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      • Every Child – Vol. 29 No. 1 2023
        • EDITORIAL – An honour and a privilege to serve the EC profession
        • FEATURE – Children’s empowerment in play and technology
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        • EDITORIAL – Opportunities and potential
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        • RECONCILIATION – THRYVE: Exploring innovative ways to support and build the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years sector
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        • TRANSITIONS – Transitions to outside school hours care: Opportunities hiding in plain sight
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        • PROFILE – Casey Goodman: Always learning, unlearning and re-learning
      • Every Child – Vol. 28 No. 2 2022
        • EDITORIAL – Why take time to read this edition of Every Child?
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        • FEATURE – Signs of changes: Exploring sign language with post-pandemic children
        • LITERACY – ‘But they can’t read!’ Implementing a Sustained Silent Reading program in a kindergarten classroom
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      • Every Child – Vol. 28 No. 1 2022
        • EDITORIAL – Supporting educators and young children
        • LITERACY – The importance of reading aloud to babies and young children
        • ENVIRONMENT – Grow, harvest, prepare and share
        • FEATURE – The rabbit revolution: Rethinking rabbits in education settings
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        • RECONCILIATION – Yindyamarra is the key to reconciliation
        • WELLBEING – Filling the cup of educators: Supports for wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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      • Every Child—Vol. 27 No. 4 2021
        • EDITORIAL – Making meaning
        • RECONCILIATION – The Narragunnawali Awards—Celebrating excellence in reconciliation initiatives
        • ENVIRONMENT – Adventures by the river
        • ETHICS – Respect, trust and acceptance: The RIE approach to infant education and care
        • FEATURE – Being playful with multimodal literacies
        • PROFESSIONAL LEARNING – Why mindset matters now more than ever
        • FEATURE – Turn chaos into calm using music
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        • FEATURE – A day at the museum
        • FEATURE – Reflecting on where we’ve been, where we’re going and who we are: How will we colour the canvas of the year ahead?
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      • Every Child – Vol. 27 No. 3 2021
        • EDITORIAL – Early childhood learning through nature and culture
        • PROFESSIONAL LEARNING – Why professional reading is important
        • ENVIRONMENT – Exploring children’s voices through indoor play
        • FEATURE – Wondering about wonder
        • CHILDREN’S AGENCY – From sunscreen to scissors: Supporting children’s agency as a part of everyday practice
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      • Every Child – Vol. 27 No. 2 2021
        • EDITORIAL – Ideas to challenge your thinking
        • AWARENESS – Sing it from the rooftops: Early Learning Matters (free article)
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        • FEATURE – A better life for Betta fish
        • INTERVIEW – The role of chance: Ros Cornish reflects on a job well done
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        • PROFILE – What if? An open mind opens doors
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      • Every Child – Vol. 27 No. 1 2021
        • EDITORIAL – Time to take a stand?
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      • Every Child – Vol. 26 No. 4 2020
        • EDITORIAL – Looking forward, looking back
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        • FEATURE – Building understanding through play
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