Learn Play Thrive Early Education Podcast

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Road Safety in Early Education #8: Arrivals, Departures and Beyond!

2026-11-0916:08

In this episode of our Road Safety in Early Education mini-series, host Linda Harrison is joined by Amanda Menzies and Bec Dunn from Kids and Traffic to unpack safe arrivals, departures, and transportation. Grounded in National Regulations (Regulations 99 & 168) and NQS Quality Area 2, the conversation highlights how services can move beyond basic compliance by turning busy drop-off and pick-up routines into active learning opportunities. By creating localised, context-specific resources ...

Intentional Teaching in ECEC

2026-11-0522:29

In this episode, host Simone Brand sits down with Meg Parnell, Principal Researcher at the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), to explore the transformative power of intentional teaching in early childhood education and care. Meg unpacks AERO’s groundbreaking research showing how intentional teaching maximises learning opportunities—particularly for children from equity cohorts—and addresses why this core curriculum concept is so often misunderstood in daily practice. Listeners...

Building Your Village S1E2: Creating Your Village in Pregnancy

2026-11-0222:33

In this second episode of Building Your Village—a special 10-part mini-series for the Learn Play Thrive podcast—host Simone Brand rejoins Kathryn Stoneman and Harriet Blannin-Ferguson from The Village Collective to deliver a practical "how-to" guide on intentionally constructing a support network during pregnancy. The discussion challenges the common habit of shifting focus toward support only after a newborn arrives and exhaustion sets in. Kathryn and Harriet explain why expectant parents sh...

Is Nature Pedagogy Overated?

2026-10-2938:52

In this episode of the Learn Play Thrive: Early Education podcast, we welcome Dr. Claire Warden and tackle the thought-provoking question - "Is nature overrated?" Claire reframes the conversation by challenging how we define nature, arguing that viewing it as an external destination rather than an integral part of human existence creates an artificial divide. Drawing on Tim Ingold’s concept of "meshwork," she explains how young children naturally perceive the world through entangled, non-line...

Navigating the NQS #13: Standard 6.2 - Collaborative partnerships

2026-10-2610:21

In this episode of Navigating the NQS, host Simone Brand continues the journey through Quality Area 6: Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities, taking a deep dive into Standard 6.2 (Collaborative Partnerships). Expanding the focus outward from family relationships to the broader community ecosystem, Simone explores how establishing strong inter-agency networks, local connections, and school partnerships enhances inclusion, learning, and overall wellbeing for every child. The ...

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Learn Play Thrive Early Education Podcast