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Effective Management of Mixed Age ECE Settings

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Managing a mixed-age early childhood education (ECE) setting comes with unique joys—and complex challenges. From balancing developmental needs to supporting teachers in their practice, this webinar unpacks the strategies that make mixed-age environments not just workable, but wonderfully effective.

Now available for on-demand learning, this is an engaging, practical session designed for centre leaders, team leaders, and educators navigating the dynamic world of multi-age learning.

Presented By

Barbara Watson  (PhD)

Webinar Duration

Approximately 60 minutes

Skill Level

Suitable for beginner to experienced educators

What will you learn?

In this webinar, we explore:
  • Proven strategies for supporting learning across age groups
  • Effective room planning, routines, and environments
  • Creating shared expectations and consistent practice
  • Managing transitions, relationships, and communication in mixed-age settings
Whether you're new to mixed-age settings or looking to refine your approach, this session will leave you with greater clarity, confidence, and connection to your team's goals.
Certificate of completion provided for your professional learning records
About the presenters

Barbara Watson (PhD)

PhD; MEdAdmin; BEd (ECE); Dip.Tchg (Primary)

Barbara is a qualified early childhood and primary teacher and has owned and managed early childhood centres. Having worked as part of the EC Professional Support team at the Faculty of Education for 7 years, she has strong links with The University of Auckland. While in this role Barbara facilitated a variety of workshops and programmes for a wide range of ECE services and also lectured on a number of ECE papers.

Barbara has a passion for supporting teachers to make effective links between theory and practice. Her Masters thesis focused on leadership and adult education and her PhD investigated how induction and mentoring programmes are enacted in education and care services. Barbara works with centre leaders as a mentor, coach and external appraiser. 

What others said about this webinar:

This was a great webinar for me as I already work in a mixed age setting, was a really good refresher and gaining on my knowledge to inform and grow as a teacher.
— JADE
I enjoyed hearing the benefits of working in a mixed aged centre. As a Head Teacher in one this was very relevant. We have adult sized tables and chairs in a closed deck area for our older children… works very well.
— GLENDA
I think all the topics talked about on this webinar were great. I was inspired by all that Barbara shared on this webinar even though I have been teaching in my centre for some years I am learning new things all the time.
— TAOKIA

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