No. 15 | October 2017

Early Years Exchange, No. 15

No. 14 | November 2014

Early Years Exchange, No. 14

This 14th edition focuses on assessment for children's learning and development and includes:

No. 13 | June 2014

Note: This 13th edition of the Early Years Exchange is now available as web pages and in Portable Document Format (PDF).

This 13th edition focuses on assessment for children's learning and development and includes:

• an interview with Professor Collette Tayler, from the University of Melbourne, talking about how early childhood professionals use the National Quality Framework to make a difference to children's learning
• interviews with early childhood professionals outlining their approaches to assessment for children's learning and development
• practitioner snapshots of evidence that demonstrates literacy and the link between drawing and emerging writing.

Guest Appearance – Professor Collette Tayler

Professor Collette Tayler, from the University of Melbourne, talks about how early childhood professionals use the National Quality Framework to make a difference to children's learning.

No. 12 | September 2013

This 12th edition focuses on supporting children's transitions and includes:

• current Australian research about school transition practices
• resources on daily transitions for young children and the importance of respectful relationships and responsive engagement
• examples of how early childhood settings and schools work with families and each other to support continuity of learning when children start school.

Guest Appearance – Professor Sue Dockett

Professor Dockett, from Charles Sturt University, talks about transition to school and the opportunities, experiences and perceptions of all involved.

No. 11 | April 2013

Note: This 11th edition of the Early Years Exchange appears in a new format.  It is now published as web pages.

This eleventh edition provides information for early childhood professionals about:

• children's wellbeing and involvement as two important qualities in learning experiences
• early childhood practices in assessment for learning
• early childhood professionals talking about leading and supporting implementation of the VEYLDF
• mapping the VEYLDF Learning and Development Outcomes to the AusVELS.

Guest Appearance – Professor Dr Ferre Laevers

Professor Dr Laevers  is a Belgian early childhood expert. In this interview he talks about observing and understanding children's levels of wellbeing and how to create powerful environments to support and improve children's wellbeing and involvement.

Previous Editions

For editions No 1 to 10 see Trove - National Library of Australia archive.​