tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165009412024-03-19T15:11:33.023+11:00More Than Just Early Childhood.Your one-stop global parenting & teaching resource info site.CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-39266552338676642022017-03-14T13:45:00.000+11:002018-08-07T15:50:51.366+10:00Book Review: When the Lion of Judah roars
Sorry for the lousy printscreen of the book...
This is a book written by a christian faith based author. I found this book When The Lion Roars on Kindle last night.
It is the story of a mother, Rebecca Clayton in England, who has three young children who had ADD, food allergies, as well as autism. This book details the challenges she faced, and how she overcomed these challenges CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-931511408055401912016-12-29T00:42:00.000+11:002017-03-21T17:42:06.050+11:00Announcement: Charis Tree Family Day CareAlas, sorry I've been away since Oct .. but with good reason.
As of date, I've applied to South West Childcare to start my family day care as an educator.
I've:
- attended two interviews,
- attended two induction trainings to learn about Centrelink, CCB, CCR,
- had two inspections in my home
- signed the contract to be an educator.
- applied to ASIC (Australian Securities & Investment CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-91017636063783647462016-10-09T13:00:00.001+11:002017-03-19T23:16:38.191+11:00Going independent for my childcare business.
Just watching this Franchise Show on Channel 7.
About two months ago, I had attended the franchising expo in Melbourne Exhibition Centre. They had a childcare franchise from Malaysia as one of the participants.
I thought to myself, should I ever want to started a childcare related business in Melbourne, I would indeed start my own, write my own curriculum and use the capital to buy the CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-40955309458935365892016-09-28T15:59:00.002+10:002016-09-28T16:22:39.167+10:002016: Renewal of Victorian Teacher Institution (VIT) Since coming to the state of Victoria (in Australia), I've had to maintain a registration as an ECT or Early Childhood Teacher with the VIT (Victorian Institute of Teaching).
This change was initiated in Oct 2015 for all qualified three- and four year degree ECTs in Victoria, and those coming interstate to work here.
I was wondering whether to renew my VIT registration, but my parents told me CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-33202421482810448122016-09-20T00:01:00.001+10:002016-09-28T16:21:07.292+10:00Start your own childcare to make money
Today I went to a social mixer hosted on Meetup in Melbourne CBD. It was a mixer for entrepreneurs.
I knew we all had to socialise, but I actually was not prepared to answer when they asked me which line of work I was in.
I ended up responding that I was in between ventures of helping in a family event planning venture, and doing my own thing in childcare.
One smart chap quickly CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-12516965491410251742016-09-19T13:11:00.002+10:002016-09-28T16:21:26.428+10:00Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy Level 3 and 4. The Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy, Level 3 and 4 is the newest offering from MCI. This qualification is replacing the former Int.Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy as offered by MCI, UK.
This diploma is developed jointly between MCI, Crossfields Institute and CACHE. It is the first Montessori qualification to be regulated by Ofqual on the NQF.
As this qualification is a UK qualification, CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-41974308766079448652016-09-18T21:07:00.003+10:002016-09-28T16:21:41.450+10:00Salary of Montessori Teachers (8 years later)Recently I reread an old post that I wrote in 2008.
It was an article I wrote about teacher's salaries when I was working in New South Wales.
Has much changed since then?
A lot has actually changed in terms of regulations, qualifications, and higher pay slips. But essentially, childcare (preschool) and below still remains a low paying occupation. At least still in Australia.
In the last three CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-17556042454294314832015-10-16T14:40:00.000+11:002015-10-16T17:30:45.867+11:00Home made budget Montessori teaching resourcesYou can guess the direction where my daycare is heading towards.
The learning program will be drawing most of its inspiration from Montessori teaching method, and some from play based programming for the sake of accreditation in Australia.
