• Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part B

  • Mar 19 2024
  • Length: 37 mins
  • Podcast

Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part B

  • Summary

  • Episode 2: Voice and Choice in the National Quality Framework PART 2

    In this episode, host Katey Street sits down with educators Lisa Warburton and Angie Camilleri, and Child Safe Officer Rachel Norman to get to grips with child-centred practice in the early childhood education and outside school hours care (ECEC) sector following the update of the Approved Learning Frameworks.

    About this podcast:

    This episode is part of a short series produced by the Office of the Children's Guardian and funded by the NSW Department of Education, the NSW regulatory authority for early childhood education and care services in NSW as part of its Safety and Quality Practice program.

    In part 2 of this episode, Katey and the group discuss practices and policies in the ECEC sector which encourage children to be empowered when learning and playing, as well as ways in which they contribute to educators' planning cycles.

    About our speakers:

    Lisa Warburton is an innovative Family Day Care Educator and children's advocate from Sydney. Her career spans more than two decades in early childhood education across the globe while her breadth of experience as a parent and as a former management consultant fuels her passion in providing all children with the strongest possible start in life. Lisa's creative approach to early childhood education is underpinned by integrity, tenacity and a lifelong love of learning. Her latest venture is supporting children and their carers is a parenting book to be released next year.

    Angie Camilleri has worked in the Early Childhood sector for 15 years. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master's Degree in Education (Primary). Angie currently holds the role of Education Leader in a long daycare service and has done so for 5 years.

    Rachel Norman, from the Office of the Children's Guardian, has a Master's Degree in Disability Policy and Practice. She worked with the ECEC sector for three years and is passionate about educating service providers about the risks of abuse in organisations.

    This episode was recorded and edited on Gadigal land. The NSW Department of Education and the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian recognise that the land we work and live on always was and always will be Aboriginal land, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

    Resource mentioned in this episode:

    OCG Child Safe Self Assessment

    OCG SAFE Series Protective Behaviours program events/training

    OCG SAFE Series Protective Behaviours program resources

    OCG Empowerment and Participation handbook (PDF 9.0 MB)

    eSafety Commissioner's website - resources for parents

    3D Dinosaur viewer from Google: How to

    Early Childhood Australia learning hub

    Bravehearts

    Teeny Tiny Stevies - Boss of my own body song

    Educate2Empower

    If you are looking for support on how to improve your child safe practices, or to speak to a child safe officer, contact childsafe@ocg.nsw.gov.au

    Have a concern or a complaint about a child-related organisation? You can contact us via this form - https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/contact-us or call us on (02) 8219 3600

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