
- Develop a deeper understanding of child development theories 0 – 5
- Identify different types and stages of play
- Explore examples of child development observed during play
- Clarify educator roles in supporting play through
Terms and Conditions for Child Australia’s Online Learning Centre (OLC)
Enrolment:
The following terms and conditions apply to all Child Australia Online Learning Centre (OLC) enrolments, which includes the On-Demand Webcasts and Self-Paced Courses.
Types of Enrolment:
Enrolment types include Organisations or Services, Individuals and Student/Retired.
Conditions of Enrolment:
- Participants will be enrolled to the course as specified through purchase at the Child Australia Shop.
- Where purchased on behalf of someone else, the purchaser is responsible for ensuring the correct person is to be enrolled within the specified course.
- Course enrolments are valid for a period of twelve (12) months, commencing from the day of enrolment.
- Enrolments are granted to individuals via email. The individual is responsible to provide the correct email to set up their login and profile.
- All new enrolments are required to indicate they accept all terms and conditions of their enrolment. Allocation to the course will not happen until confirmation is received.
- By enrolling in a Child Australia OLC course, you consent to the organisation contacting you from time to time for the purposes of communication using means including, but not limited to: letter, email, telephone (including SMS services) and social media.
Transfer of Enrolment:
Enrolments made through the Child Australia Online Learning Centre (OLC) are non-transferable. If the instance occurs where an enrolled user does NOT log in and commence the course within the first 14 days and is no longer employed by the provider that purchased the course, this enrolment may be considered for transferring.
Enrolment Period
Enrolments are valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of commencement. If you have not been able to complete your course in time, you can request for an extension. Please contact our support team at support@childaustralia.org.au no later than four (4) weeks prior to your enrolment expiry date.
Child Development: Connecting to Play (0-5)
To construct a meaningful curriculum for young children, educators need to have a sound understanding of anticipated learning trajectories for many different ages, while understanding that all children will develop and learn at their own pace.
Between the ages of birth to five years incredible growth, physically and cognitively, occurs as children learn about their own identities.
They are able to communicate their thinking through rapidly developing language skills and their imaginations run wild.
By observing play, we can learn more about children’s development, particularly if recognize that that play is telling us about each child’s learning.
Unpacking play theories, stages and types will help educators understand where children are at in their development and learning needs.
Course Specifications
- Audience: Educators, Leaders
- Duration: 1 - 3 Hours
- Early Learning Settings: ELC
- National Quality Standards: Quality Area 1, Quality Area 3, Quality Area 5
- Topics: Babies, Curriculum, EYLF, Kindy, Programming, Toddlers



