Blog: Educational Insights and Frameworks

Educational Insights and Frameworks

13 March 2023

5 min read

Importance of Unstructured Play to Children’s Development

by Dean Comeau

Discover how you can encourage unstructured play at your setting.  Children need to play. It’s essential to their physical, mental ….

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Three children engaging in outdoor play while looking at insects in a jar
Educational Insights and Frameworks

21 December 2022

4 min read

How outdoor play enhances early years development

by Dean Comeau

During early childhood, young learners grow and develop beyond the four walls of the classroom. Studies suggest that outdoor play ….

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An ECE educator smiles while accessing programming and planning functionality on in Playground on her mobile device
Educational Insights and Frameworks

30 November 2022

3 min read

In-app programming and planning—now available in Playground

by Dean Comeau

Now educators can get more done, even when on the move with in-app programming and planning. Playground, Xplor Education’s educator ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

15 November 2022

5 min read

How To Give Children Proper Praise

by Dean Comeau

Giving children proper praise is essential for encouragement and to be effective. Parents and teachers frequently use words of encouragement ….

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Members of the Xplor and QikKids team at ECA 2022
Educational Insights and Frameworks

13 October 2022

3 min read

Early Childhood Australia 2022 Conference

by Dean Comeau

Early Childhood Australia (ECA) held their 2022 conference at the National Convention Centre in Canberra from the 6th to the 8th of ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

02 June 2022

5 min read

How Educators Can Foster Better Relationships with Children

by Dean Comeau

Quality Area 5 of the National Quality Framework focuses on fostering relationships with children to maintain sensitive and respectful connections ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

25 March 2022

4 min read

How better communication can help you with your NQS QA4 ratings

by Dean Comeau

How your staff interact with each other in the presence of children has significant implications—not just for children but for ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

23 March 2022

5 min read

Circle of Security concepts and building strong relationships

by Dean Comeau

Evidence needs to guide every decision we make in the education and care sector. And now, more than ever, research findings ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

15 March 2022

5 min read

Sleep and Primary Caregiving in ECEC Services

by Dean Comeau

Primary caregiving relationships in the education and care sector help to build strong foundations for children’s development. It’s not only ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

18 February 2022

8 min read

Agency in early childhood—a child’s right to choose

by Dean Comeau

As babies and young children grow and develop a sense of agency in early childhood, they realise that they can ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

03 August 2021

3 min read

Xplor releases practical guide for improving NQS Ratings

by Dean Comeau

Xplor, Australia’s leading early learning software solution, has compiled an informative guide for childcare centres to help improve ratings in ….

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

01 June 2021

9 min read

How to achieve Quality Area 1 and improve your NQS rating

by Dean Comeau

Many services want to better understand how to achieve Quality Area 1 to more competitively compete for occupancy and maintain ….

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