We are an early years community where children and their families’ wellbeing is our primary focus. We harness the influence of wellbeing as we activate core life skills through play. The safety of every child is paramount to this work. In alignment with the rights of the child and contemporary child safety legislation, we uphold that all decisions, interactions and environments must be in the best interests of the child and support their right to be safe, heard and protected from harm.

 

Our philosophy is based upon the principle of educére: to draw out and lead forth. Our aim is to draw out young learners’ capacity and to take them on a journey to explore the world around them. This approach affirms children as active participants in their learning, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and resonates with the Early Years Learning Framework, which positions children as capable, competent and connected learners. We recognise that when children are safe and their dignity is upheld, their natural inclination to wonder, inquire and make meaning can flourish.

 

We uphold the National Quality Framework and understand that child safety is integral to the National Quality Standard, particularly around children’s health and safety (QA2), relationships (QA5), and governance, leadership and accountability (QA7). We are committed to creating environments, relationships and practices that align to these standards, while meeting ongoing legislative reforms relating to psychosocial safety, reportable conduct, and other child safety obligations.

 

Wellbeing knowledge building is key to the development of best practice, and we view children, families, educators and leaders as researchers who learn and adapt together. We collaborate with national and international experts to build our professional knowledge and strengthen our practice in line with current evidence, sector expectations and contemporary rights-based approaches.

 

Our educators are our most valuable resource. They are highly trained, well-supported and central to our transformational community. With children, their wellbeing, including their safety,  is our starting point. In line with the Child Safe Standards, every interaction, both intentional and spontaneous, is conducted with attention to duty of care, dignity, equity and the prevention of harm. We honour diversity in all its forms and uphold inclusive practices that ensure every child’s right to belong.

 

All play, ideas and learnings at Thinkers.inq follow creative and critical thinking practices that foster effective problem-solving, flexible thinking, and agency-building. Our environments are intentionally designed to stimulate inquiry while maintaining safe, inclusive and accessible conditions for all. They are filled with natural light, fresh air and meaningful curiosities to support play, relationships and wellbeing, and to uphold each child’s right to learn, grow and flourish in safety.

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