Talarico Consulting Early Years Consultant

25/08/2026

Get your tickets - I’d love to see you at the MeetUp 👌

24/08/2026

Super pumped to be flying into Brissy to deliver the keynote address at the OWNA Group Meetup!!!!

🎤 Keynote Speaker Announcement!

We're thrilled to announce Nicole Talarico from Talarico Consulting Early Years Consultant as a keynote speaker at the OWNA Group Meetup 2026!

Nicole will be presenting 'Robust Safeguarding – Prevention & Contextually Responsive Action'.

With child safety reform sweeping the nation, Nicole will challenge us to go beyond policy and embrace a collectivist approach to safeguarding, building stronger systems that accommodate dynamic risk and protect all stakeholders, inclusive of children.

This is a session you won't want to miss.

🎟️ Secure your spot at the Meetup now!
https://events.humanitix.com/ownagroup-meetup

🙌 OWNA Group Meetup 2026
🗓️ Thursday, 29 October | 8:30 AM
📍 Rydges South Bank Brisbane

24/08/2026

What’s today? You didn’t ask, however I’m going to tell you! It’s the deadline for applicants wanting to submit proposals for the Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) Tim Fischer Fellowship! I’m just staring at my confirmation number proving my submission has been received 🙌👏👌Wish me luck 🍀 If it is approved this is going to be phenomenal for regional and rural Australian communities 🥰

22/08/2026

It’s been a while but I’m often asked when and why Dynamic supervision came into play. The true origin of this term being referenced to in our ECEC sector I coined and I am really really proud of that 🙌 (To be totally honest with you, ever since speaking about Kimberley Krenshaw coining the term Intersectionality, I’ve desperately wanted to coin a term!).
I made the conscious decision to build on active supervision (back in 2024), to start referencing our supervision practice, with a greater recognition of the ever-changing risk in our live environments. This came from studying my Masters in Social Work (2024/2025) and being informed about the unpredictable and non static nature of risk in environments and therefore that demands, for timely and prepared responsiveness, we recognise risk as dynamic when assessing and responding to family violence.
I instantly saw the alignment with our sector practice in our live environments (non static, at times unpredictable) but if we have been attuned we can see patterns of escalation and some predictive indicators of harm (dependent on people in certain places) so, I began to bring the term Dynamic Supervision into the ECEC sector - I began explicitly stating this in my own safeguarding work across Australia and even more publicly via my role as a member of the Rapid Response Taskforce with Early Childhood Australia - I used it at a live panel in 2025 and when writing about it, I often reference that live panel webinar (ECA, 2025).

Patterns of behaviour and actions of people in our contextual environments (this is ALL people in ALL of place) should be considered because they ALL inform indicators for predictably and responsive action with regard to reducing harm in settings.
Dynamic Supervision recognises a collectivist approach and the relational impact on all active agents in the environment making the entire space dynamic - all factors contributing and infused into the risk assessment (likelihood of harm and consequence).
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We must include cues by children, shared consultation with children and the capacity of movement of resources in our environments to dynamically supervise authentically and fairly.

21/08/2026

The Northern Schools EYC professional development day was a fantastic vibe to conclude another busy week - a commitment to continued learning was clearly evident all day!!! How honoured I was to be included in the program to speak along with Catharine Hydon Kerrie O'Neill for this event 👏

20/08/2026

Wow!!!! There’s something invigorating about connecting with eagerly waiting conference delegates when you know your presentation is going to leave them with a powerful story ~ one that will linger and continue to amplify the strength in their existing professional practice - thank you to City of Kingston for inviting me to be the one to set a high vibe for the day ahead through being your keynote speaker 💥🤩

19/08/2026

Ready to rock City of Kingston Family & Children’s Conference tomorrow 👏See you at showtime for my keynote to start up our day followed by a safeguarding session 💥

18/08/2026

We are face to face tomorrow Crowne Plaza Melbourne - see you there for another fantastic day with myself, Catharine Hydon Consulting & Kate Bravehearts 🙌💥

ECA is coming to regional Victoria! ✨

As part of the Strengthening Child Safeguarding in Early Childhood series, ECA is delivering complimentary in-person professional learning sessions in Warragul and Geelong, giving Victorian educators and leaders the opportunity to engage with expert facilitators, connect with peers and explore key child safeguarding concepts in practice.

Facilitated by members of the Rapid Response Taskforce, these full-day workshops provide a comprehensive learning experience focused on strengthening professional capability through practical activities, collaborative conversations and guided reflection.

Sessions will be held in:
📍 Warragul – 30 July 2026
📍 Geelong – 20 August 2026
📍 Melbourne CBD – 28 July and 19 August 2026 (sold out)

The workshops will cover:
• Child-safe recruitment and onboarding practices
• Staffing, rostering for dynamic supervision and learning environment safety audits
• Grooming and sexual abuse prevention
• Responding to concerns raised by educators and families

Victorian Government-funded early childhood education and care services may be eligible to claim a backfill contribution to support educator attendance.

Learn more and register for a session near you: https://bit.ly/44wacab

18/08/2026

NAPCAN have their launch for this years National Child Protection Week - go to their website to register for their events online and to download your advocacy resources
https://www.napcan.org.au

18/08/2026