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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Tummy Time

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

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

  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

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

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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Holi – Festival of Colours

Our centres celebrated Holi by creating festival of colours based activities that are designed to provide meaningful learning opportunities, whilst having fun! Last week one of our QLD based centres, Papilio Early Learning Robina organized Holi for the children. The children loved...
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Affinity Education Group celebrates International Womens’ Day 2023

More than 200 educators and Centre Managers completely connected with Affinity's leadership team to celebrate International Women's Day 2023 and celebrate individuals in our community who embrace equity. Three early childhood teachers, an educational leader from the Northern Territory, Victorian-based...
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IWD recognition for Shining Star Noopur Lakhera

Papilio Early Learning Wakerley is thrilled to have been recognised by Affinity Education Group for the work of their Early Childhood Teacher Noopur Lakhera in providing equitable opportunities for children in the Kindergarten classroom. Affinity's QLD State Manager Caz Laramy provided...
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Planning Parental Leave? – Supported From Day One

What if you could plan for a family knowing you were completely supported by your employer as a parent? Working within an industry where children are #1 has its advantages, and here at Affinity Education we strive to be #1...
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