Explore Early Childhood Australia’s broad range of resources that highlight the importance of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) in early childhood education. Designed to inspire educators and families, these resources offer practical strategies for integrating STEAM into learning programs, fostering creativity, enhancing self-expression and enriching children’s learning experiences.

Infant Sleep

Educators working with infants need to feel confident in their knowledge of infant sleep so they can respond to each child’s unique needs and support families through early sleep development. This book is an accessible guide to safe sleep practices for babies and infants in early childhood education and care settings. It provides clear advice on overcoming sleep challenges, understanding the connection between sleep and culture, and communicating infant sleep needs with families.

This Everyday Learning Series title explores:

• safe sleep practices
• sleep and culture
• tummy time
• settling babies
• sleep cues, comforters, associations and rituals
• sleep challenges.

Responding to Harmful Sexual Behaviours: Birth to five

Children in your care may be at risk of experiencing harmful sexual behaviours from other children within your service. Your role is to mitigate the risk, recognise the warning signs, and take appropriate action by responding and reporting.

In this course, you will:

• explore important information and guidance about harmful sexual behaviours that may occur in a long day care service.
• discover ways to mitigate, identify and respond to harmful sexual behaviours that may occur between the children in your care.

Responding to Harmful Sexual Behaviours: OSHC

Children and young people in your care may be at risk of experiencing harmful sexual behaviours from other children and young people within your service. Your role is to mitigate the risk, recognise the warning signs, and then take appropriate action by responding and reporting.

In this course, you will:

• explore important information and guidance about harmful sexual behaviours that may occur in an outside school hours care service
• discover how to mitigate, identify and respond to harmful sexual behaviours that may occur between the children and young people in your care.