The Early Education Show

By Lisa, Leanne and Liam

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Talking the policy and politics of education and young children in Australia.

Episode Date
Liam’s Early Education Journey
May 04, 2023
The ACCC Inquiry
Mar 05, 2023
The Early Years Strategy
Feb 19, 2023
2022 Year in Review
Dec 15, 2022
Exploring the NQS - Overview Episode
Nov 22, 2022
Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 20, 2022
Element 7.2.3 Development of professionals (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 17, 2022
Element 7.2.2 Educational leadership (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 15, 2022
Element 7.2.1 Continuous improvement (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 13, 2022
Element 7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 10, 2022
Element 7.1.2 Management systems (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 08, 2022
Element 7.1.1 Service philosophy and purpose (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 06, 2022
Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 03, 2022
Element 6.2.3 Community engagement (Exploring the NQS)
Nov 01, 2022
Element 6.2.2 Access and participation (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 30, 2022
Element 6.2.1 Transitions (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 27, 2022
Element 6.1.3 Families are supported (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 25, 2022
Element 6.1.2 Parent views are respected (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 23, 2022
Element 6.1.1 Engagement with the service (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 20, 2022
Quality Area 5: Relationships with children (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 18, 2022
Element 5.2.2 Self-regulation (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 16, 2022
Element 5.2.1 Collaborative learning (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 13, 2022
Element 5.1.2 Dignity and rights of the child (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 11, 2022
Element 5.1.1 Positive educator to child interactions (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 09, 2022
Quality Area 4: Staffing arrangements (Exploring the NQS)
Oct 02, 2022
Element 4.2.2 Professional standards (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 29, 2022
Element 4.2.1 Professional collaboration (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 27, 2022
Element 4.1.2 Continuity of staff (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 25, 2022
Element 4.1.1 Organisation of educators (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 22, 2022
Quality Area 3: Physical environment (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 20, 2022
Element 3.2.3 Environmentally responsible (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 18, 2022
Element 3.2.2 Resources support play-based learning (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 15, 2022
Element 3.2.1 Inclusive environment (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 13, 2022
Element 3.1.2 Upkeep (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 11, 2022
Element 3.1.1 Fit for purpose (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 08, 2022
Quality Area 2: Children’s health and safety (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 06, 2022
Element 2.2.3 Child protection (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 04, 2022
Element 2.2.2 Incident and emergency management (Exploring the NQS)
Sep 01, 2022
Element 2.2.1 Supervision (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 30, 2022
Element 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 28, 2022
Element 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 25, 2022
Element 2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 23, 2022
Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 21, 2022
Element 1.3.3 Information for families (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 18, 2022
Element 1.3.2 Critical reflection (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 16, 2022
Element 1.3.1 Assessment and planning (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 14, 2022
Element 1.2.3 Child directed learning (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 11, 2022
Element 1.2.2 Responsive teaching and scaffolding (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 09, 2022
Element 1.2.1 Intentional teaching (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 07, 2022
Element 1.1.3 Program learning opportunities (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 04, 2022
Element 1.1.2 Child-centred (Exploring the NQS)
Aug 02, 2022
Element 1.1.1 Approved learning framework (Exploring the NQS)
Jul 31, 2022
Budget 2021 and early childhood education
May 12, 2021
Are we doing enough to protect children from abuse? (with Deanne Carson)
Apr 22, 2021
BONUS: Universal access funding (with Ingrid Stitt, Victorian Minister for Early Childhood)
Apr 18, 2021
We need to talk about reporting (with Jenni Hutchins)
Apr 08, 2021
The NQF Review
Mar 25, 2021
What can we look forward to in 2021?
Mar 11, 2021
2020 Year in Review / Q&A
Dec 20, 2020
The Trends in Community Children’s Services Survey
Dec 03, 2020
The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood
Nov 19, 2020
BONUS: Family Matters Report 2020 (with Sue-Anne Hunter)
Nov 18, 2020
Early Childhood Voices Conference 2020
Nov 12, 2020
Can Thrive By Five change Australia’s early education sector?
Oct 29, 2020
Which children’s books should every early education service have?
Oct 15, 2020
Should early education services be supporting families?
Oct 01, 2020
Is social media good or bad for ECEC?
Sep 03, 2020
What's happening in Victoria? Part 2
Aug 20, 2020
Social justice and COVID-19
Aug 06, 2020
What's happening in Victoria?
Jul 23, 2020
Expert Insights from UOW Early Start
Jul 09, 2020
What does the history of advocacy for early education tell us about today? (with Eva Cox)
Jun 25, 2020
Early education is “snapping back”. What does it mean for children, educators and families?
Jun 09, 2020
How do families and the sector work together for a better ECEC system?
May 27, 2020
How do educators support children during times of change and uncertainty?
May 22, 2020
How do we advocate for free ECEC after COVID-19?
May 14, 2020
Why have ECEC services and schools been treated differently during the COVID-19 crisis?
Apr 30, 2020
How has COVID-19 changed the early education sector so far?
