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Ardara Community Childcare: A Story of Excellence in Early Years Education

Ardara Community Childcare is celebrating a major achievement after receiving the highest possible outcome of excellence…

MosaicMay 28, 2026

Child Participation Documentation Mosaic

When Children Own Documentation

Documentation can be used in a variety of meaningful ways, not just as a record…

MosaicApril 23, 2026

Assessment for Learning Child Voice Child-centred Documentation Emergent Curriculum Mosaic

Making Competency Visable

Authentic child-centred documentation is an intentional process of ‘listening-in’ to children’s stories, emotional states, interests,…

MosaicMarch 9, 2026

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Autumn 2025 Training and CPD Events Schedule

MOSAIC training and CPD are ever popular and 2025/26 looks to be another busy year where…

MosaicJuly 31, 2025

Aistear Mo Scéal Mosaic Pedagogy Transitions

Creating Meaningful Transition Reports on MOSAIC

It’s that time of year again when Educators are thinking about Transition Reports. Not only…

MosaicMay 9, 2025

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Puppet Pedagogy

Puppets have enduring appeal. They ‘speak’ to babies, toddlers and young children in a universal…

MosaicApril 1, 2025

Agentic Educator Aistear Assessment for Learning Documentation Mosaic Pedagogy

Enabling the Enablers – Cultivating Agentic Educators

Aistear 2024 employs the term ‘agentic educator’. This article considers the skills and supports required for…

MosaicMarch 11, 2025

Aistear Assessment for Learning Emergent Curriculum Learning Stories

What’s your Story?

This informative blog spotlights Learning Stories as a meaningful approach to child-led documentation relating to…

MosaicJanuary 28, 2025

Aistear Curriculum Documentation Mosaic Pedagogy

Aistear ’24 and the ‘MOSAIC Mindset’

The updated version of Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, is a timely milestone in…

MosaicDecember 6, 2024

Aistear Blog Bytes

Aistear Guidance for Good Practice 2024

Updated Aistear (2024) Aistear is supported by the Guidance for Good Practice. The Guidance builds on the original Guidelines for…

MosaicDecember 5, 2024

Aistear Blog Bytes

Aistear Curriculum Framework 2024

Updated Aistear (2024) Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework for babies, toddlers and young children has…

MosaicDecember 5, 2024

Blog Books Bytes Pedagogy Play Schemas Under 3's

Can you SEE what I’m telling you?

An educator who understands schematic play patterns holds a powerful insight into child development. Why?…

MosaicOctober 24, 2024

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‘So she knows me and Bunny’

This ‘My View’ story from MOSAIC foregrounds child participation and voice in the documentation process.…

MosaicJune 18, 2024

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MOSAIC Pedagogy Byte: ‘Gruffalo Stories’

In this short pedagogy byte, Avril demonstrates the importance of 'tuning-in' to the strengths of…

MosaicJune 12, 2024

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MOSAIC Educators Give Their Experience

Listen to what MOSAIC users have to say in this testimonial video https://youtu.be/VCbIEVhqcWU

MosaicJune 12, 2024

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When is Quality not Quality?

When is Quality not Quality? The new ‘Quality Enhancement’ recording function on the MOSAIC Pedagogical…

MosaicFebruary 14, 2024

Early Education Educators Mosaic Quality Plan

‘Want to’ Quality vs. ‘Have to’ Quality

This month sees the launch of the new ‘Quality Enhancement’ recording function on MOSAIC Educator.…

MosaicJanuary 14, 2024

Documentation Early Childhood Services Educators Mosaic Pedagogy

Embrace Digital Documentation in 2025

If you are interested in bringing a safe, professional child documentation system to your early…

MosaicOctober 13, 2023

Early Childhood Services Early Education Educators Mosaic Self-Care Well-Being

An empty tank will take you nowhere

Working with children in a caring and teaching role is intensive and demanding. Without taking…

MosaicAugust 16, 2023

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Ardara Community Childcare: A Story of Excellence in Early Years Education

When Children Own Documentation

Making Competency Visable

Ardara Community Childcare: A Story of Excellence in Early Years Education

When Children Own Documentation

Making Competency Visable

Autumn 2025 Training and CPD Events Schedule

Creating Meaningful Transition Reports on MOSAIC

Puppet Pedagogy

Enabling the Enablers – Cultivating Agentic Educators

What’s your Story?

Aistear ’24 and the ‘MOSAIC Mindset’

Aistear Guidance for Good Practice 2024

Aistear Curriculum Framework 2024

Can you SEE what I’m telling you?

‘So she knows me and Bunny’

MOSAIC Pedagogy Byte: ‘Gruffalo Stories’

MOSAIC Educators Give Their Experience

When is Quality not Quality?

‘Want to’ Quality vs. ‘Have to’ Quality

Embrace Digital Documentation in 2025

An empty tank will take you nowhere

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