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INTRODUCING THE SUNSMART MODULE FOR ECE
TEACHERS
Teaching children SunSmart behaviours will help them develop
lifelong safe practices. Excessive ultra violet (UV) radiation causes
skin damage which increases over time and the number of times a
child is sunburnt. This in turn increases the risk of developing skin
cancers including
melanoma in later life.
Teaching tamariki to
Slip on a shirt (with a
collar) and into shade,
slop on sunscreen, at
least SPF 30, and slap
on a broad brimmed
or bucket hat are the
simple messages to
prevent damage to
delicate skin and eyes.
The Cancer Society has developed a free online training module to
help you learn about when and why we need to be SunSmart and
to provide you with the tools to support your service to do so. If
you attain 80% in the questions at the end of the module, you will
receive a certificate and a reminder of your own identified call to
action. These can also be used as evidence that you are meeting the
Code of Professional Responsibility through:
● Commitment to learners – promoting the wellbeing of learners and
protecting them from harm
● Commitment to families and whānau - engaging families and
whānau in their children’s learning and the Standards of
Professional Learning and Professional Relationships.
For more information about being SunSmart, contact your local
Cancer Society office.
Here is a link to the free online SunSmart PD module so you can get
started right away!
SunSmart+ECE+professional+development+module/story.html
THE ECC BLUE
BOOK/ONLINE
The Blue Book helps
early childhood
teachers achieve full
teacher’s registration,
obtain and maintain
your practicing
certificate, and to help with on-going
professional development planning, and to
help you to prepare for your appraisal.
Access Blue Book Online by subscription; go
to to find out more.
For those who prefer paper-based solutions
you can still buy the Blue Book folder, which
is a stripped back version of the online tool
at a reduced cost.
The Blue Book
For teachers in theearlychildhood sector
SO YOU K NOW
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL ONLINE SHOP
The Early Childhood Council offers both members and non-members a range of administration and management
resources to help ECE services run smoothly.
ECC DIARY
The ECC Annual Diary is a B5-sized, ring-
bound diary featuring one page per week-
day and filled with useful date reminders
and information. This resource is handy for
Centre Managers and teachers. (Copies of
the Diary are sent freely to all ECC members
each year.)
ECC INCIDENT REGISTER
This popular and top-selling resource was
developed in conjunction with a health and
safety consultant for use in early childhood
centres. The 100 carbon copy forms are in
duplicate, providing copy for parents and a
copy for your records.
ECC ANNUAL WALL PLANNER
The ECC's Annual Wall Planner is a full-
colour, A1-sized sheet containing the full
year's calendar and featuring important and
useful dates for centre managers. (Copies of
the ECC's Wall Planner are sent freely to all
ECC members each year.)
ECC'S GOOD
GOVERNANCE
GUIDE
The ECC's Good
Governance Guide
is a comprehensive
guideline for
early childhood education centres on
establishing and maintaining good
governance practices.
The contents of the ECC's Financial
Management Guide, including a wide
range of additional tools and templates, is
available freely to ECC members via the
"Support & Resources" section at
ECC'S FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
GUIDE
The ECC's Financial
Management Guide is a
comprehensive guideline
for early childhood
education centres on effectively managing
a centre's finances. The guide is useful for
both community-owned and private centres
and includes a selection of tools and
templates for use in your centre.
The contents of the ECC's Financial
Management Guide, is available freely
to ECC members via the "Support &
Resources" section at
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GOODGOVERNANCEGUIDE
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TOOLKIT
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