Introducing Annie
Annie has been supporting children’s early education for many many years, including 16 years as a Family Day Care Educator in Wangaratta. Annie is passionate about early education and loves to guide children in exploring and discovering their strengths and interests. On weekends Annie enjoys spending time with her family and grandchildren, long walks or relaxing with […]
Music and Movement at Inspired
Has your child been singing one of our favourite songs at Inspired, we thought we would share the lyrics to a much loved song in our Emus environment (we know many of you have asked). Elephants and Lions: Cuddly koala, cuddly koala,Possums too, possums too.Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats, Kangaroos, Kangaroos. Lions and tigers, lions and tigers, Gifaffes […]
Open ended questions
Conversation Starters for Children Are you familiar with the term open-ended questions? At Inspired our educators incorporate open-ended questions into our daily practices, routines and learning opportunities. Why? Open-ended questions develop; Children’s language by using different words and a wider range of vocabulary. Encourage children to express their thoughts, ideas and opinions to be creative […]
The Single Most Important Parenting Action
Are you familiar with the term ‘give your child a voice’? One of the most important psychological factors in raising a family is giving children “voice.” Giving children a voice promotes self esteem and self worth. By giving children a voice through choice, opinion, feelings and emotions children can develop and learn that they are […]
Play with purpose
Numeracy is the capacity, confidence and disposition to use mathematics in daily life. Children bring new mathematical understandings through engaging with problem solving. It is essential that the mathematical ideas with which young children interact are relevant and meaningful in the context of their current lives. Educators require a rich mathematical vocabulary to accurately describe […]
Using respectful language with children
Using respectful language with childrenLanguage is a combination of words, gestures and social skills that work together as a system to help us communicate with others. Language is the way that we express our thoughts, feelings and connect with others. Being able to communicate with others effectively is necessary for academic and life success. Teaching […]
Inspired E.L & the Partnership that brought you here.
Inspired Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten is a Reggio Emilia inspired education and care centre. For those of you new to early childhood education and care services, Reggio Emilia is a popular philosophy of education. It is recognised globally as an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education. Which values the child as strong, […]
