Learn Play Thrive Early Education Podcast

S1E2 Building Your Village: Creating Your Village in Pregnancy

In this second episode of Building Your Village—a special 10-part mini-series for the Learn Play Thrive podcast—host Simone Brand rejoins Kathryn Stoneman and Harriet Bla

Is Nature Pedagogy Overated?

In this episode of the Learn Play Thrive: Early Education podcast, we welcome Dr. Claire Warden and tackle the thought-provoking question - "Is nature overrated?" Claire

Navigating the NQS #13: Standard 6.2 - Collaborative partnerships

In this episode of Navigating the NQS, host Simone Brand continues the journey through Quality Area 6: Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities, taking a

Caring for Neurodivergent Children and Families

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive, host Simone Brand welcomes Madeleine Jaine Lobsey, certified AuDHD coach, keynote speaker, advocate, and founder of Wondiverse. Diag

S2E8 Little Library: Derek

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive’s Little Library, host Linda Harrison welcomes multi-talented author Anne Donaldson to celebrate her CBCA award-winning picture book,

PART 2 - Design Is Not Decoration: Pedagogy Made Visible

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive, host Simone Brand welcomes back Pedagogical Coordinator Clare Comedoy for part two of an insightful discussion on infant and toddler

S1E1 Building Your Village: Welcome to Building Your Village

In this debut episode of Building Your Village—an exclusive 10-part mini-series for the Learn Play Thrive podcast—host Simone Brand introduces Kathryn Stoneman (birth and

PART 1 - Design Is Not Decoration: Pedagogy Made Visible

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive, host Simone Brand welcomes Pedagogical Coordinator Clare Comedoy to explore the profound impact physical and relational environments

Road Safety in Early Education #7: Digital Tools for Road Safety Education

Welcome back to our Road Safety in Early Education mini-series. where host Linda Harrison chats with road safety education experts Amanda Menzies and Bec Dunn from Kids a

Insights from Inspire X

In this special compilation episode of Learn Play Thrive, we head straight to the floor of the Semann and Slattery InspireX Conference. Host Simone Brand captures game-ch

Navigating the NQS #12: Standard 6.1 - Supportive relationships with families

Welcome back to Navigating the NQS, the National Quality Standard breakdown for licensed Early Childhood Education and Care settings in Australia. In this episode, host S

Building Inclusive Early Learning Environments

Host Simone Brand sits down with Dina Petrakis, CEO of Ethnic Community Services (ECS), to dive into the vital role of cultural inclusion in early childhood education. Dr

S2E7 Little Library: The Thing About Christmas

Celebrate the true spirit of Christmas in this episode of the Learn Play Thrive Little Library! Join host Linda Harrison as she sits down with award-winning illustrator B

Strengthening Professional Identity and Educator Wellbeing

In this episode of the Learn Play Thrive podcast, host Simone Brand sits down with early childhood teacher, advocate, and play therapist in training -- Emma Rattenbury. B

Road Safety in Early Education #6: Making Road Safety Musical

Music and movement take centre stage in this episode of Learn Play Thrive, as host Linda Harrison chats with Amanda Menzies and Bec Dunn from Macquarie University's

Why Health Literacy Starts in the Early Years

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive, host Simone Brand sits down with Lisa Woodward and Michelle Weisbaum from Life Ed Australia—the powerhouse team behind the iconic He

Play Provocations #10: Sensory Play

In this episode of Play Provocations, host Linda Harrison is joined by lead early childhood educator Michelle Jackson to explore the vital role of sensory play as a corne

Tamworth Pedagogy in Practice: Early Education Conference Panel

In this special panel episode recorded live at the Pedagogy in Practice: Early Education Conference in Tamworth, the Learn Play Thrive podcast brings together four leadin

Navigating the NQS #11: Standard 5.2 - Relationships between children

In this episode of Navigating the NQS, host Simone Brand dives into Quality Area 5, Standard 5.2 to explore how early childhood settings support children in building sens

Attracting, Sustaining and Preparing Quality Teachers in Early Childhood

In this episode of Learn Play Thrive, host Simone Brand sits down with leading researcher Professor Sandie Wong to unpack groundbreaking ARC-funded research on the early