Self-help skills are those which are necessary for basic daily life, such as brushing teeth, getting dressed, feeding oneself and more.

Albert Einstein once said: “play is the highest form of research”. Play presents the mini Einsteins around us with unlimited opportunities. It allows the imagination...

One of the biggest challenges for services as mentioned by ACECQA from their evaluations in 2018 are Centres are not embedding critical reflection and reflective practices. Read more to see how we can help...

Since the launch of our Casual Bookings feature into our App (in mid March 2018) we have worked out to date we have generated over $250,000 in extra revenues for our Centres. WOW!

This week OWNA Childcare App is putting business to the side to recognise Australia’s National Children’s Week! This week always falls around International Children’s Day, which occurs on the 4th Wednesday of October. It’s a week designed to celebrate children and to pay our respect to the wonder and awe childhood brings...

During the first years of a child’s life the foundations for learning, thinking and other cognitive processes are laid down....

We just want to congratulate one of our centres "Congratulations to Revesby Uniting Church Child Care" in Revesby NSW on achieving EXCEEDING".

Firstly we wanted to say thank you for a great year. The OWNA Childcare App platform has grown from strength to strength on the back of all your feedback, usage and innovative suggestions. We couldn't have done it without all your support.

The OWNA Childcare App is evolving! With the launch of our new FREEMIUM App version, we’ve had a busy time. Just as we like it! We pride ourselves on being responsive to user feedback, reflecting on policy requirements...

If you’re an Early Childhood Education professional in Australia lately, your ears might be burning. It’s an industry frequently making the headlines, but not for the reasons we’d like it to be. The endless research demonstrating the benefits of Early Childhood Education across the lifespan is rarely making it to the news desk. But what does, you ask?

2019 marks the 50th birthday of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A book that holds a large place in the hearts of children...

Today I want to talk about technology and why everyone in childcare needs to stay on top of it or at least be aware of it and the changes that it brings.

Nothing gets an educator more inspired and ready to hit the ground running than hearing the accomplishments, trials and investigations of other educators. There is a certain feeling when you're sitting in a room full of equally passionate and eager ...

We have made the decision to offer the OWNA App for free. You are probably thinking - “Are they crazy?” and “Why would they do that?” The Freemium App has many features that most Centres need on a daily basis...

We have started our Blog. Yay! It has always been a goal of OWNA to try and keep Centres, Parents, Educators and whoever are keen on Early Childhood Education abreast of what is happening on all fronts, be it Technology, Regulations and Compliance, Industry Changes and so forth. So hopefully by following our Blog we can keep everyone aware of what is happening in the industry.

The guilt associated with leaving your little one at a daycare centre can sometimes be overwhelming, along with my partner being the sole careers of our little boy for the first six month I felt a...

As educators, we know that your children need suitable fuel to keep them running around, exploring their environments and learning at what seems like an impossible rate.

We just want to congratulate one of our centres "Aurora Early Education" in Rowville VIC on achieving EXCEEDING" in their recent A&R. We are glad that OWNA was able to play a small part in helping Aurora Early Education achieved this great result.

Regulation 97 of the National Education and Care Regulations states all services must participate in rehearsal emergency procedures every three months. According to regulation 168 all services must provide instructions of what must be done....

Did you know that 560,000 children aged 4-17 presented with a mental health issue in the past year alone? That’s over half a million Aussie children needing help. In response to this Beyond Blue, in collaboration with Early Childhood Education Australia and headspace, have today launched their Be You initiative.