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Early Childhood Education and Care
About us
What we do
Early childhood sector
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Local early childhood offices
Careers and training
Choose an early childhood career
Where you can work
Career paths and qualifications
Qualities of great early childhood educators
Training and capability building
Workforce initiatives
Early years
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Options for care and early learning
Find an early childhood service
Fees and costs
Kindergarten programs
Inclusion of children with disability
Connect 4 Children
Developmental milestones
Age-appropriate pedagogies
Transition to school
Kindy counts. Let's reconnect.
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
Activities and resources
Queensland’s Early Childhood Development Story
Early childhood service closures
Sally & Possum
Funding and support
Family subsidies
Disability and inclusion support programs
Grants tenders and funding
Rural, remote and Indigenous programs
Legislation and guidelines
National Quality Framework and Queensland legislation
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Approved learning frameworks
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Facilities and building requirements
Staffing requirements and leadership
Health and safety
Policy and procedure guidance
Templates, forms and resources
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A to Z of Early Childhood e-newsletter
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Queensland’s Early Childhood Development Story
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Chapter 2: Healthy environments
Chapter 3: Learning everywhere
Chapter 4: Strong connections
Chapter 5: Supportive communities
The story goes on: Growing well together
Early childhood service closures
Sally & Possum
Teacher and educator resources
Season 1
Episode 1: Too sticky
Episode 2: A very hot day
Episode 3: Let the paint dry
Episode 4: Possum wants a pet
Episode 5: How does your garden grow?
Episode 6: Possum's door
Episode 7: A surprise for Sally
Episode 8: The case of the missing fridge
Episode 9: The big balloon ride
Episode 10: Sally has a party
Episode 11: A very cold day
Episode 12: The great race
Episode 13: What goes up, must come down
Episode 14: What can you do with a pumpkin?
Episode 15: The obstacle course
Season 2
Episode 1: Possum is bigger
Episode 2: Getting sorted
Episode 3: The rainbow
Episode 4: Finding shapes
Episode 5: Possum goes camping
Episode 6: Where does milk come from?
Episode 7: Where is Possum's tree?
Episode 8: The big cookie
Episode 9: The great water mystery
Episode 10: The large box
Episode 11: Tell me a story
Episode 12: Paper planes
Episode 13: Sally and Possum go sailing
Episode 14: Planting a tree
Episode 15: The treasure hunt
Season 3
Episode 1: Possum wants to go to school
Episode 2: The bush walk
Episode 3: What is wool, Sally?
Episode 4: Kangaroos in the back paddock
Episode 5: Possum's classroom
Episode 6: A dinner guest
Episode 7: Where do eggs come from?
Episode 8: Possum breaks a plate!
Episode 9: Possum wants to be taller
Episode 10: Smallest carrots in the world
Episode 11: The football
Episode 12: Possum chooses breakfast
Episode 13: Possum's the king of the castle
Episode 14: Possum in charge!
Episode 15: Possum joins the circus
Season 4
Episode 1: A present for Sally
Episode 2: Take a line for a walk
Episode 3: Crossing the road
Episode 4: The kayak
Episode 5: The case of the missing potatoes
Episode 6: Possum sees his shadow
Episode 7: Road works
Episode 8: Amanda's wood pile
Episode 9: Police Officer Possum
Episode 10: Sally and the crutches
Episode 11: Sally makes pancakes
Episode 12: Careful Possum
Episode 13: Possum plays school
Episode 14: Bees and honey
Episode 15: The big show
Season 5
Episode 1: The case of the muddy footprints
Episode 2: Possum meets the neighbour
Episode 3: Possum learns to fold
Episode 4: The right tool for the job
Episode 5: Possum skips breakfast
Episode 6: Possum sees double
Episode 7: Possum's map
Episode 8: The great train trip
Episode 9: Making butter
Episode 10: The dripping tap
Episode 11: Possum draws a picture of Sally
Episode 12: Sally's flowers
Episode 13: Moving school
Episode 14: Push comes to shove
Episode 15: Sally and Possum write a book
Season 6
Episode 1: The magnifying glass
Episode 2: Possum counts
Episode 3: Thank you
Episode 4: Stargazing
Episode 5: The butterfly
Episode 6: Possum learns to ride
Episode 7: The amazing eggbeater
Episode 8: Sally bakes a pie
Episode 9: The code
Episode 10: Possum the recycler
Episode 11: The Melting mystery
Episode 12: The clock
Episode 13: Possum spells
Episode 14: The marble run
Episode 15: The surprise party
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News
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17 ways of engaging a child who has autism
Are you ready for the worst that nature has in store?
Are your premises designed for supervising children?
Be clear about availability of outside school hours care places
Blue Card status change
Clearing the hurdles to kindy enrolment
Committee changes? Here's what to do
Data maps early childhood transport services
Early Years portal offers free training in child development
Essential transport safety steps
Excellent tips for leading by example
Five easy steps to using census data
Four simple habits will keep children cybersafe
Get the rundown on applying third party gap fees
Get your supervision active with these 6 tips
Home-based carers placed on central register for blue card checks
How critical reflection can change the state of play at your service
How much do you know about babies’ brain development?
How to keep fences child-proof in family day care settings
I have how long to gain my qualification?
Kindy enrolment: All the resources to help you promote your service
Know when to notify us
Look before you lock: do not leave children in vehicles
Look who's yarning about Kindy
Mixing it up and going free-range: A success story for the ages
Serving coffee, tea or treats to parents or carers? Let’s consider the risks
Six ways to stay ahead of children who love to climb
Sleeping danger: Know the risk of SIDS
Struggles with self-regulation? Try these 7 rhythm and music activities
The kindy pack services need to support children’s start to school
The kindy teacher who saved her own son after severe reaction to peanuts
The videos that show what a quality service looks like
The Working with Children check (blue card) has changed
Think of it as constructive criticism and other useful tips for handling complaints
Want kids to feel part of the group? Let them talk about difference
What to do if a child swallows a battery
When disaster strikes: The toolkit you'll need to help kids recover
Who to call when you suspect abuse
Kindergartens embrace online transition statements
Learn how to use census data to support holistic learning in kindy
New resources to support young deaf and hard of hearing learners
Stay safe this summer
Stop! Don't bin that doc. Read this first
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Last updated 08 November 2018