{"id":2463,"date":"2025-04-20T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/?page_id=2463"},"modified":"2025-04-20T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:44:01","slug":"connected-to-our-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/?page_id=2463","title":{"rendered":"Connected to Our Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>We build strong relationships with local people, places, and organisations to enrich children\u2019s learning and wellbeing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Everyday Community Connections<\/strong><br>At Dubbo Early Learning Centre, our community isn\u2019t just something children learn about\u2014it\u2019s something they experience every day. We partner with local organisations, health professionals, and cultural groups to make sure children feel part of something bigger. From daily excursions to the caf\u00e9 or post office, to visits from firefighters, nurses, and artists, our curriculum reflects real people and real places that matter to the children and families in our service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnerships That Shape Learning<\/strong><br>We work with occupational therapists, speech pathologists, dentists, paediatricians, and community services to ensure children\u2019s needs are supported holistically. These connections influence our curriculum, behaviour plans, inclusion support, and even medical care. We regularly attend coffee mornings with the local EYES early childhood network and keep in touch with service partners through calls, visits, and collaborative planning. These professional relationships help us respond to each child\u2019s needs with the right people and the right resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Curriculum Built With Community<\/strong><br>Our community is part of the way we teach. Children\u2019s learning is shaped by their environment, their experiences, and their social connections. We reflect this through mini projects that emerge from family and community engagement, daily walks that build confidence and connection, and learning plans influenced by cultural events and social justice issues. Our educators intentionally plan experiences based on children\u2019s interests and community relevance\u2014whether it\u2019s building respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures or challenging gender and disability stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reflecting, Growing, and Including Everyone<\/strong><br>We reflect regularly on how to strengthen our community connections to support learning, inclusion, and wellbeing. This includes developing new partnerships, making environmental adjustments, and designing learning opportunities that support children with additional needs. We\u2019ve built links with local businesses, cultural leaders, and inclusive education advocates to ensure every child and family feels they belong. Our approach to partnership follows national guidance\u2014based on open communication, shared goals, and respect for everyone\u2019s background, expertise, and story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We build strong relationships with local people, places, and organisations to enrich children\u2019s learning and wellbeing. Everyday Community ConnectionsAt Dubbo Early Learning Centre, our community isn\u2019t just something children learn about\u2014it\u2019s something they experience every day. We partner with local organisations, health professionals, and cultural groups to make sure children feel part of something bigger. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2463","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2463"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465,"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2463\/revisions\/2465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubboelc.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}