Apr 14, 2020
Did the Government just announce universal free access to ECEC in Australia?
Apr 02, 2020
How can we stay connected to children and families during isolation?
Mar 31, 2020
How can we stay healthy at work during a pandemic?
Mar 24, 2020
What does the coronavirus outbreak mean for the early education sector?
Mar 17, 2020
Working with young children during the climate crisis
Mar 05, 2020
How is Australia faring on protecting children’s rights? (with Megan Mitchell, National Children's Commissioner)
Feb 20, 2020
2019 Year in Review / Q&A
Dec 22, 2019
The Hive & Collaboration 4 Learning
Dec 12, 2019
A star (ratings system) is born (with Anthony Semann)
Nov 28, 2019
Celebrations in early education services
Nov 14, 2019
Working with infants and toddlers (with Dr Andi Salamon & Lauren Hibberson)
Nov 04, 2019
BONUS: A national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people (with Richard Weston, CEO of SNAICC)
Oct 25, 2019
Recruitment and retention (with Melissa Armstrong)
Oct 17, 2019
All the Reviews News
Oct 03, 2019
Family Day Care (with Anita Jovanovski)
Sep 12, 2019
Is too much expected of Centre Directors?
Aug 29, 2019
Advocacy is everybody's job (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)
Aug 15, 2019
Are we too child-centred? (with Dr Tamara Cumming)
Aug 01, 2019
Documentation and planning in a digital world (with Melanie Elderton)
Jul 18, 2019
Engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives (with Jessica Staines)
Jul 04, 2019
The Reggio Emilia Educational Project (with Jan Millikan)
Jun 20, 2019
Professional identity (with Catharine Hydon)
Jun 06, 2019
What does the election result mean for early education?
May 23, 2019
What has the 2019 election told us about early education advocacy? (LIVE from the ELAA Conference)
May 17, 2019
BONUS: Rort Alert!
May 13, 2019
BONUS: Election 2019 and the early education sector
May 09, 2019
BONUS: Labor's early education announcements
Apr 29, 2019
Educator Wellbeing Project Stakeholder Roundtable
Apr 17, 2019
Ethically operating a for-profit ECEC service (with Tamika Hicks)
Apr 11, 2019
Budget 2019 and early childhood education
Apr 02, 2019
Design and implementation of the Child Care Package
Mar 21, 2019
Engaging with social justice in early education services (with Dr Red Ruby Scarlet)
Mar 14, 2019
Imagination, play and the Conceptual Playworld (with Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer)
Mar 07, 2019
Excellence in School Age Care (with Forrest Out of School Hours Care)
Feb 28, 2019
Early Childhood Teachers and the National Quality Framework
Feb 21, 2019
What are the early education advocacy battles of 2019?
Feb 14, 2019
Early Childhood Educator Wellbeing Project (with Sandie Wong, Tamara Cumming and Helen Logan)
Feb 07, 2019
2018 Year in Review / Q&A
Dec 20, 2018
BONUS: December news round-up
Dec 18, 2018
From Working Towards to Exceeding (with Wendy Mackay and Anna Whitty)
Nov 29, 2018
Saving Alstonville Community Preschool (with Katherine Buckley)
Nov 22, 2018
Developing and reviewing policies in early education services
Nov 15, 2018
Why are early education environments all looking the same? (with Professor Deborah Harcourt)
Nov 08, 2018
Cultivating capabilities in early childhood education (with Charlene Smith)
Nov 01, 2018
After the Apology: What services need to do to keep children safe
Oct 25, 2018
Labor's new early education policies (with Amanda Rishworth and Megan O'Connell)
Oct 18, 2018
Being an Approved Provider (with Jenni Hutchins, CEO of Big Fat Smile)
Sep 27, 2018
How do I lead and improve excellence in early learning? (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Sep 20, 2018
Encouraging and supporting positive parenting (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Sep 13, 2018
Being an Agent of Change (from the Realising the Potential Conference)
Sep 06, 2018
Goodbye Simon Birmingham, Hello Dan Tehan
Aug 30, 2018
Being a Baby, Belonging and Becoming (with Mia Mia Child and Family Centre)
Aug 23, 2018
The use of rich language with young children in ECEC settings (with Associate Professor Sheila Degotardi)
Aug 16, 2018
How is the sector supporting services rated Working Towards?
Aug 09, 2018
The biggest social justice issue facing early childhood education (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)
Aug 02, 2018
The challenges of "flexible childcare"
Jul 26, 2018
BONUS: Interview with Kim King, Yenu Allowah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre
Jul 12, 2018
The first week of the Child Care Subsidy
Jul 05, 2018
Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 2)
Jun 21, 2018
Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 1)
Jun 14, 2018
Are we ready for the new Child Care Package? (with Karl Hessian)
Jun 07, 2018
NQF challenges in Western Australia and the Northern Territory (with Tina Holtom, CEO of Child Australia)
May 31, 2018
What would a Labor Government do with early education policy?
