Tag: early childhood

May

Celebrating Excellence in the early years! Bellambi Point CPS achieves the Excellent rating

Raising the bar of excellence, in Early Childhood Education & Care In December 2021, one of our valued customers, Bellambi Point Community Pre-School [CPS], (which is owned and operated by Big Fat Smile), was awarded the highest possible rating under the National Quality Framework (NQF) – EXCELLENT!! There are only 38 Early Childhood Education and […]

Feb

Up Therapy Services: Highlighting the importance of early intervention in the early years

Here at Kinderloop HQ, we were lucky enough to have a chat with Sarah, the director of Up Therapy Services. We wanted to find out more about Up Therapy Services and ask what are some of the typical questions educators have about early intervention. Can you tell us a little more about ‘Up Therapy Services’? Up […]

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 […]

Nov

Meet the Educators behind Kinderloop’s new Custom Planning Feature!

Have you explored Kinderloop’s wonderful new Custom Planning feature yet? If you have, we hope that you like the look of it and have had a chance to play around with it and remember, we are always here and happy to help with any planning questions you might have!  Our team has been hard at […]

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 […]

May

How to smash assessment and rating #101

In September 2020, one of our valued customers, Gerringong Coastal Cottage Early Learning Centre, received exciting news regarding the results of the assessment & rating process their service had recently undergone… they’d been awarded an EXCEEDING rating. For anyone who has been through this experience, you’ll know that the process can be tense and stressful […]

Jan

Meet the Professionals: Astrid Kylstra – Dentist

Full name: Astrid KylstraQualification: Bachelor of Dental Science (Hons) Qld Q – How long have you been a practicing Dentist?A – I graduated in 1994, so I have been practicing for a long time!! Q – Do you often treat children in the preschool or early schooling years?A – Yes!! We love to see young […]

Nov

Meet the Professionals: Penelope Dalton – Occupational Therapist

Full name: Penelope DaltonQualification: Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) Q – How long have you been a practicing Speech Pathologist?A – I’ve been a practising O.T for forty years. Q – Do you often treat children in the preschool or early schooling years?A – I work with children of varying ages – from two […]

Sep

Meet the Professionals: Karen Atkinson – Speech Pathologist

Full name: Karen AtkinsonQualification: Bachelor of Speech Pathology; Master of Special Education Q – How long have you been a practicing Speech Pathologist?A – I graduated as a Speech Pathologist almost 20 years ago and have been working with the paediatric population ever since, apart from a few years off to have my own children. […]