The best early childhood resources every fortnight…
This ECA WebWatch is all about good relationships: between children, educators and carers, families and local communities.
- Practical suggestions on bullying.
- How to create effective community-based services.
- An exciting new way to share early childhood resources.
- An open dialogue regarding Labor’s early years policy.
Plus the best books and resources, all of them quality assured by Early Childhood Australia.
Help for bullies and children being bullied
Bullying and harassment (Supporting Best Practice)
These six links from Early Childhood Australia's Supporting Best Practice web directory examine the causes of bullying and harassment, and provide many practical suggestions to assist children who are being bullied and those who bully.
Binoculars on bullying: A new solution to protect and connect children
A very helpful article that explores bullying in terms of relationships; between the bully, those that are bullied and other children. It details several practical strategies for educators and carers that avoid labelling and instead focus on underlying relationships.
Surviving the bully in early childhood – without the broomstick
This informative article, from Early Childhood Australia’s Every Child magazine, investigates what makes children aggressive, the ongoing effects of bullying and provides advice for carers, educators and parents.
The ins and outs of community-based services
Effective community-based services – Policy Brief (PDF)
What makes an effective community-based service? The latest Policy Brief from the Royal Children's Hospital gives a thorough overview of community service delivery, providing advice about policy and programs.
Share early childhood websites and resources
What is social bookmarking?
Readers of ECA WebWatch may have noticed small icons at the bottom of pages on the Early Childhood Australia website. They’re part of a fantastic new way to experience the internet, find great resources and share information with colleagues.
Think of it like bookmarking a webpage—except you can also share your favourites with others online.
There’s a choice of six different bookmaking sites you can use to share pages: simply click one of the icons at the bottom of an Early Childhood Australia webpage or follow our easy instructions.
An open dialogue regarding Labor’s early years policy
In ECA WebWatch Issue 22 we featured the news of Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd’s announcement regarding the first chapter of Labor's 'education revolution'.
Early Childhood Australia received an email commenting on our response to Labor’s initiative, specifically its impact on students at TAFE. In an effort to encourage an open dialogue on important issues such as this, we’d like to share the discussion regarding Labor's early years policy.
New Early Childhood Australia books
All of the best early childhood resources, quality assured by Early Childhood Australia.
The anti-bullying and teasing book for preschool classrooms provides practical ideas to reduce bullying and harassment through caring, supporting environments.
On being a leader is an essential resource for everyone in a leadership role. It contains easy-to-follow chapters offering inspiration and new ideas to reflect on current practices and implement new strategies.
Explore all of ECA’s books in our online catalogue.
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