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EARLY LEARNING SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Early learning service providers are encouraged to celebrate Early Childhood Educators’ Day by organising their own activities involving their educators, their children and their families on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 or during the same week so that all families get the chance to say thank you.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that the resources below are for 2025 celebrations which have now passed. We will update these resources in June/July 2026.
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LET YOUR FAMILIES & TEAM KNOW IT'S COMING UP
Let your families know about the day leading up to the event, by putting up some posters (available on the Resources  webpage) in your communal areas, using the printed posters as handouts to parents,  putting out a notice to families via your email newsletter and/or posting on social media, including sharing the “How are you going to say thank you?” video on YouTube, Instagram or Facebook.Â
ENCOURAGE CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES TO SAY "THANK YOU" IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY 
While at home, the children may like to:
- Make a card with their own art on the front cover
- Make a simple home-made gift (eg. a pot plant, daisy chain or pasta necklace)
- Pick a bunch of flowers from the garden
- Bake a cake with Mum or Dad to be enjoyed at a morning tea with their early childhood educator
- Dress up in fancy dress before attending the day
While at your early learning centre/service, the children may like to join in one or more of the suggested activities below.
ORGANISE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IN YOUR CENTRE/SERVICE
- Create an early childhood educator appreciation wall or ‘thank you' tree using the printable 'cut out shape' templates provided on the Resources page for the children to decorate
- Create a giant 'thank you' card for families to write in and put it on display in the reception/greeting area of your centre/service
- Organise a morning or afternoon tea party and invite families to bring home-baked goodies, presents and cards.
- Get dressed up! You and your team might like to wear fancy dress (eg. superhero theme or fairies, wizards & magic).
- Present your team of educators each with a certificate of appreciation using the printable templates on the Resources page.
- Treat your team of educators to some of the gorgeous T-shirts, aprons, hats, tea towels or key rings in this year's theme from our Apparel Sponsor Cargo Crew.
POST YOUR PHOTOS TO OUR WEBSITE GALLERY
We love seeing your photos online!
As most early learning services have their social media accounts set up privately for families only, you can upload photos of your celebrations to our website below.
You may also like to share photos of your celebrations on social media using the hashtags #Proud2BeAnECEÂ or #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay
"How Are You Going To Say Thank You?" Video
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