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Inspired Festival

Birth and Beyond

Here at Inspired EC we do not believe that it is up to us, or any one person, to have all the answers. We pride ourselves on our ability to bring together a community of educators to question, reflect and learn together.

Join us in our mission to continue Changing the World for Children.

Birth and Beyond will support professionals in the early childhood field to deeply understand specific theories and developmental knowledge that will support their practice with Babies and Toddlers.

This festival will be exploring the specific needs and priorities of Babies and Toddlers and will inspire educators to be able to transfer this knowledge into meaningful environments, practice and programs.

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Answer your questions
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What Will you Get Access to?

Pre-Recorded Content

Face-to-face learning

Online Learning

Mini Market

Question and Answer Sessions

Peer reflections

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Meet the Minds Behind the Festival

Natashja "Tash" Treveton

Co-Founder of Inspired EC

Tash Treveton is the Co-founder of Inspired EC a Newcastle based Early Childhood Consultancy and Training company that supports EC services nationally and internationally. Tash is a trainer and consultant for Inspired EC and has co-authored several books. Tash also co-founded Inspired Family Day Care and TimberNook Newcastle, the first TimberNook operation in Australia, a program developed by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Angela Hanscom - author of the best selling Balanced and Barefoot. Tash started her career as an untrained casual at Woodrising Community Childcare Centre. Now Woodrising Natural Learning Centre, Tash spent 9 years there studying and gaining experience as an Educator, Educational Leader and Nominated Supervisor of Long Day Care service and OOSH. Tash is passionate about children having access to natural, risky and engaging outdoor play spaces for children. This has led her to become a licensed trainer for Claire Warden. Tash is a strong advocate for children's right to play. Helping people that engage with children to understand the importance of their role and ability to be a positive impact is what she lives for. Along with her professional soulmate Nicole Halton, Tash uses Inspired EC as a vehicle to incite excitement and passion about the Early Childhood profession that we are blessed to be a part of.

Nicole Halton

Co-Founder of Inspired EC

Nicole Halton is the co-founder of Inspired EC, Inspired Family Day Care and TimberNook Newcastle, and is a former early childhood educator and director. At the age of 21, Nicole became the director of Woodrising Community Preschool and Child Care Centre (now known as Woodrising Natural Learning Centre) embracing the opportunity to guide the service in the direction of nature based pedagogy and practice. It was here that Nicole met her "professional soulmate" Tash Treveton and they soon launched their dream - Inspired EC. For over 10 years Nicole has shared her passion for the early years through workshops, conferences and consultancy. A highly regarded writer, Nicole writes regularly on the Inspired EC website, as well as guest writing for other publications, and has had several books published by Teaching Solutions. Nicole is an advocate for children's rights and has a particular interest in positive school transitions, nature play and working with infants and toddlers. She enjoys reading, photography and spending time exploring the outdoors with her husband and three children.

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