American suburbia.

In my country the government funds all 3 models for free for ages 3-5, albeit limited to a few days a week.

The service we provide is leagues above what state run centres are offering (and obviously for profits). A purely state run model is not the ideal as the state has a terrible understanding of education, focusing on metrics instead of each child’s needs.

I work for a not for profit. Our focus is on quality education and care, not profit seeking or getting parents back into the workforce.

It’s the period where the brain is doing the most development. You learn more in the first few years than at any other stage in life. As such we are able to set in motion a lifelong passion for creativity, exploration, and learning. Basic skills such as social interaction, picking up multiple languages, transferring or adapting prior knowledge to new situations, persisting through a challenging situation, etc. Not to say this can’t be taught later in life, but it’s so much easier at this age.

As an early childhood educator, I’m always wary of government attempts at this. Shame the article doesn’t mention any more.

Does it come with increased benefits for the overworked, underpaid educators or does it add more children into an already struggling sector?

What are the curriculum requirements/framework like?

Is it paying for profit centres to do it for free and get paid a set sum by the state or is it state run centres?

We’re not just a place to dump children while families work. It’s the most critical education period a child will ever go through.

I’ve received your report claiming @Deceptichum@quokk.au was ‘Harassment & stalking’ you and have found zero evidence of them downvoting any posts of yours outside of this thread in the last 2 pages.

I have found ample evidence of sexism and racism originating from yourself however, and it is for that reason i will be banning you from our instance.

It’s all good, you’re still technically correct. The Gregorian calendar is based off of Europeans, so it would still be originated from their winter solstice.

But it’s the middle of summer!

The urge to want to dig in and eat, but the need to make sure no one is going to eat you. What a tough predicament.

You don’t need to live in a HOA for that. I don’t think we even have those in my country, but the local council here would act if alerted to this.

And all the smoke will make some nice new stars.

And perpetuate the rest as everyone starts acting like the problem is over and they can return to before

In my field of work, going above and beyond has tangible benefits to children’s lives. I go above and beyond for their sake.

I love the work I do helping children with o learn and grow, but I hate the shift length.

Oh and the lack of planning time, I need more than 2 hours a week to meaningfully analyse and implement curriculum.

Do you think anyone could shoot her an email asking for comments on shit?

“A frogge biþ a smale beaste wiþ foure leggys”

I love how Middle English sounds so silly. Is it saying the fish has bright silver scales?

Timely meme

Those are some very mustard coloured walls.

Being afraid of needles is fine though, right?

The 4th wheel however costs 10,000 reindeer gems which are sold in a bundle of 9,999 for $80.