Ashleigh Lyness
The Reality Gap
Do you see this co-sleeper bassinet? It’s brand new, it’s pretty, has wheels, and wasn’t cheap. We bought it for our third baby because...
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Professor Martin Westwell
- Jun 30
- 2 min
A Message from the Chief Executive
Every child has a unique outlook on the world, shaped by their individual experiences, which helps them form their identity as a person,...
Helen Connolly
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Supporting Pre-Schoolers to have a Voice too!
A message from The Commissioner for Children and Young People Not long after I commenced as South Australia’s Commissioner for Children...
Connected Caregiving
- Jun 28
- 3 min
right@home
Bringing home a new baby is exciting – and scary. Especially for families experiencing disadvantage, early parenthood can be stressful....
Aboriginal Family Support Services
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Be With Me - A program supporting Aboriginal Families & Communities to Navigate the NDIS
Aboriginal family Support Services (AFSS) has been working in South Australia helping to build safe and culturally strong Aboriginal...
Treasure Boxes
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Treasure Boxes - Giving goods to kids in need
“Children are the innocent victims of every form of disadvantage. Treasure Boxes is here to ensure that every vulnerable baby and child...
Connected Caregiving
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
What is the Indigenous Literacy Foundation? The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is dedicated to improving literacy outcomes for...
Vanessa Rameh
- Jun 9
- 4 min
Service Spotlight: Goodstart Blackwood
Our team at Goodstart Blackwood recently received intensive support from Connect.Ed to understand children’s behaviours and respond using...
Connected Caregiving
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Supporting New Dads in the Transition to Parenthood
There’s so much to come to grips with when you learn that you are becoming a parent – and there’s not a lot out there that speaks...
Meni Tsambouniaris
- Jun 5
- 3 min
A recipe for raising respectful & inclusive future global citizens
As Teachers, Educators and families, if we want to help create future adults that are inclusive, accepting and respectful of diversity in...
Brittany Kidd and Donna McMahon
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Delivering Dental, Differently
Teaching Teeth is a digital dental education platform designed to aid in the oral health care of your children, in a freely accessible...
Nicole Miller
- May 31
- 3 min
Nature Play - When nature and learning collide, wondrous things can happen
When you drive past your local public school, keep an eye out for what’s fast becoming a must-have for every schoolyard… it might be a...
Rebecca Harwood
- May 30
- 2 min
Nutrition in the Postpartum Period
In traditional cultures, the village cares for the mother while the mother cares for the baby. In Western culture, the ‘village’ of...
Connected Caregiving
- May 29
- 3 min
The First Thousand Days
The first thousand days, life altering in so many ways. One would be hard-pressed to find a human experience more profound than...
Rainbow Families
- May 10
- 2 min
Including Diverse Families on Mother's Day and Father's Day
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are important days to celebrate, but they can be tricky for children from diverse families as they present...
Anne Belcher
- May 9
- 4 min
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
“Music has a power of forming the character and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young” - Aristotle Music is...
Tracy Powell
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Service Spotlight: Happy Haven OSHC, Christies Beach
Happy Haven Christies Beach accessed support from Connect.Ed to better understand children’s behaviour through a trauma-informed lens....
Professor Sally Brinkman
- Apr 27
- 4 min
A Summary of our Rapid Review of the evidence behind pre-school for 3-year-old children.
Commissioned by the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care, South Australia. The Royal Commission into Early Childhood...
Katharine Pearson
- Apr 20
- 4 min
Service Spotlight: Nido Early School Pennington
At Nido Early School, Pennington, we’ve been fortunate enough to have received some incredible mentoring and training from Connect.Ed...
Connected Caregiving
- Apr 19
- 2 min
SNAICC: New Community Partner for Connected Beginnings
The Connected Beginnings early years program is making progress in closing the gap by assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
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