Parent Educator Partnerships

Exciting - New - Innovative - Program

for Early Childhood Educators and Parents

Elevate Early Childhood Education

Children achieve the best outcomes – academically, socially and emotionally - when parents and early childhood educators work together to support child development and wellbeing. However, it’s not always easy to “be on the same page” when it comes to parent and educator approaches, expectations and relationships. 

Learn more about the Parent Educator Partnerships (PEP) Program

  • Resourcing early childhood educators

  • Engaging parents

  • Supporting child development and wellbeing

TWO Comprehensive Programs ONE Low Cost for

Continuing Professional Development – Centre Staff

Parent Engagement and Education

The Parent Educator Partnerships Program (PEP)

Supports centre managers to achieve 3 key outcomes

Child development and wellbeing

Year-round access to flexible continuing professional development programs for centre educators and staff

Ongoing parent engagement and support

How the program works

Centres sign up to the PEP Program and invite all parents and employees at their Centre to register. Registrants have access to one new topic per month delivered as:

1.       30-minute interactive live webinar with 15-min Q and A;

2.       24/7 access to the PEP Resource Centre with:

a.       webinar replays

b.       podcasts

c.       articles

d.       reflective activities- turning learning in practice

Topics in our 12-month PEP program support key outcomes for children, educators and parents as outlined in the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards. 

Investment

Early Childhood Centres sign up for the 6- or 12-month PEP Program for a monthly or discounted annual fee per centre.

This fee provides access to all educators and all parents at that one centre.

Centres can continue after the initial 6- or 12-month program – each additional 6- or 12-month program contains new topics for ongoing professional development and learning.

TOPICS

Sample Topics from our 6- and 12-month Programs

• Developing Reflective Practice Skills: Turning learning into classroom educational practice

• Transition to School: Supporting academic, social and emotional skills

• Behavioural Management: Effective 3-step Approach to managing all challenges

• Self-care practices: For educators, parents and children

• Communication: Harmful versus nurturing approaches

• Healthy Children: Nutrition, exercise and sleep guidelines

• Emotional Intelligence: Practical strategies to help children manage their emotions

• Role-models: Being a good role-model doesn’t mean getting it right all the time

• Screen-time: Understanding the dangers and how to support safe use

• Building resilience, nurturing healthy self-esteem, developing problem-solving skills, self-regulation and a whole lot more….

Program Director - Dr Rosina McAlpine BCom, MCom(hons), MHEd, PhD


Dr Rosina McAlpine is an author, national and international award-winning educator, family wellbeing expert and CEO of Win Win Parenting.  Dr Rosina provides continuing professional development to early childhood educators in Australia and the United States and her programs educate and resource parents to understand and support their child’s development.