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      <description>Starting childcare is a big step for the whole family. Here are simple, reassuring ways to help your child settle in.</description>
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      <description>You may have heard educators mention the EYLF. Here is what it is, in plain language, and why play is such serious work.</description>
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      <description>A little organisation the night before makes the first morning calmer. Here is a simple what-to-pack checklist.</description>
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