Let’s Talk Self Regulation
Insights from Dr Laura A. Jana author of The Toddler Brain As parents, one of our biggest hopes is that our children grow into confident, capable, and resilient individuals. But…
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KINDNESS ✿ CREATIVITY ✿ CONFIDENCE
Here’s where we share stories from our centres, helpful tips for families, and a little insight into the learning and growing happening every day at Sprouts. Whether it’s ideas for play at home, updates from our educators, or a peek into our philosophy, we’re glad you’re here.
Maximising Your Child Care Subsidy Maximising Your Child Care Subsidy
Maximising Your Child Care Subsidy: A Parent’s Guide Child care is one of the most important investments you can make for your child’s future. The Australian Government’s Child Care Subsidy…
Understanding Children’s Behaviour Understanding Children’s Behaviour
Understanding Children’s Behaviour: A Parent’s Guide Inspired by Dr Louise Porter Every parent knows that raising children comes with moments of joy — and moments of challenge. When children act…
Designing Outdoor Play at Sprouts Designing Outdoor Play at Sprouts
Think back to your own childhood for a moment. Maybe you remember heading off to the park with friends or siblings, knowing you’d be gone for hours. The slide might…
The Heart of Safety and Belonging at Sprouts The Heart of Safety and Belonging at Sprouts
At Sprouts Early Learning, children’s rights are not held at arm’s length, they are at the very heart of everything we do. One of the ways we live this commitment…
How the ECA Code of Ethics Shapes Our Practice How the ECA Code of Ethics Shapes Our Practice
At Sprouts Early Learning, we believe that education is more than just what happens in a classroom—it’s about the relationships we build, the values we uphold, and the care we…
Play is Child’s work. Play is Child’s work.
We have all heard the term ‘children learn through play’ but what does this really mean? How valuable is it really towards your child’s ongoing development and what investment does…
Building Confidence and Self-Esteem in Early Childhood Building Confidence and Self-Esteem in Early Childhood
At Sprouts Early Learning, we follow the philosophy of Dr Louise Porter (2009) who encourages educators and families alike to take a very different perspective on managing children’s behaviour, starting…
Documenting the Journey of Discovery Documenting the Journey of Discovery
One of the most rewarding yet intricate parts of early childhood education is capturing children’s learning in a meaningful way. At Sprouts Early Learning, we use Learning Stories as a…
Fostering Seamless Changes in Early Learning Fostering Seamless Changes in Early Learning
In early childhood education, transition is defined as “the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another”. Transitions are part of everyday life – from arrival…
