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Early Childhood Education and Care News
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August 17, 2021
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Welcome, this week reducing the risk of CMV for pregnant women who work in early education services. Also a reminder about the benefits of nature play, even in the cold grey months of winter.
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Raise awareness to protect pregnant staff from CMV
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Women who have regular contact with young children, especially early educators and parents of children in child care, are at a greater risk of contracting a virus known as Cytomegalovirus (CMV).
For a small number of expectant mums, this virus can pose a serious risk to their baby and yet, according to support groups, the virus remains largely unknown in the general community.
CMV is harmless to most children and adults with healthy immune systems, but if a pregnant woman is infected with CMV, there is a risk that her unborn baby will also become infected (this is also referred to as congenital CMV).
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Early learning in nature…
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Forest school. Bush kindy. Nature kindergartens. Whatever name it is given, the idea and practice of children purposefully learning in and from the natural environment has been active for generations in countries around the world.
However, as our world moves further and further away from more natural practices and lifestyles more widely, learning with nature and nature play are gaining more popularity.
When adopted into mainstream ECEC settings, these practices act as a way to combat the many problems associated with the modern lifestyle such as attention deficits, obesity and health disorders, and a lack of imagination and independent thinking in young children.
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