Early Years Essentials
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Children’s Week: A Meaningful Opportunity for Early Childhood Educators
Children’s Week is more than a date on the calendar. For early childhood educators and childcare centres, it is a chance to celebrate children’s rights, amplify their voices and create learning experiences that help every child feel seen, safe and proud of who they are. In 2026, Children’s Week runs from Saturday 24 October to…
2026 TIARA Awards Finalists
Entrée Early Years Recruitment named a finalist in the 2026 TIARA Awards We’re proud to announce that Entrée Early Years Recruitment has been named a finalist in the 2026 TIARA Recruitment & Talent Solutions Awards ANZ in the category of Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year — under 50 employees. The TIARA Awards recognise excellence,…
NAIDOC Week 2026: Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly in Your Early Childhood Setting
NAIDOC Week 2026 runs from 5 to 12 July, and this year’s celebration carries extra significance. The 2026 theme — 50 Years of Deadly — marks five decades of NAIDOC Week as a national platform for amplifying and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures, and achievements. And in early childhood settings, it’s one…
Winter Wellness in Childcare: How to Stay Healthy This Season
Adelaide’s winter has well and truly arrived — and if you’re working in early childhood, you’ll know exactly what that means. Runny noses. Staff shortages. Constant exposure to coughs and colds. Whether you’re an educator on the floor or a centre director managing your team, staying healthy during winter isn’t just important — it’s essential…
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup — Wellbeing Advice for Early Childhood Educators
There is a particular kind of tired that early childhood educators know well. Not simply the physical tiredness of a busy day — but the deeper tiredness that comes from giving fully of yourself, every single day, to the children and families in your care. Early childhood education is one of the most rewarding careers…
The Early Childhood Workforce Challenge: How Centres Can Better Support and Retain Educators
There is something quietly extraordinary about the work that happens inside an early childhood centre every single day. The relationships built, the curiosity sparked, the foundations laid for how small people will eventually experience the world. It is skilled, meaningful, deeply human work — and yet the sector that delivers it is facing a workforce…