Kindy Resources

Resources for Parents and Families

Kindy in Queensland – What do you need to know?
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/kindergarten

Kindy Fact Sheet
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/earlyYears/Documents/kindy-fact-sheet-families.pdf

Developmental milestones for children
https://www.startingblocks.gov.au/your-childs-development

How children grow well (video)
https://youtu.be/l-88DCY6-Nk

Early Learning at home
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/early-learning-at-home

Early Childhood Education – Inclusion for families
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/inclusion/inclusion-for-families

Benefits of early childhood education
https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/information-for-parents-and-carers/every-child-benefits

Making friends
https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/behaviour/friends-siblings/preschoolers-making-friends

Learning through play at home
https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/information-for-parents-and-carers/learning-from-home#tabs2

Language Development 0-8
https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/development/language-development/language-development-0-8

Understanding Learning Difficulties – For Parents
https://uldforparents.com/

Phonological and phonemic awareness activities
https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-101-guide-parents/prek/phonological-and-phonemic-awareness-activities-your-pre-k-child

Literacy development milestones
https://www.literacyhub.edu.au/for-families/your-child-s-literacy-development-milestones/

Resources for Educators

Early Childhood Education – Inclusion for service providers
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/inclusion/inclusion-for-service-providers

Age appropriate pedagogies
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/activities-and-resources/age-appropriate-pedagogies

Teaching practices – emergent literacy
https://www.vic.gov.au/literacy-teaching-toolkit-early-childhood/teaching-practices-emergent-literacy

Early childhood literacy teaching toolkit – videos
https://www.vic.gov.au/literacy-teaching-toolkit-early-childhood/literacy-teaching-toolkit-videos

QCAA – Inclusion and Diversity at Kindy
https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/kindergarten/inclusion-diversity

QCAA – Kindy research articles
https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/kindergarten/research-insights

QCAA – Transition to school practices
https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/kindergarten/research-insights/starting-school-essential-transition-practices

Early childhood education and care – statistics
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/children-youth/australias-children/contents/education/early-childhood-education-and-care

Early Childhood Australia – free courses
https://learninghub.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/elearning-category/free-courses/

Phonological and phonemic awareness activities
https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-101-guide-parents/prek/phonological-and-phonemic-awareness-activities-your-pre-k-child

Phonological Skills
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/litfocusphonological.aspx

Phonological and phonemic awareness
https://improvingliteracy.org/kit/phonological-phonemic-awareness

Developing phonological awareness for literacy
https://www.speldsa.org.au/Developing-Phonological-Awareness-for-Literacy

Literacy development milestones
https://www.literacyhub.edu.au/for-families/your-child-s-literacy-development-milestones/

Oral language development in early childhood education
https://evidenceforlearning.org.au/guidance-for-educators/oral-language-development-in-ece