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We have an Artist in Residence Program

SOEL, in collaboration with Artsource Fremantle, invites local artists to come to create projects with our children. Find out more here.

Subiaco SOEL Temporarily Closed

Despite this setback, all Subiaco SOEL children have been seamlessly integrated into our surrounding centres to continue their education. Our educators have been relocated into support roles across other centres, guaranteeing the retention of our skilled and valued staff. As we rebuild the centre, we anticipate completing it will take 18 to 24 months. The…

4 Year Old Kindy Findings 2023

“Children have the right to imagine. We need to give them full rights of citizenship in life and in society. It is necessary that we believe that the child is very intelligent, that the child is strong and beautiful and has very ambitious desires and requests. This is the image of the child that we…

3 Year Old Kindy Findings 2023

“Children are born once. Then it is as if they were born a second time, in the long and laborious work of giving themselves identity […] of recognise themselves and being recognised. But above all, and this is the purpose they aspire to most, of recognising themselves in others, and in others finding parts of…

The importance of slowing down to be present to babies’ everyday moments

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” E.E. Cummings By Pia Coates and Liz Chavez…

The findings from the Toddlers 2023 research

Universal games have the power to include all toddlers and educators in shared moments of joy and play. A focus on PLAY supported educators to become playful themselves during different moments of the day. “( This research ) permitted more educators to engage in play, ‘letting go’ of their inhibitions.”  Educator from a SOEL Toddlers…