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Please Note: This was originally written byJacqui Bursztynowicz in 2022. Thank you to the incredible team at Water St Childcare and Kindergarten in Cairns for this beautiful reflection in 2022 of the ...

Behaviour management Connection Seeking Innovative Solutions The Phoenix Cups® Framework cup filling plan loose parts outdoor play

4 Mar 2026

Designing with the elements

Anationalreflection for Australian educators,with gratitude to our Territory colleagues for showing uswhat’spossible. Written by Annette Johnson “Rather than seeing summer as something to endure or av...

Pedagogy educators outside play playing on country seasonal knowledge sun safety

27 Feb 2026 Blog

We ARE human services

In Early ChildhoodEducationand School-Age Care,we’velong understood our roles as educators, carers, and leaders. But what if we widened the frame?What if we stopped seeing our work as“justteaching”or“...

17 Feb 2026 Blog

Why Praise Fails

I am 20. It is 2008,myipodmini is paused on ‘low’ by Flo Rider,my hairinfluence wasSnookiand I am sitting in a lecture theatre learning aboutbehaviourmanagement, surrounded by mostly women, all who sh...

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12 Feb 2026

Reclaiming the moment

When the early childhood sector found itself under intense public scrutinywith media reports sparking widespread concern and families feeling understandably anxious,one early learning service in Melbo...

3 Feb 2026 Blog

Heavy work, full cups

At Phoenix Support, we often say thatbehaviouris the bestattempta person can makeinthe moment to get their needs met, given the skills, experiences, andcapacitiesthey have at the time. When we sit wit...

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28 Jan 2026 Blog

The Weight of Waiting

It’sjust after 3:00pm. The hallway outside the School Age Care (OSHC/OOSH) room is alive with the thud of school shoes and the rustleofbags.Their muffled chatter can be heard rippling through the wall...

Australian Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Educational Leader Needs literacy OSHC, OOSH & SAC family daycare

28 Jan 2026 Blog

Changes To The Child Safety Reforms Explained

The information provided in this blog post regarding National and Victorian child safety reforms is accurate as of the publication date January 2026. However, these reforms are subject to change at an...

14 Jan 2026 Blog

Risky Play: Part Two

Note: This is part 2 of a2-part series. Want to know more about the basics of adult supported adventurous play(AKA risky play), read part 1. In this blog, we get intothe nuts and boltsof HOW to implem...

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11 Jan 2026

The naughty trip to Queensland

It was December in the Victorian highlands – cold, wet, windy-foggy…the long Victorian winter was determined to hang around. As I sat behind the wheel of the service bus bound for bush kinder, I comme...

Connection Cup® Cup-Filling Flow in early years Mastery Cup® imagination

9 Dec 2025 Blog

Risky Play: Part One

It goes without saying keeping children safe is a core priority of our work. Many of us care so deeply about children’s safety that, without meaning to, we sometimes soften the world a little more tha...

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3 Dec 2025 Blog

Pebbles, puddles, and the possibilities of nature play

A commotion erupted along the bush kinder path. “Move back! It’s a leech!” Evie announced, arms stretched wide like a pint-sized superhero, holding her friends at bay as they leaned in for a closer lo...

Bush kinder Cup-Filling Nature play Pedagogy STEAM connecting first nations nature pebbles puddles

27 Nov 2025 Blog

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