Establishing a Safe Home Environment for Children

As a childcare director one of your main responsibilities is to keep the children safe. With many children suffering from food sensitivities it is increasingly important for all of your staff to know what to do to keep your centre as safe possible. Disseminate identifying information Have a clearly one pager on each child with a food sensitivity displayed in the room that the child stays in (and if a child moves between rooms, have the one pager in both rooms).

Lisping is a common term to describe difficulties in pronouncing certain sounds including 's' and 'z'. Many children experience a period of lisping during their speech development so it can be challenging for parents and carers to determine if a child needs speech therapy of will naturally develop more appropriate speech patterns. Here is how to determine if you should recommend a child for speech therapy. How old is the child?

ANZAC day is one of the most revered days on the Australian calendar, but coming up with activities that discuss ANZAC day can be hard for the preschool aged children. When considering activities for ANZAC day, keep circling back to the ideas that resonate with the ANZAC day story including bravery, mateship and resilience under pressure. These are not only valuable personal attributes in wartime, but also in kids' day-to-day life.