Category: Articles

Sep

Reevaluating Developmental Milestones in Early Childhood Education

      Within the Early Childhood Education and Care profession, developmental milestones have long been regarded as a vital tool for assessing a child’s progress and growth. Early assessment and support for children who need additional help is no doubt the foundation of effective early intervention. However, one director we spoke to believes that […]

Aug

Kinderloop’s Top 10 Ideas, to Celebrate Early Childhood Educators Day

Early Childhood Educators Day – 6th September 2023 Early Childhood Educators’ Day is a nationwide event that celebrates and recognises the crucial role of early childhood educators in the lives of young children and families. It also highlights the long-term benefits of early learning, both in Australia and globally. It offers a unique opportunity for […]

Dec

Kinderloop: Giving children a voice through digital technology

Love it or loath it, the use of digital technology in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) has become the norm for many ECEC services across the globe. Whilst there are countless debates on the pros and cons of technology use in young children, the fact is, technology is easily accessible and very much a […]

Nov

A collaboration with heart ~ Kinderloop & The Empowered Educator

  Our mantra here at Kinderloop is ‘empowering early years educators, worldwide’. We truly value the passion, patience and hardwork educators & teachers provide to the youngest members of society. Kinderloop was created to make the lives of educators easier, so they could concentrate on the important stuff – like building relationships with children. If […]

Mar

Simplifying Critical Reflections

Those of us who’ve worked in the Early Childhood industry know full well there’s a considerable amount of knowledge required to perform our job. No matter how passionate about children we are, it’s not just about hanging out in the garden all day painting, making sandcastles and singing. There are so many considerations… terminology (pedagogy, […]

Dec

Helping children and families settle into a new environment

As we approach the end of 2021 (and boy, what a year it has been!), it’s time to start considering the new year and all of the wonderful changes ahead of us… Most children within your care will be moving up to a new classroom environment, or if not, their educators may well be changing […]

Sep

Meet Kinderloop’s new Custom Planning Feature

You may have noticed that your planning area looks a little different from a few days ago. Kinderloop has listened to your requests and have been frantically working behind the scenes to present to you our new Custom Planning feature!  What is Custom Planning?  At Kinderloop HQ, through feedback received from different service providers and […]

Aug

Making the most of Book Week 2021

Each year since 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has celebrated the coming together of children and books across one special week. During book week, schools, early childhood education services and libraries acknowledge and appreciate the authors and illustrators of some of the most loved books of the past year and of the […]

Jul

How to Capture Meaningful Moments Through Photos

Educators could easily be likened to superheroes! Each day they take on a multitude of different roles, which can make for an exhausting list of things to do. On this important list of jobs is ‘photographer’ Educators often use photographs to capture a child’s learning throughout the day or to document specific learning throughout the year. […]