Would you like a mentor to support your team from the office to the educators?

Kids Hub will provide your service with an experienced Consultant who will listen and devise an improvement plan. This will help you work towards an efficient day to day management of your services and provide effective results.

Some areas that organisation consults can cover are:

Would you love for an experienced educator to visit your service and support you with setting up an intentional and inviting indoor environment?

Kids Hub can visit your service to provide advice and support on how your indoor environment can further meet the needs of the children attending.

We can support your team to give thoughtful attention on how to create an environment that enables children to develop relationships with the world around them, themselves and each other.

In 2012 Kate assisted in creating the indoor environments of a new early learning service - Turtle Cove Wandina.  (see pics below) She enjoyed sourcing resources that included a blend of natural and real resources alongside more traditional items to create spaces that provided for independent exploration and learning through play.  The clients  were very happy with the final result, as were the Educators, children and families.

In 2014 Kids Hub worked with an Outside of School Hours Service to start the journey of transforming their environment. (see pics below) This included a series of workshops engaging in discussion about what makes a great environment for school age children  and finished with a practical hands  on transformation of the service with a range of resources sourced by Kids Hub.

Kids Hub can source and provide up cycled resources as well as new multicultural items to complement your setting.

New Service?

Our consultants can  provide advice and support to new services that are opening and are setting up their environment for the first time.

National Quality Standards - Quality Area 3

Standard 3.2

The environment is inclusive, promotes competence, independent exploration and learning through play.

Element 3.2.1

Outdoor and indoor spaces are designed and organised to engage every child in quality experiences in both built and natural environments

Element 3.2.2

Resources, materials and equipment are sufficient in number, organised in ways that ensure appropriate and effective implementation of the program and allow for multiple uses.

http://www.acecqa.gov.au/Quality-Areas

At Kids Hub we believe that the Outdoor Learning Environments are just as important as the Indoor.

Organised Outdoor Learning Environments require planning and consideration of the setup and storage, as well as a flexible and responsive approach each day and a willingness to be spontaneous. Striking a balance between planning and moving away from the plan is essential if everyone is to make the most of learning possibilities outdoors. 

In 2013 Angie and Kate attended the Bold Park Conference which had Tim Gill (www.rethinkingchildhood.com) and Adam Bienenstockn (www.naturalplaygrounds.ca/)  presenting, both respected advocates for the benefits of Nature Play.

Kids Hub can visit your service whether it is new or well established and provide feedback and areas of suggested improvement to help you have your Outdoor Environment meet the needs of your children attending.

Contact us via email to discuss your needs with your outdoor environment