May 17, 2018
Budget 2018 and early childhood education
May 10, 2018
RTOs and the educator workforce
May 03, 2018
Interview with Megan Mitchell, National Children's Commissioner
Apr 12, 2018
The role of the Educational Leader (with Doreen Blyth, Educational Leaders Association)
Apr 05, 2018
Voices from the Big Walk Off
Mar 28, 2018
Big Steps Big Walk Off (with Bettina Moltke)
Mar 22, 2018
Does it matter how early education services are marketed?
Mar 15, 2018
Should early education services celebrate International Women’s Day?
Mar 08, 2018
ARACY Report Card: The wellbeing of young Australians
Mar 01, 2018
Men in early childhood education
Feb 22, 2018
The Equal Remuneration Case (with Verena Heron)
Feb 15, 2018
Lifting Our Game (with Professor Deb Brennan)
Feb 08, 2018
Bonus Episode #5: Fair Work Throws Out Pay Equity Case
Feb 06, 2018
2017 Year in Review / Q&A
Dec 21, 2017
Are families the "customers" of early childhood education?
Nov 16, 2017
Interview with Amanda Rishworth MP, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development
Nov 02, 2017
Early Learning Everyone Benefits - Children's Week Event at Parliament House
Oct 26, 2017
National Children's Week 2017
Oct 19, 2017
Are greedy developers and landlords gouging families?
Oct 12, 2017
Interview with Sarah Baray, CEO of Pre-K 4 SA
Sep 28, 2017
Flying squads and the “look of quality” (with Dr. Deborah Harcourt)
Sep 21, 2017
State of Early Learning in Australia 2017 (with Sam Page, Early Childhood Australia CEO)
Sep 14, 2017
Child Protection Week
Sep 07, 2017
Children's rights and the media
Aug 31, 2017
Children's Book Week
Aug 24, 2017
Getting ready for the Jobs for Families reforms (with Karl Hessian)
Aug 17, 2017
Interview with Kate Washington, NSW Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education
Aug 10, 2017
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
Aug 03, 2017
Community-based management and the NQF
Jul 27, 2017
Children's health and safety
Jul 20, 2017
Trauma-informed practice: Educators' stories
Jul 13, 2017
BONUS: Leanne at the Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards
Jun 29, 2017
Trauma-Informed Practice (with Beth Macgregor)
Jun 22, 2017
Interview with Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Early Childhood Education
Jun 15, 2017
Labor's early education consultation: an audio submission
Jun 08, 2017
Quality ratings in Preschool and LDC
Jun 01, 2017
National Reconciliation Week (with Alex Shain)
May 25, 2017
Educational program and practice (with Rhonda Livingstone)
May 18, 2017
The National Partnership Agreement (Eurovision Remix)
May 11, 2017
An educator's place is in the resistance (with Martel Menz)
May 04, 2017
The business of early childhood education
Apr 27, 2017
"One child in detention is too many"
Apr 06, 2017
JFF: WTF?
Mar 30, 2017
Interview with Kate Ellis MP, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development
Mar 23, 2017
Farewell Kate Ellis
Mar 16, 2017
International Women's Day
Mar 09, 2017
The National Quality Agenda Review
Mar 02, 2017
Professor Frank Oberklaid Interview (Part 2)
Feb 23, 2017
Professor Frank Oberklaid Interview (Part 1)
Feb 16, 2017
The return of the Jobs for Families package
Feb 09, 2017
BONUS: Interview with Jenny Mikakos, Victorian Minister for Families and Children
Feb 05, 2017
So, what did we miss?
Feb 02, 2017
2016 Year In Review / Q&A
Dec 15, 2016
STEM in early childhood / Sibylle Seidler Interview
Dec 08, 2016
The rise of corporate early education (with Karl Hessian)
Dec 01, 2016
In charge of early childhood for a day / The quality ratings system
Nov 24, 2016
Talking politics with young children / Our favourite research
Nov 17, 2016
BONUS: The divisions in our early childhood politics
Nov 13, 2016
Politics 101 / Chris Steel Interview
Nov 10, 2016
Early education in the USA / Extending funded preschool to 3-year-olds
Nov 03, 2016
Children’s Rights in Australia and early childhood education
Oct 27, 2016
Does language matter? / Kate Ellis at the National Press Club
Oct 20, 2016
Family Day Care “rorting” / Budget Based Funded Services
Oct 13, 2016
BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #3
Oct 08, 2016
BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #2
Oct 07, 2016
BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #1
Oct 06, 2016
Push-down curriculum / Professional identity
Sep 29, 2016
NSW early education funding / OECD Education at a Glance Report 2016
Sep 22, 2016
The National Evidence Base Draft Report / How do we innovate while being regulated?
Sep 15, 2016
Australia Vs. The World in ECEC provision / Where to now for educators?
Sep 08, 2016
The Early Years Workforce Strategy / Apps and products for sharing documentation
Sep 01, 2016
Early education in the new parliament / Children in detention
Aug 25, 2016