Observing Practice series NQS PLP - Outside-time for quiet play

This video was developed under the NQS PLP program which was funded until 2014. ECA has continued to provide these videos as a legacy to the original program, however all associated tools and forums are no longer available.
Educator engagement saw these children remain involved and engaged with play dough as part of mixed aged group.
These vignettes ask educators to observe closely and describe what you see- the interactions, the play, the environment and the learning.
Think about questions such as; What was the thing that stood out in the vignette to you? What questions would you like to ask?
These are small snippets in a day and much else would have been happening that is not visible to the viewer. But the aim is to sharpen our observations and thinking about what we see and then to think about how this might inform their planning in their own service.
What next?
Tell other educators what you think on the EYLF PLP Facebook Page
Copyright 2012 Commonwealth of Australia
All resources developed by Early Childhood Australia Inc. as part of the Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Program are protected by copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved.
Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights in relation to this publication or product should be addressed to:
Early Childhood Australia
PO Box 86
DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
or telephone [phone] or fax [phone]
or email: [e-mail]
In all cases the Early Childhood Australia Inc. and the Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Program funded by the Commonwealth of Australia must be acknowledged as the source when reproducing or quoting any part of an Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Program publication, video, image or website.