Early Childhood Australia Learning Hub

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for teachers accredited at Proficient teacher level.

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professional learning resources for
early childhood on ECA Learning Hub.

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Modules

Our online learning modules give you the latest information and advice at a time that suits you. Text, videos and interactive activities offer a practical understanding of quality practice in early childhood and school-aged settings. We release new modules every six weeks on a wide range of topics.

Webinars

Our webinars are on-demand studio-quality online seminars. Perfect for group training, ECA Learning Hub webinars explore topics in greater depth. Gain access to on-demand webinars as a part of a Learning Hub subscription — or purchase webinars individually direct from our online shop.

Live Wires

Now a part of the ECA Learning Hub, Live Wires brings together information and resources about young children and technology. With Live Wires find healthy ways to use digital media tools in early childhood. Hear researcher, educator and family perspectives as well as the voice of children.

Other resources

We’re always creating new resources to meet your needs. Try our ‘Thinking together’ series, designed especially for group learning. We also provide a number of free resources, as well as specialised resources developed by ECA, partner organisations, and resources by third parties.

eLearning

AEDC Resources
Early Childhood Australia has worked with the Queensland Government,Department of Education and Training to develop a suite of free Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) resources to support the critical work of the early childhood sector and their communities in providing the best developmental opportunities for children.
How to get the most out of the ECA Learning Hub
Get the most out of your Learning Hub Annual Subscription by attending this free webinar. Join Amanda Walsh from ECA’s Learning Hub as she takes you through our new website, our modules, the Learning Hub Online Portal and the back-end Learning Management System.
Making quality visible
This webinar explores how each service’s unique philosophy and context can develop to a rich and unique approach to quality, drawing on the strengths of the cultural and community context of the centre.
Early childhood education for sustainability: Now or never, a time for urgent change
In this webinar, Dr Sue Elliott examines what sustainability looks like within early childhood, and what educators can do to facilitate change within their early childhood services.
Babies and Toddlers: Amazing Learners
The three videos in this collection highlight and showcase selected examples of significant learning in the birth-to-three-years period. The aim is to make babies’ and toddlers’ learning visible and, by doing so, to expand awareness and appreciation of it.
Flexibility Practices and Patterns
Early Childhood Australia conducted research on flexible practices and patterns across the early childhood sector, funded in partnership through the Commonwealth Government’s Child Care Flexibility Fund. The purpose of the project was to identify innovative flexible practices being delivered by the early childhood sector, examine how flexible services operate and function and identify barriers restricting current operators being able to increase flexibility for families. The project will also assist the sector to learn from the implementation of flexible practices at other services.
Spatial reasoning and STEM for early years
Spatial reasoning – the ability to mentally manipulate information about objects and the environment in which we live. Join Dr Kym Simoncini as she takes on spatial learning to the floor of an early childhood education and care service.
Where to start when using Australian Early Development Census data in your setting
What is the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) and how can educators access site level information? This is a highly practical webinar that explores, step-by-step, how to access, read and interpret data provided by the AEDC.
Understanding sleep and safe sleep practices in early childhood education and care
Developed by Early Childhood Australia (ECA) and the Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), this comprehensive and highly practical online professional learning package examines the importance of sleep to the overall health, wellbeing, learning and development of infants and children in line with the introduction of safe sleep and rest practices (ACECQA, 2017).

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Testimonials

Thank you for providing this wonderful module. It is so good to be able to complete and extend on my learning in my own time and when I am able. Love the training and everything you are doing to enhance educators’ roles.

Lyn Best, Documenting & Assessing Children's Learning Subscriber
It is fantastic to be able to have educators participate in professional development on a range of topics, from their workplace, rather than travelling. Thank you, much appreciated and valued!

Facebook Survey Response
Thanks for setting up the ECA Learning Hub – great resource, especially in the hectic times of change in Early Childhood, greatly appreciated.

Pauline Leonard, Facebook follower
Thank you for an informative and engaging webinar. It is the first one I have participated in and I look forward to participating in many more. I have tended to veer away from this kind of learning but found it incredibly easy and so worthwhile. Thank you so much for the opportunity, I look forward to joining many more of your webinars from now on!

Jo Morrison, Webinar Attendee
I think it’s an amazing resource, ECA is well known in the sector for keeping everyone up-to-date, and making learning interesting and current. Great videos.

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant
An excellent resource. Professionally produced and highly regarded by the profession!

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant
The Learning Hub has been a valuable method for educators to access quality training and contemporary practice. It is a cost effective method of providing training particularly for rurally located services. The modules are also able to be workshopped in a team, which means that all educators are receiving the same information.

Annette Millard, Learning Hub Annual Subscription holder
The subscription is great, I would definitely recommend it. Not only is it good for experienced educators like myself but also for any educator at any level. I have been using the program as a resource tool for discussion – reflecting on our current practice and opening discussion with other educators at our service.

Sharon, Learning Hub Annual Subscription holder
Our service really enjoys using the Learning Hub. It allows educators to complete training on a variety of topics at times that suit the service – thank you!

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant
The quality of the resources is fantastic; both the content and the presentation. Engaging, accessible and relevant. The quality is one way of recognising the importance of the EC sector.

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant
Thank you for making learning so accessible. I feel I am able to keep up to date with the latest information in a place and at a time that suits me. I love to keep learning and your courses are a great help.

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant
Being in a rural and remote location, we don’t have access to a lot of professional development training. I love that the Learning Hub is just a click away. My staff don’t even have to leave the building!

Early Childhood Educator, Learning Hub Survey Participant