Members Meetings November 2011
To attend the November 2011 Childcare Queensland Members Meetings download a registration form Toowoomba Members Meeting Registration Form
Brisbane: 21 November 2011, 7:00pm.
Gold Coast:22 November 2011, 7:00am
Sunshine Coast: 28 November 2011, 7:00am
Toowoomba: 24 November 2011, 12.00pm
Conference 2012 – 14 -16 September 2012
An Invitation
It is with pleasure that Childcare Queensland invites you to participate in the 2012 National Conference to be held from 14 -16 September 2012.
The conference will be held at Jupiters Gold Coast. Jupiters is renowned as one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic venues. Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast is located next to Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on seven acres of lush tropical gardens and only a short monorail ride to the beach and the cosmopolitan Broadbeach dining strip. Just 30 minutes from the Gold Coast airport and one hour from Brisbane airport.
Childcare Queensland’s two-day conference provides valuable opportunities for delegates to interact with sponsor & exhibitor representatives, and is an important early childhood education and care forum for educators to network and reflect on current thinking and practice.
As a not-for-profit, member-funded organization, Childcare Queensland is the peak long day care Association in Queensland and is Australia’s largest state child care Association. The 2012 Childcare Queensland Conference has been endorsed by the Australian Childcare Alliance which represents 70% of private and community long day care services in Australia.
Childcare Queensland looks forward to welcoming you to the 2012 National Conference.
Preliminary Program, Registration brochure and exhibitor prospectus will be available soon so make sure you watch this space.
Conference 2011
The 2011 conference provided industry professionals with the chance to interact and exchange ideas on practical solutions to issues, and to build a strong base of industry contacts, while highlighting the importance of the early years and embracing the National Quality Agenda reforms. During the weekend delegates were informed by an array of speakers, industry information sessions and interactive workshops relevant to the early learning sector and individual needs of licensees, directors and staff.
Our sincere thanks are extended to our many valued sponsors, as without their support, this event would not be possible. We have seen the return of many long term loyal supporters of the Association, as well as several new sponsors.
As the peak body for private long day care centres in Queensland, and Australia’s largest state childcare association, we have been encouraged by an increase in membership over the past year. We are also encouraged by the increasing number of interstate delegates attending our annual conference.
We’d like to thank our delegates, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers – you have all contributed towards making 2011 conference be the success it was. We look forward to seeing you at 2012 National Conference.
Speakers Presentations
Hands Up For Marketing Early Learning Services – Hilary Knights
Hands up for Marketing Childcare! Learn how marketing matters for you…your centre…and your industry
Hear about practical marketing strategies and tactics you can put in place to generate leads and increase occupancy for your centre through to how you can support and enhance your industry – the early childhood education sector.
Hilary Knights has been involved in marketing for over 18 years and is on a number of early childhood education boards. A certified practising marketer Hilary has held senior positions in a number of sectors including small business, professional services, non profit membership based organisations, early childhood, secondary, tertiary and higher education. Hilary has worked with the childcare industry for many years and is well known for her extensive knowledge and passion for childcare centre marketing and her advocacy in promoting the early childhood sector.
Programming – what is expected – it doesn’t have to be complicated – Carrie Rose
This session gave participants examples of how to incorporate the EYLF into the everyday of centre life with an opportunity to view programming journals, examples of documentation and many images of learning pods.
Carrie has worked in early childhood education for 20 years. Her passion focuses on using both emergent curriculum principles, designing educational environments and developing leaders in early childhood. She prides herself on the commitment to provide an engaging educational environment for your children.
Introduction to Marte Meo in a Child Care Setting - Liz Kernahan
Liz Kernahan is one of a few clinical psychologists in Adelaide who is also a Marte Meo trained therapist, and has dedicated the past two and a half years learning this innovative and highly successful therapeutic program under the direct supervision of Maria Aarts, who devised the Marte Meo method.
Marte Meo (“On one’s own strength”) is a new and exciting program from Holland which aims to give parents, teachers, child care educators and professionals a way of understanding the meaning behind children’s behaviours, and ways to help support children’s development. Behaviours such as non compliance and aggression carry a developmental message, understanding this message is important because it tells us what the child needs to learn for their development.
The Marte Meo program assists in understanding what the behavioural message is, and then what to do to support the specific need of the child.
Watch this space for 2012 conference information.
2011 Sponsors
Confirmed Exhibitors
Guild Insurance, Child Care Super
Modern Teaching Aids
HESTA Super Fund
QikKids
ANZ Bank
Bankwest
Australian Child Care Career Options (ACCCO)
Coles Online
Little Tummy Tucker
Indue Limited
Raise Learning Pty Ltd
Randstad Education
Too Cute Photos
Sure-Play
Expect A Star
QIEC Super
Funtastic Education
Child Care Credit Agency – CCCA
SDS
Pavanto
Straight Edge Constructions Australia
Raw Publications
Australian Family
Educational Experience
Aspire Learning Resources
AlphaTykes Pty Ltd
Early Childhood Training & Resource Centre
Kidsoft
Ezidebit
Global Kids Oz
L Bridge Childcare Services Pty Ltd
ME Bank
Giggletree Pty Ltd
OECEC
Smartbiz Consultants
Educating Kids
One World for Children
Hubworks
Professor Jelly Bean