Due to my previous work experience in a Montessori long day care centre in Narwee, I do have some understanding how the accreditation process for preschools CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-89703279068398880862015-09-15T14:50:00.001+10:002015-09-15T14:50:04.100+10:00Comparing Bank Service Wait TimeAfter lunch today in Manmaruya at Campsie, I went to two different banks to gather more information on business bank accounts. This was around noon time.
At the first bank I went to, Commonwealth Bank, within one minute of stepping in, and just browsing at the brochures, a lady walked towards me and asked if I needed any help.
I told her I was looking for information for business bank accounts.CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-3988036662127924232015-09-14T19:59:00.001+10:002015-09-14T19:59:40.897+10:00Busy researching for starting a Family Day Care Doing research for starting a home based family day care needs so much time..  This is how my schedule is like...
Monday
- did my laundry
- applied for full licence letter verification  from Malaysia high commission
- called Integricare
- emailed CCA and Infants Home
- looked up car models on Nissan and Honda website. (my dad thinks a new 1.5 litre car requires less maintenance CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-31806469050613184962015-09-13T00:00:00.000+10:002015-09-13T00:00:00.862+10:00Working out a Family Day Care Business PlanGod may give you a vision...
But it is up to us to work out the vision.
I went for the NEIS (New Enterprise Investment Scheme) information scheme, but it turns out that my business idea was considered not independent enough to be accepted.. So any ideas for a grant is scrapped for the time being.
Regardless, I still have to work out the plan. I spent the whole of today working out the basics ofCheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-70424821803025590772015-09-12T01:55:00.003+10:002015-09-12T01:55:30.107+10:00The Season for a Vision
It's amazing when God gives you a vision at the right time and at the right place....
Perhaps how I envisioned it was a little more like how Joyce Meyer received hers, but perhaps God works differently with every person.
Perhaps it has its roots in the current political unease brewing in the home country, that has lead to this change of perspective, or it could be another factor, we willCheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-4373752176432323742014-06-25T16:35:00.002+10:002014-06-25T16:35:29.527+10:00Book: Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming EC Environments
Book title:Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
Author: Deb Curtis, and Margie Carter
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Readleaf Press, MN United States
So recently in the last few months, I've been working with a new childcare employer, I shall call Employer O., or EO for short. They aren't an recruitment agency, and shall be deemed as such.
CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-43846484826600621312013-12-21T17:56:00.001+11:002015-09-12T02:05:48.603+10:00Co-Sleeping With BabyI had an interesting conversation with two preschoolers about Baby Hannah yesterday.
In my current household, there have been some domestic discord. As such, Baby Hannah's father had been relegated to the sleeping quarters in the hall.
I was asked to occupy the space beside Baby Hannah's mother. Now, Baby Hannah's mother has bought a crib for the baby costing Aud500 ish from IkeaCheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-67318692656394110872013-12-16T17:08:00.001+11:002015-09-12T02:06:01.227+10:00Are your shoes Pretty or Macho?
So today I had an interesting episode with some children at a centre on Coogee.
We were outside at the sandpit with with a couple of toddlers (2-3 year olds).
Girl A: Are my princess shoes pretty?
Me: yes, there are.
Boy A: Are mine pretty too?
Me: Boys don't normally ask if their shoes are pretty. They like to call it macho. Can you say macho?
Anyways, as an experiment, I asked CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-55785103744428906452013-12-13T20:09:00.001+11:002015-09-12T02:06:28.855+10:00First shift with a new employer!So today is my first ever shift with a new Childcare company. For the sake of brevity and future blog posts, I shall refer to them as E.O, short for 'Employer O' in future posts.
Just earlier this week, I went for an interview in this not for profit company , E.O, that manages their own Childcare centres.
Out of necessity, I had started looking for a new company to work for as my current CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-18534262273422269432013-11-12T19:42:00.001+11:002015-09-12T02:07:07.126+10:00Assignment in Brookvale again.Today I went to do a four hour shift at this centre in Brookvale. It was the same one I visited about two weeks back.
