Flinders University Early Childhood Education

11/06/2026

A very rare opportunity to join the Forest School SA team in Mount Barker!

We are on the lookout for a passionate and playful Nature Mentor to join our preschool class for children aged 3-5.

We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to get messy, laugh often, splash in creeks and dive right into adventure, climbing, mud pies and meaningful connection.

Please apply if you:
-Have experience working with children (WWCC and police clearance needed)
-Are confident in all weather conditions
-Are genuinely comfortable with adventurous and risky play
-Bring a child-led and playful approach to your work
-Are reflective, reliable and ready to learn our unique nature mentoring approach.

This isn’t your average education job, it’s hands on, heartfelt and wild in the best possible way.

Currently we are looking for someone to join our Thursday class 9.30 am to 1pm, but may have the opportunity for more classes in future.

If you have previously sent through your resume we invite you to send a copy through again!

[email protected]

03/06/2026

This week Flinders Early Childhood Education has been on the road at the Port Lincoln Regional Roadshow. Many thanks to the wonderful Sylvia for representing all things Flinders ECE!

28/05/2026

A useful resource here, it’s always good to have a collection of songs to sing with young children.

Get the children up, moving, and connecting with the beautiful animals of this land! This rhythmic poem is all about encouraging little ones to explore the movements of their own bodies while realizing that we share so many of the same actions as the creatures around us. By jumping like a kangaroo, stretching like an emu, or rolling like an echidna, children naturally begin to feel a deeper connection to Country and the living world we all share. It’s a wonderful, active way to bring energy, joy, and movement into your morning routine.

25/05/2026

In the Pintya Kuu this week we’re exploring meaningful and playful reconciliation practices in early childhood education.

21/05/2026

A beautiful way of sharing photographs with children, connecting to their sense of being and becoming.

15/05/2026

11/05/2026

Week 9 in the Pintya Kuu and we’re exploring connections to reconciliation week coming up soon, as well the National Simultaneous Story-time at the end of May. Come and take a peek.

09/05/2026

A useful overview of theories that inform inclusive practices and a sense of belonging. 💛

We know there are so many more!
Key developmental, educational and social theorists who inform inclusive practice and belonging in early childhood (and this time, the bulk of them are female!) 😉

09/05/2026

As Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this weekend, we look back on some of his famous quotes, and the importance of empowering children to develop a deep and meaningful relationship with nature 🌱🐞

29/01/2026

Carefully considered art spaces; intentional, pedagogical decisions that foster independence and creativity. Focussing on process, not products. 🎨