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Childcare Checklist: How to Choose the Right Centre

Use our childcare checklist to help you choose the right centre by reviewing things like the environment and the experience of the teachers.


Steiner Education—Steiner’s theory and approach in childcare and early learning

Steiner education, or Waldorf education, is grounded in the principles of the holistic theory of development and seeks to inspire children.


The new Playground Messenger brings teachers and parents even closer together

Playground Messenger lets teachers and parents communicate in real time to increase involvement in each child’s growth and development.


Mindfulness in children

Parents can better support children who are starting school by being more informed themselves and letting children know what to expect.


How to support children as they start school

Parents can better support children who are starting school by being more informed themselves and letting children know what to expect.


How reading to children improves their communication skills 

Regularly reading to children can’t be overemphasised, as it develops their communication skills and other cognitive skills by exposing them to new words, ideas and feelings.


Improvements to the Playground app provide teachers with more flexible planning options

This blog covers insights on the dos and don’ts of how to give appropriate praise to children. Learn more about how giving praise can benefit children in the long run.


How To Give Children Proper Praise

This blog covers insights on the dos and don’ts of how to give appropriate praise to children. Learn more about how giving praise can benefit children in the long run.


Children Want and Need Risky Play 

Find out how risky play, which involves children engaging in exciting activities that come with various risks, benefits children in their learning.


Discover by Xplor at the ECC Conference 2022

Discover by Xplor was the premium sponsor of the Early Childhood Council's (ECC) annual conference (16–17 September, 2022) in Napier, New Zealand.