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Nobody told you this in your Certificate III. It wasn't covered in your diploma. It probably hasn't come up in your director training, your compliance review, or your team meetings.
But every time you interview someone for a role in your early childhood centre, you are making a child safety deci...
Every educator dreads it.Â
A child whispers: “They touched me on my private parts.”
Or you see two children in a situation that crosses boundaries.
It can be awkward. It’s often confronting and it can feel overwhelming if you don't know how to handle it.
But here’s what I want you to remember: yo...
I remember when I was returning to work after my daughter was born and the emotional roller coaster I went through in finding an early childhood centre. I had so much mum-guilt in needing to put her into childcare that I cried for days.
At that stage, I was not even a police officer, I was just nee...