Affinity Education Blog

Insights, Updates and Ideas from Across Our Early Learning Community

Welcome to the Affinity Education blog - a space where we share helpful tips, sector updates, wellbeing initiatives, and early education insights for families and educators.

Whether you’re part of our team, enrolled at one of our centres, or simply passionate about early childhood education, you’ll find valuable information here to support children’s learning, educator development, and community engagement.

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Healthy Eaters through Food Exploration

3 May 2023
Food exploration in a positive environment shows a reduced risk of children becoming picky eaters.   Research shows that introducing new foods to your child within the first two years and before age four is crucial in nurturing a love of...
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What does the new Child Care Subsidy mean for families?

3 May 2023
From 10 July 2023, the Australian Government will be increasing the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) rates for families within Australia, resulting in reduced gap fees for your family.  What you need to know  Families earning less than $80,000 per year...
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What is Big Thinkers STEM?

1 May 2023
Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has always played a vital role in the development of our Lifelong Learning Curriculum for children aged 3 to 5 years old. Recently, Affinity Education Group have released the Lifelong Learning Curriculum "Big Thinkers...
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Kindamindi Transforms to Milestones Warana

28 April 2023
After some 13 years as Kindamindi Warana, this much-loved Sunshine Coast-based childcare centre has just transformed into Milestones Early Learning & Kindergarten Warana. On Monday, 17th April, Minister Andrew Wallace attended Milestones Early Learning Warana to present the centre with...
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Tummy Time

26 April 2023
Tummy Time is an essential activity for a baby's development and is a regularly encouraging exercise for our centres 0-1 children in our Nursery rooms. What is Tummy Time? Tummy Time is the activity of placing your baby on their...
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Our Newest Village Of Little Learners – Kids Academy Springfield

26 April 2023
We are excited to announce Kids Academy Springfield will be hosting its Grand Opening on the 6th of March to a new village of little learners and their families! Kids Academy Springfield, located at 6 Meadow Road, Springfield in New South...
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Kasmah Husain Celebrates 21 Years

23 April 2023
  With over 4000 educators and team members throughout the Affinity Education Group community, we are delighted that we are celebrating over 18 individuals reaching 20 or above years of service within our centres.  We would like to acknowledge one...
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Celebrating Affinity Educations Trainees Of The Month For March

20 April 2023
We are excited to highlight some of our most dedicated and passionate trainees in our centres throughout Australia for the month of March. Through the Affinity Learning Academy, we are committed to providing a supportive network of knowledgeable and experienced...
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Affinity Education Launches Lifelong Learning Curriculum

17 March 2023
In a national first, more than 2500 early childhood educators and early childhood teachers collaborated in Community of Practice sessions held nationally over three nights in March 2023, as Affinity Education Group Head of Education and Pedagogy Dr Lesley Jones...
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