12-months of Meetings

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Summary of Monthly Themes and Activities:

January: New Year, New Goals – Setting Intentions for the Year Ahead

  • Focus: Goal setting and reflection.
  • Content: Reflect on past year and set development goals.
  • Activity: Set short- and long-term goals for the classroom and personal growth.

February: Building Strong Relationships with Children and Families

  • Focus: Strengthening relationships.
  • Content: Family engagement and communication strategies.
  • Activity: Role-play educator-parent conversations and brainstorm engagement ideas.

March: Inclusion and Diversity – Celebrating Cultural Awareness

  • Focus: Embracing diversity and cultural competence.
  • Content: Strategies for promoting inclusion, especially for diverse backgrounds.
  • Activity: Plan a cultural celebration and discuss inclusive practices.

April: Engaging Families in Children’s Learning

  • Focus: Building family partnerships.
  • Content: Ways to involve families and strategies for supporting them.
  • Activity: Plan a family engagement event and share tips on fostering family partnerships.

May: Outdoor Learning and Nature Play

  • Focus: Benefits of outdoor learning.
  • Content: Physical, social, and cognitive development through nature.
  • Activity: Plan a nature-based activity like a nature walk or gardening project.

June: Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing for Educators

  • Focus: Educator self-care and resilience.
  • Content: Strategies for managing stress and burnout.
  • Activity: Discuss self-care practices and create a wellbeing action plan.

July: Play-Based Learning – Maximising Learning Through Play

  • Focus: Role of play in early childhood.
  • Content: Play-based learning and EYLF framework.
  • Activity: Hands-on play-based activity demonstrations and reflections on child observations.

August: Effective Documentation and Assessment

  • Focus: Enhancing documentation practices.
  • Content: Methods of observation, record-keeping, and assessment.
  • Activity: Practice writing observations and review a case study for assessment planning.

September: Professional Collaboration and Teamwork

  • Focus: Building effective teamwork and communication.
  • Content: Conflict resolution and planning for improvement.
  • Activity: Team-building exercises and group discussions.

October: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development

  • Focus: Promoting emotional intelligence in children.
  • Content: Strategies for emotional regulation and empathy.
  • Activity: Plan activities for emotional regulation and share success stories.

November: Reflecting on and Documenting Progress

  • Focus: End-of-year reflection.
  • Content: Review of the curriculum and children’s progress.
  • Activity: Compile end-of-year reports and set professional growth goals.

December: Celebrating Successes and Planning for the Future

  • Focus: Reflection and goal-setting for the next year.
  • Content: Celebrating achievements and preparing for the future.
  • Activity: Share success stories, brainstorm goals for professional development.


Team Reflection and Discussion Questions:

10 Reflective Questions per Month to support the Educators understanding of each topic linked to the Early Years Learning Framework, and the National Quality Framework.


This approach supports educators with a structured framework to reflect on their practices, share ideas, and create plans for improvement. The balance between content learning and team reflection will be valuable for enhancing their teaching and the overall learning environment.