Talarico Consulting Early Years Consultant

25/05/2026

Tomorrow we have another webinar in this conversational series Catharine and myself will be discussing learning environment safety audits
See you at 11.30 aest

25/05/2026

Tomorrow we have another webinar in this conversational series - Catharine Hydon and myself will be discussing learning environment safety audits
See you at 11.30 aest

We’re excited to announce a new professional learning series, Strengthening Child Safeguarding in Early Childhood.

Expanding on the important work of the ECA Rapid Response Taskforce, this series features Catharine Hydon along with the Taskforce’s child safeguarding experts. The series offers practical support to strengthen child safety and safeguarding practice beyond compliance.

Designed to build confidence and inspire reflective, innovative approaches, this series will support educators navigating today’s complex environments. The series offers a variety of topics and delivery options including live webinars that are freely available, followed by a deeper dive during live learning sessions for Victorian educators either online or face-to-face.

👉Registrations are now open! To find out more, register and secure your place. https://bit.ly/4d65l3y

🗓️ Our first live webinar kicks off on Tuesday, 12 May. Secure your position now.

23/05/2026

Perfectly showcases child led curriculum that comes from children’s thinking inspiring future experiences 🙌

21/05/2026

Spending time at a service utilising a safeguarding lens requires me to assess the degree to which educators consider childrens dignity, rights, agency to nurture wellbeing - many things contribute to the culture of safety. This new service Bayswater have a team that have no doubt carefully considered their environments and the interactions within each space. To have an inclusive, nurturing vibe this early is remarkable and it is clear the intentionality by every team member has childrens best interests at the forefront of thinking. The paramountcy principle is certainly evident at this service. What a joy this visit was 👏

19/05/2026

I am looking forward to delivering this session with Catharine Hydon, Hydon Consulting, tomorrow as part of the Early Childhood Australia Child Safeguarding series - We are ready to highlight some of the key features of strong supervision - see you at 1.30pm!

The next webinar in the Strengthening Child Safeguarding series will focus on dynamic supervision and its importance in ensuring children's safety. It will explore what dynamic supervision practices look like, their significance in creating a safe environment for children, and how they enhance child protection.

The discussion will delve into the importance of effective staffing and rostering and the positive effects they have on supervision practices. The webinar will speak to the responsibilities involved in strengthening staffing and rostering for dynamic supervision and explore the positive impacts of engaging and involving children in safety and wellbeing planning.

Join Catharine Hydon and Nicole Talarico for this thought-provoking discussion-style webinar.

👉 Click the link to register: https://bit.ly/4d65l3y

16/05/2026

Trauma informed leadership and reflective supervision - couldn’t love this article more by Child Australia CEO Tina Holtom 🙌

💡 Did you know? Trauma-informed leadership isn’t about lowering expectations or “being soft.” It’s about creating psychologically safe workplaces where educators feel supported, regulated and able to do their best work... because children thrive when the adults around them feel safe and supported too.

Thank you to ACECQA for featuring an article contributed by our CEO Tina Holtom in their latest newsletter, exploring the importance of trauma-informed leadership in the ECEC sector. 🤗

As the sector continues to navigate ongoing reform, increasing complexity and workforce pressures, leadership matters more than ever. Trauma-informed leadership encourages us to shift from asking “What’s wrong?” to “What’s happening?”, fostering reflective cultures grounded in trust, wellbeing and connection.

✨ Read more from the latest ACECQA:
- Article: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/latest-news/blog/trauma-informed-leadership
- Newsletter: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/latest-news/acecqa-newsletter-issue-1-2026

14/05/2026

Graduation Day 👩‍🎓Master of Social Work (Child & Family Practice) 👩‍🎓🥂🥰👏🙏👌🙌 Such a fabulous day!!!! Yayyyyyyyyy 👏👏

13/05/2026

Your voice matters in early childhood education and care.

ECA is developing new, freely available child safety and safeguarding resources for early childhood education and care — and we're asking the sector to help shape them.

Tell us which topics would be most helpful, what challenges you face in practice, and what resource formats work best for your team. The survey is short, confidential and takes just a few minutes.

Complete it for your chance to win one of ten $100 ECA Shop vouchers. Terms and conditions apply.

Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B239RWZ

11/05/2026

Thanks to for tonight’s session providing great insights into commissioned research
• The impact the manosphere is having in Australian schools
• What we can do as educators, teachers, parents and carers

11/05/2026

It’s a week to remind us of how important it is to ensure all staff members know;
- how to mitigate exposure to allergens (risk management)
- where to access medication
- when to administer medication
- how to manage emergency first aid
⛑️ Medical Action Bag streamline this process to improve safety for children and reassure educators
https://medicalactionbag.myshopify.com
* Is it time to recheck individual and generic medications? update action plans? Review your policies? Include updated first aid ⛑️ in onboarding & induction?

Food Allergy Week 2026 runs from 10 to 30 May. Explore ways in which your service can help you to navigate allergies on the StartingBlocks.gov.au website.

https://www.startingblocks.gov.au/resources/health-and-safety-in-services/managing-additional-health-needs-in-services

07/05/2026

So looking forward to this!!!

Talarico Consulting Early Years Consultant and I are so pleased to have the opportunity to present at the National Education Summit in Melbourne later in the year.

For quite a while now we have talked about the undeniable connection between Jools' theory of Professional Love and Child Safety, so we're excited to be able to share some of this dialogue with a wider audience.

At a time of heightened scrutiny on the ECEC sector, where everyday decisions are being deeply questioned, and stress feels to be at an all time high, we dont believe stepping away from Professional Love is the answer - we believe it is part of the remedy, and what will ultimately lead us to creating genuinely safer communities for children, families and educators.

We'd love to have you join us in this discussion. Comment below!