The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder proudly presents the Stronger Futures: Goldfields Early Childhood Education and Care Conference.
Our second Early Childhood Education and Care Conference will be bigger and better, providing free professional development to elevate your skills and insights.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from expert local and Perth-based presenters, network with peers, and enhance your skills.
Highlights include:
- Protective Behaviours
- Engaging Environments
- Building Relationships
- Neurodiversity
- Risk and Reward
- Slow Pedagogy
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Aboriginal Languages
Lunch and refreshments provided, plus giveaways, and more!
Saturday 15 March | 9am - 4pm
Goldfields Arts Centre
Free Event!
Refreshments and lunch provided.
Limited spots available | Registrations close Monday 3 March
Register before 17 February October to enter our early bird prize draw – go into the running to win one of three $100 beauty and wellness spa vouchers (vouchers must be collected on conference day).
Sundowner
Following the conference, join us for a sundowner in the Goldfields Arts Centre foyer from 4pm to mingle and enjoy drinks and nibbles.
Meet the Presenters
Narelle Nettelbeck
Narelle has worked in the Education and Care Sector for over 30 years in many roles, including service director and Tafe lecturer. She is a qualified educator and trainer/assessor. Narelle is currently studying the Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood Education and Care. She is always looking to learn new skills and to add to her knowledge.
Not only does Narelle own and operate a successful consulting business, Bugs and Bare Feet Early Childhood Consulting, she still works regularly in the sector as an educator as she believes it is important to remain current, real and relatable.
Narelle is passionate about relational pedagogy and aims to role model and teach educators that this is what really matters, i.e. connection, relationship and responsive interactions as priority over any other tasks.
Andrea Broughton
Andrea was born in the UK, and first qualified as a teacher there. After spending three years in South Africa, she and her family arrived in Australia in 1999. She has taught preschool and primary aged children in all these countries.
She founded Early Childhood Outreach in 2018 to support educators in rural and remote areas of Victoria and is now supporting educators across the country.
Her passion and skills in inclusion have grown over the past 18 years during which she has worked in Early Intervention and Inclusion Support, and now, since 2018, as an Inclusion Consultant running Early Childhood Outreach. She identifies as Neurodivergent.
Andrea has completed training in Sensory Processing Disorder, Hanen communication training programs, DIR Floortime, Karen Stagnitti’s Learn To Play, Bridges out of Poverty, Family Partnerships and ASD in ECEC (DET and Monash).
Tanya Tucker
Tanya is a proud Wangkatja woman, daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend.
Her family bloodline covers various areas of the Goldfields-Esperance region, also from Wiluna through to South Australia. Tanya grew up living in different places throughout the Goldfields Region; Norseman, Widgiemooltha, Kalgoorlie, Menzies and Coolgardie.
As well as a Wangkatja Language Teacher, Two-Way Science Teacher, KindiLink Teacher, Tanya is Coordinator for the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Network, business owner of Ninga Nunthalee, and author of the Ninga Nunthalee Wangkatja Series.
Currently, Tanya is teaching and implementing an eight-week, one-and-a-half-hour Language course at the WA Country Health Service Goldfields.
Breakout Sessions
Leadership Essentials
Monday 10 March | 6-9pm | Arrive from 5:30pm for sign-in and supper
Overland Motel | 566 Hannan St, Kalgoorlie
Session on Leadership Essentials presented by Adrian Pattra-McLean of Farran Street Education. Topics include leadership, pit stops, feedback, delegation, assertiveness, motivation and resolving conflict.
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Adrian Pattra-McLean
Adrian is a professional Educator, founder of Farran Street Education and Owner of Farran Street Quality Childcare Centre. With a Master in Education (Educational Psychology) Adrian believes that, developing and supporting high-quality, passionate Educators in early learning services, is the key to quality outcomes for children.
Adrian’s service to the community has been recognized with an Order of Australia Commendation.
He is the Educational Director of Farran Street Education and together with his family Adrian owns and operates a long day care centre in Sydney’s lower north shore.
Adrian facilitates learning focused on Leadership, Management and HR within the Early Education and Care sector.
CPR Refresher Course for ECEC Educators
Sunday 16 March | 8:30am-12pm | Arrive at 8:15am for sign-in
St. John Kalgoorlie Regional Office | 562 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie
HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Nationally recognised course and online learning delivered by St John Ambulance.
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Family Day Care Educators
Tuesday 18 March | 6-8pm | Arrive from 5:30pm for sign-in and supper
Sandalwood Family Centre | 9 Connolly Street, South Kalgoorlie
Join Narelle Nettelbeck of Bugs and Bare Feet for a session on critical reflections and "back to basics", including educator wellbeing, time management and programming.
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Family Day Care Educators: Child-focused Session
Friday 21 March
Sandalwood Family Centre | 9 Connolly Street, South Kalgoorlie
Come along either on your own or with your family day care children for a child-focused session on Engaging Environments delivered by Narelle Nettelbeck of Bugs and Bare Feet. Three two-hour slots available to choose from: 9am-11am, 11am-1pm and 1pm-3pm.
Registrations essential. Morning tea/lunch provided.
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Waitlist
If you would like to be added to the waitlist for the Saturday conference or a breakout session, please email mailbag@ckb.wa.gov.au
Event Partners
This event is brought to you by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in collaboration with the Shire of Coolgardie, Shire of Leonora, Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission, and Central Regional TAFE as part of the Goldfields Professional Development Project. With thanks to funding support from the Department of Communities LGA Attraction and Retention Grant.
Please note the Growing Together: Goldfields Early Childhood Education and Care Conference is for Early Childhood Education and Care educators working in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder or the Shires of Coolgardie and Leonora. Subject to registration numbers, representatives from other allied sectors can inquire about conference attendance by emailing mailbag@ckb.wa.gov.au