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[Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/more-learning-more-belonging) [![A child plays in a kindergarten sandpit](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/2024.05.27_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX__-127%20cropped.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/holistic-approaches) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Careers](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/careers), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Anti-bias](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/anti-bias), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning), [Child Safety](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/child-safety) ## [Holistic approaches](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/holistic-approaches) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Nov 7, 2025, 10:00:00 AM At ECMS, we understand that early childhood education is not simply about preparing children for sch... 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[Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/building-wonder) [![two children socialising in a kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/21-03-24_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-129%20cropped.jpeg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/socialising) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning) ## [Socialising](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/socialising) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Sep 29, 2025, 10:00:01 AM Human beings grow through connection. For young children, social development is central to how they ... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/socialising) [![An educator helps a child learn in a kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/ECM_SHOOT1_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-1%20St%20Marys%200324%20(108)%20cropped.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/the-art-of-noticing) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning) ## [The art of noticing](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/the-art-of-noticing) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Sep 24, 2025, 10:00:00 AM At Doncaster Park Kindergarten, a group of children gathered around a box of mooncakes, lanterns and... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/the-art-of-noticing) [![A child plays in an outdoor kindergarten setting](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/21-03-~1.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/play-is-learning) [Parenting resources](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/parenting-resources), [Child development](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/child-development), [Inside our centres](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/inside-our-centres), [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning), [Career](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/career) ## [Play is learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/play-is-learning) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Sep 23, 2025, 10:30:01 AM At The Merrell Kindergarten, a group of children created a bar graph using Duplo to map their favour... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/play-is-learning) [![Three children learning through play in a kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/2024.05.27_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX__-16-2.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/access-for-all) [Parenting resources](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/parenting-resources), [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Health and safety](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/health-and-safety), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning), [Career](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/career) ## [Access for all](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/access-for-all) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Sep 19, 2025, 10:30:00 AM “A boy arrived from a war-torn battleground in Ukraine, being exposed to bombings and violence and h... 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