Early Learning Matters Week
From July 26-30, 2021 is Early Learning Matters Week, celebrating the important role of parents, carers and early childhood educators in guiding early childhood development.
Learn more here: https://www.earlylearningmatters.org.au/
In the first five years of life, children’s brains are wired to learn and they are developing quickly.
Early learning helps to amplify their natural skills and abilities. Young children learn best through play-based activities that are suited to their age. When children have inclusive, positive and rich early learning experiences, it is more likely they will go on to become successful learners with high levels of wellbeing.
Early childhood education and care is an important way of providing such learning experiences, especially for children experiencing disadvantage or vulnerability.
Trained early childhood educators support and extend play to maximise learning through exploration, inquiry and problem-solving. Educators also help families understand and support their child’s development.
Here at Swan Hill District Health, we support the fabulous early childhood educator teams locally with the provision of healthy eating and oral health sessions and supports, funded by Dental Health Services Victoria under the Smiles 4 Miles program.
So far in 2021, seven ‘Eat a Rainbow’ sessions have been provided for 148 children and have another 8-10 sessions are scheduled for this term.
We will also be sending out the toothbrush packs with a cleaning chart for families, to support oral health messages and habits.
Congratulations to all of our early childhood educators for the fabulous work that you do, and also to our local parents and carers, we know parents are the number one educators of young children and we offer our support to you all.
Have your say on the development of our new Early Years Online Hub, either by attending via Zoom on Friday 23 July from 1pm, details below, or by completing this online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SNHCLPL
Zoom online meeting https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID 842 4903 1198 Passcode: 056812