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Child Care Industry News |
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May 8, 2018
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Welcome, this week's focus is the Steiner/Waldorf approach to early childhood education, including an interview with Melissa
Baker from Honeybee Cottage, a Steiner service, in Main Arm NSW. Also a lovely list of Mother's Day craft
ideas.
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| The Steiner approach to early childhood education and care
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The Waldorf or Steiner approach to early childhood education is based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher
who attempted to find a link between science and spirituality and who founded
anthroposophy.
The first school based on Steiner's thinking was opened in 1919 in the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette factory
in Stuttgart to provide an education to the children of employees. The name Waldorf has stuck and now
both names refer equally to schools and early childhood services which adopt the Steiner approach.
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Steiner in practice
Honeybee Cottage
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Honeybee Cottage is a Steiner Family Day Care in Main Arm NSW, owned and operated by Melissa Baker. We interviewed Melissa
about the Steiner approach to early childhood education to learn how it benefits children and how services
interested in this approach can incorporate some of the values and practices in their program.
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Gift ideas for Mother's Day
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Want to know the quickest way to melt a mother's heart? A rickety home-made present from their precious preschooler. This month we have compiled a list of adorable gift projects perfect for Mother's Day, which is this weekend Sunday 13 May.
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