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Educational Insights and Frameworks

13 August 2025

7 min read

The Superpower of Playful Learning

by Dr Melinda Miller

It’s easy to feel like encouraging children to “just play” is lazy pedagogy, but the superpower of playful learning can’t be overstated. Join Dr Melinda Miller as she highlights the need for playful learning.

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Educational Insights and Frameworks

13 February 2020

3 min read

QA2: Nutritional Compliance

by Dean Comeau

NQS Best Practices: Childcare 2020 The great (and also fun) thing about documenting NQS nutritional compliance for childcare is how ….

Xplor Updates and Achievements

05 February 2020

3 min read

Xplor to be Acquired by TSG through Advent International

by Dean Comeau

Xplor and TSG announced today that the acquisition bringing the two companies together has closed. The acquisition comes as Xplor continues to grow ….

Safety and Regulations

23 January 2020

2 min read

QA2: Sleep Checks

by Dean Comeau

NQS Best Practices: Childcare 2020 Monitoring sleep for your infants is a critical component of care. Ensuring a safe sleep ….

Safety and Regulations

23 January 2020

3 min read

QA2: Nappy Checks & Changes

by Dean Comeau

NQS Best Practices: Childcare 2020 In addition to meeting children’s physical needs, nappy checks, changing and toilet training are opportunities ….

Safety and Regulations

23 January 2020

2 min read

QA2: Being SunSmart

by Dean Comeau

NQS Best Practices: Childcare 2020 The Cancer Council of Australia has established guidelines to follow for children being SunSmart in ….

Safety and Regulations

23 January 2020

2 min read

QA2: Emergency Evacuations

by Dean Comeau

NQS Best Practices: Childcare 2020 The subsection that governs QA2 emergency evacuations and procedures is ‘2.2.2 – Plans to effectively ….

Financial and Legislative Guidance

04 November 2019

2 min read

Childcare Legislation

by Dean Comeau

Childcare Legislation National Regulations The Education and Care Services National Regulations (National Regulations) support the National Law by providing detail on a range of ….

Childcare Operations and Management

24 October 2019

2 min read

How to build a strategic plan for your childcare service?

by Xplor

As we are nearing the end of the year, it is a great time to start reviewing the results of ….

Childcare Operations and Management

22 October 2019

4 min read

How do I create a centre philosophy?

by Dean Comeau

Under Quality Area 7 (Governance and leadership) of the National Quality Framework (NQF), Australian childcare centres are required to have a centre ….

Educational Insights and Frameworks

21 October 2019

3 min read

Quality Area 4 Getting you down?

by Dean Comeau

Quality area 4 (Staffing Arrangements) of the NQF for CCS-registered child care centres in Australia is quite often forgotten about ….

Childcare Operations and Management

30 May 2018

4 min read

The real cost of administration in childcare

by Dean Comeau

For those new to the sector, the real cost of administration in childcare can be surprising. Administrative tasks and paperwork ….

Childcare Operations and Management

30 May 2018

4 min read

Early Learning Childcare is Not Babysitting

by Dean Comeau

Childcare is not babysitting One of the greatest insults for parents and early childhood educators is to suggest early learning ….