Integrating PLD in Day Care and Early Childhood Education Centres

What do we mean by Early Childhood Education?

Early Childhood Education (ECE) is the period prior to the first formal year of primary schooling when children are developmentally 3-4 years of age. PLD refers to this period as the Early Years.

The Early Years period does not fall under the National Curriculum, but rather the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). Two different sectors are responsible for this age range:

  • Primary Schools: A proportion of Early Years programs are delivered within school grounds and in connection to the primary school. These might be referred to as Kindergarten (WA, QLD, SA, TAS), or Preschool (ACT, NT, NSW, VIC).
  • Day Care and ECE Centres: Alternatively, Early Years programs are also delivered quite separately to primary schools and within the daycare and early childhood education (ECE) centre sector. These Early Years programs tend to follow a strong EYLF program and facilitate small group learning alongside a strong play and child-centred focus.

To read further about PLDโ€™s offering in the Early Years when onsite and connected to a primary school, click here.

This page relates to the second sector; the daycare and early childhood centre presentation of the Early Years (3-4 year old) programs. Use the tabs below to navigate to:

PLDโ€™s Early Years Programs and The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) focuses on promoting play-based learning, intentional teaching and predictable daily routines, all of which are essential for setting children up for school readiness. Each resource in our Early Years SSP Kit has been thoughtfully designed and authored by Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists with these principles in mind, ensuring that educators can confidently meet the intentional teaching-learning outcomes of the EYLF while fostering each childโ€™s individual growth.

Our evidence-based resources contain options for both small and large group sessions and offer opportunities for intentional teaching and predictable daily routines helping to set children up for school readiness.

โ€œEducators act with intentionality in play-based learning when they โ€ฆ provide a balance between child-led and adult-initiated guided play.โ€ Taken from Australian Government Department of Education [AGDE] (2022). Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (V2.0). Australian Government Department of Education for the Ministerial Council. (Sourced here.)

PLDโ€™s Early Years SSP Kit

Our Early Years Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) Kit contains 12 of our most popular Early Years resources, along with 12 months of complimentary access to our online course Implementing SSP in the Early Years.

The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) focuses on promoting play-based learning, intentional teaching and predictable daily routines, all of which are essential for setting children up for school readiness. Each resource in our Early Years SSP Kit has been thoughtfully designed and authored by Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists with these principles in mind, ensuring that educators can confidently meet the intentional teaching-learning outcomes of the EYLF while fostering each childโ€™s individual growth.

Training and Professional Development Options
  • Option 1: The most time and cost-effective method to enhance your skills with PLD is by enrolling in the Implementing SSP in the Early Years online course. This course spans two and a half hours, divided into four sections
    • Videos 1 & 2 cover Semester 1. (Installment 1 may be previewed for FREE)
    • Videos 3 & 4 cover Semester 2.
  • Option 2: Alternatively, you can choose to register for one of PLD’s seminars. These are available both online and in-person and are conducted at various locations across Australia.
  • Option 3: Purchase one of our Early Years SSP Kits to receive 12 months of complimentary access to the online course Implementing SSP in the Early Years.
  • Option 4: View PLD’s termly refresher clips here.