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Early Childhood |
| Education and Care News |
| February 19, 2019 |
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Welcome to our weekly newsletter for the early childhood education and care sector. Every week we'll send you articles written to make it easier for you to do your job. First up an update on physical activity guidelines for young children then 5 ways to boost staff motivation and engagement in your service.
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Let's get physical
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How much exercise should children be doing?
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Physical activity is vital to a child’s healthy development and helps with confidence, strength, motor skills, sleep, stress, obesity, behavioural issues plus more. Given that many young children attend an early childhood service for a large portion of the day, it's therefore important that all early childhood educators are aware of how much exercise children receive under their watch.
But how do you know how much physical activity is enough for each age group? We look at the current New Zealand guidelines for infants and young children, along with some helpful tips for boosting movement in your service.
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5 ideas to boost staff motivation
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We regularly interview early childhood education and care providers about their work, and overall the energy, passion and commitment displayed is extraordinary.
Educators go above and beyond their job descriptions to ensure children are nurtured and encouraged and given the support they need to grow and develop to the best of their ability.
It would be fair to surmise, therefore, that most early childhood educators and carers are self-starters who keep going because they love their work. However, as you well know, the early childhood sector is physically and mentally exhausting and there are few positions, which ask so much of staff and deliver such low financial returns.
Ebbs and flows in motivation levels are to be expected, especially at this time of the year, when holidays are a distant memory and the New Year stretches out ahead. Here are five ideas for motivating your staff this month and in the longer term:
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