Dec 2, 2019
In this episode, I sit down with Heather Brady and Jodie Stewart from Yarrawong Children’s Centre.
Yarrawong is one of Orange City Council's three long daycare centres. They also have a family day care, occasional care and OSH and vacation care. Yarrawong is the youngest of the long daycare centres. Opened in 1993 they cater to about 59 children each day, aged from nought to five years. Yarrawong is located in the central west of New South Wales in Wiradjuri country, just past Bathurst over the Blue Mountains.
In our episode we will discuss:
- The importance of Aboriginal Perspective training for centres.
- What inspired Heather and Jodie’s journey
- How the centre embraces individual strengths when it comes to embedding the Aboriginal Perspective
- Where they source their readings
- How they include the team in the readings
- The importance of un-learning and re-learning when it comes to embedding the Aboriginal Perspective
- Building relationships with the local Aboriginal Community
- Important protocols when using Aboriginal names in centres
- When and when not to call on the Aboriginal elders
- How to utilise the AECG Website
- How Yarrawong supports NAIDOC week
- Different forms of advocacy and why it's important
- How to respectfully include the Aboriginal perspective
- The value in persistence
Links mentioned in this episode:
AECG Website: https://www.aecg.nsw.edu.au/
Koori Curriculum: https://kooricurriculum.com/