This time I was sent to the babies room. It wasnt the hardest of routines, but you basically fed the babies, made sure the older toddlers sat up and ate their lunches, wiped off their hands and shirts, and played with them. It reminded me a lot of Baby Hannah, who is my CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-87605141535447542002013-11-07T20:56:00.000+11:002013-11-07T20:54:23.252+11:00Two ECT job interviews todayMontessori Preschool 1:
So I just finished an interview at a privately owned Montessori preschool on the Newcastle line.
I dont think the boss is willing to pay much coz he flinched when I told him of my previous pay rate. He also insists on not bringing in agency staff.
I was surprised to find out that I was to be interviewed by the Director's husband. He said that if I wanted to find CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-40049298250193529772013-10-30T16:44:00.000+11:002013-10-30T16:42:24.560+11:00Preschool shift at MosmanToday I went for a 8- 3.30pm shift at this preschool in Mosman. The preschool was managed by a non for profit association.
It was a most interesting shift as the experience was the most different from the last two centres I went to, and very different from the centre where I last held a permanent position near Beverly
Hills.
The Cert3 Assistant, and who is now doing her 2nd year of a BED (CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-5245013423391860172013-10-29T18:40:00.000+11:002013-10-29T18:39:09.515+11:00Shift at a Brookvale centre. Today I went in for a 9-5pm shift at Brookvale with Agent E. The centre was easy to find.
For this shift, I had to leave Rhodes by 7am. I took the bus to Brookvale from Carrington st Stand C, and arrived at the centre about 7.45am.
The day started out easy, with the 3-4 year olds. There were 16 in attendance today. Lunch was at 12.05 - 12.45 with ten mins paid.
As the children went out to CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-57155342377021903092013-10-24T18:14:00.000+11:002013-10-26T20:37:53.385+11:00First assignment in PenrithToday I finally decided to take up an assignment with Agent E. I was not sure initially whether to take it, as it was all the way in Penrith. However, staying home all day and reading
all the books on theories
was not going to help me with procuring the kind of work I wanted to. So I took it.
It was also a full day shift, 9-5 pm. This morning I had to be at the Rhodes station by 6.44am. I CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-87243142873811006422013-10-12T00:07:00.001+11:002013-10-12T00:07:21.416+11:00New South Wales: Working with Children CheckSo to my readers, I am now back again in Sydney. After a month of travelling up the Northern Territories, I was supposed to end my trip in Sydney. However circumstances ask that I extend my trip longer than my initial stay here. In order to sustain financially my extended stay here, I have to look for a part time job. In which case, I decided that returning to my training vocation seemsCheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-14406440084099652562013-08-21T16:42:00.000+10:002013-08-21T16:42:42.810+10:00Australia: Amendments to the national regulations to come into effect.For those working in the Early Childhood Sector in Australia, the following changes would be applicable.. please take note..
http://www.acecqa.gov.au/amendments-to-the-national-regulations-to-come-into-effect
The following is taken from the link above:
Monday 19 August, 2013
From 1 September 2013 amendments to the National Regulations will come into effect in all states and territories CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-83091760001849605252013-06-21T17:50:00.002+10:002013-06-21T17:50:38.906+10:00Game app addiction: Parents with children playing Candy Crush, take note!In an article by Yahoo Malaysia today, the writer admits that gaming application addiction is a real problem.
(Actually it has been a problem since mobile gaming started since the 1980s when the thing was game and watch. They are just two decades late).
The only difference these days, with the availability of internet and internet banking, people can buy games online using prepaid debit cards CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-88218775457530580472013-06-12T13:12:00.002+10:002013-06-12T13:12:40.062+10:00Beating Milk AllergiesMilk Allergies is a serious thing.
I have lactose intolerance, so I can only take cow's milk in small dosages.
But some people may have severe anaphylactic reactions to it.
This article reports that now it is possible to cure allergies.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2339247/How-buttered-toast-ice-cream-beat-milk-allergy.html
(p.s not that I don't know, but the general public alwaysCheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com2