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The next instalment of the FDCA Online Engagement Series, Critical Reflection for Family Day Care, will take place tonight from 6.00pm - 7.30pm AEDT.
As Critical Reflection has been an area that family day care performs less well in, this is a must watch episode for all family day care educators and service staff looking for ways to gain insights and knowledge in this area.
Episode Details
Title: Critical Reflection for Family Day Care
Date and Time: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6.00pm - 7.30pm AEDT
Streaming Links: FDCA Website, Facebook and YouTube
Our Special Guest Panel
This episode will see FDCA co-hosts, Advocacy and Engagement Manager Michael Farrell and Sector Liaison Coordinator Lyndall Cotterill joined by:
Our panel will focus on the following topics:
In exploring these topics, the panel will address the differences between reflection and critical reflection and also examine why critical reflection is particularly important in the context of family day care. The panel will also unpack ways that educators can critically reflect on their practice whilst embedding it into their daily routines and how services can create a supportive environment that encourages a culture of critical reflection that is sustained over time.
FDCA members have one more day remaining to take advantage of our popular members-only 10-month payment plan for the FDCA 2025 National Conference.
Developed exclusively for FDCA members, our payment plans are designed to assist members manage their cash flow while securing their conference ticket early via simple monthly instalments.
Don’t miss your chance to secure your conference ticket today, via our 10-month payment plan before it closes on 31 October 2024.
To access the payment plan, click here.
Want to find out more?
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We look forward to seeing you at the conference in 2025!
Are you an innovative family day care educator with marketing savvy? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you!
FDCA is calling for a marketing savvy educator to join us on our next edition of the FDCA Online Engagement Series which will focus on the topic of Marketing your Family Day Care Business.
If you would like the chance to share your knowledge, ideas and expertise, simply click here and complete the quick online form.
We would like to advise all FDCA members that we will be undertaking planned upgrades across some online systems on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November 2024. This will result in a number of online systems and platforms being offline across the FDCA website during this period.
We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Any members who have insurance renewals during this period, will be contacted individually to assist with their renewal.
The Australian Government Department of Education has declared a Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in parts of New South Wales impacted by a major electrical outage.
The CCS period of emergency applies from Monday 21 October to Tuesday 22 October 2024 in the following local government areas:
The Department will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as required.
For more information, please visit the links below:
Happy Diwali to all of our members and their families!
Diwali, also known as Deepavali, gets its name from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means "row of lights". It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".
Diwali will be celebrated from Thursday 31 October to Friday 1 November 2024.
Members may wish to visit the ABC Kids “Play School’s Our Celebrations” web page which includes a great video about Diwali celebrations.
To all of our members, their families and their communities, we wish you a Happy Diwali and a prosperous year ahead!
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