Mum you need to get it back together I need the Day Care Kids Back!! Yep this week I don’t just feel like I crashed and burned… I definitely have the hardware to prove that I did… I made a conscious discussion to keep the commitments I had until the end of the … Continue reading #17 Shine as an Educator – So I broke my leg!!

With only a few weeks to go until Christmas I thought we would follow the same direction as the last two weeks. The first week we launched our Christmas gift mini ebook… It would be super to hear how you have found the experiences, have they engaged your children like we hoped they would. The … Continue reading #16 Shine as an Educator – Process V Product!!

I have had a very busy week this week, sharing our Mini ebook so I hope every one has had a chance to download it. I made a fun little film clip to pop on the net just to give every one a sneak peek. You can find it here… What else happened this week? … Continue reading #15 Shine as an Educator – Keepsakes

Christmas is just around the corner – I can say less than 38 days away!! I have a super surprise and gift especially for you. I have documented my December early childhood program experiences and created a mini ebook 13 pages to be exact!! I am super proud of it and hope you love it … Continue reading #14 Shine as an Educator – Your Christmas gift mini ebook

This week I have a couple of things I have finalised and thought I would share with you. Oh yes Christmas is just around the corner, we are starting to think about holidays and so are our families. I have a fantastic program of Christmas experiences I am excited to share with you in the … Continue reading #13 Shine as an Educator – Christmas break?

I’ve had a great couple of weeks but I am feeling extremely tired and like this week has really been hard work!! The month of October is re-registration month for our scheme, so this week has been re-registration week for me. I know you will understand, re-registration time seems to add a huge amount of … Continue reading #12 Shine as an Educator – Re-registration tips…

Here we are at episode 11 and super close to starting our Christmas planning. Shortly to come is a series of Podcasts to help with your programming and experiences heading into the very busy Christmas season. But first over the weekend the Family Day Care world held their Conference. I was very excited to hear … Continue reading #11 Shine as an Educator – #ShapingFutures

Here we are at episode 10 – I am very grateful for the many new connections and friends that this podcast has enabled. I invite you to reach out and connect. As educators, we need to build strong connections, for those times when we can feel overwhelmed or isolated. It is definitely my hope and … Continue reading #10 Shine as an Educator – Our own Children

Over the last few weeks I have received many questions about programming and play based learning… My aim today, is to share an insight into my program; A bit about how my thinking works and how I often hop from one thing to the next – led by the children and following and facilitating their … Continue reading #09 Shine as an Educator – Programming, Play based learning!

It’s start of term 4 and if you are like me you are thinking about our beautiful little munchkins going off to school next year and what else we can do to support their transition. Critical Reflection Question time… What experiences can I plan to build strong resilient children transitioning to school? As a caring … Continue reading #08 Shine as an Educator – Transition to school