Early Years Education Specialists: Pause & Ponder

11/02/2026

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Lisa(recently retired but we thank her for her glowing testimonial) bought this resource for the ECTARC team of Educational Leaders

26/01/2026

23/12/2025

It’s been a huge year so now it’s time to kick back and look after YOU 🥰 Time for peace and positivity for the year ahead. Relax & enjoy 😊 Thank you for all the love, joy and learning you have shared with all the children you care for and educate. You are greatly appreciated 💜.

10/12/2025

I like to dabble in landscape painting, but I don’t always look to the hills and mountains for inspiration. Today on my afternoon walk, I noticed the lines created in sand by the receding water… it looks like the way mountains overlap.
This got me thinking about where we get our inspiration from in our everyday practice, do you seek out only early childhood sector documents, or do you seek out other disciplines? I’m thinking psychologist, speech pathologist’s, theorist from different professions or sectors, leadership gurus, etc? When we do, it helps us see beyond our own thinking towards different perspective… try it, you’ll learn a lot, critically reflect AND join in professional ‘conversations’ that benefit children…

28/11/2025

There’s lots to worry about in the sector right now, but there are also stories of inspiration, resilience, support and caring, and a commitment to quality improvement and wellbeing of educators. Share your stories of hope and connection!

09/11/2025

Throw back to our first resource “Pause & Ponder: reflecting on your work with children” where we discuss the environment, visual noise and the child’s voice ( and more…). If you’d like to purchase an updated eBook ( or other resources) head to our website. Our resources support educators to critically reflect and make informed decisions…

07/11/2025

So, all you early childhood Educators, who are you ? What do you bring to your service? Let’s celebrate that 🥳. A thought provoking article from ‘The Sector’ …find the link in the comments.

06/11/2025

This is a tricky topic. My grandson and I have been watching this duck family come and go from the park over the past few weeks, this week there were only six ducklings, when we first encountered them there were 10! And at nearly 4, he is an expert counter….we’ve talked a lot about where the other ones might be or have gone… In our work life at EYES, we think no topic is off limits so we’ve created a series of supporting research to guide educators on some tricky topics… you’ll receive 14 pieces of research, unpacked with the important concepts, statistics, methods and conclusions… but the best bit is we also provide some links to sector documents, provocation questions for the team and implications for practice…One is about talking about death with children… something we all will encounter at some point in our careers… and our personal lives… just as our duckling encounter at the park reveals. Check out ‘Bite sized Research’ on our website… subscribe monthly OR get it all to your inbox in minutes…

21/10/2025

Let’s change …let’s be positive…let’s showcase all the amazing learning happening in early childhood services …it’s time to FLIP IT !!! . Please let us know what amazing work you are doing at your early learning service & how you will showcase it …..how will you FLIP IT ??

20/10/2025

An amazing visit to Rose Park Community Childcare when Kylie and I had a deep professional conversation about how we can bring positivity & showcase all the great learning that happens in the early years in our wonderful early childhood services ….FLIP IT !!

10/10/2025

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