1. Being 3, Being literate Being 3,Being Literate Building strong relationships with children Providing an active, play based, constructivist learning environment Building on home literacy practices Providing diverse and appropriate literacy learning experiences Encouraging positive attitudes & dispositions to learning

2. Curriculum quality and learning educators children Relationships ActiveLearning Wellbeing Involvement Pedagogical objectives Learning objectives Highestpossible learning & wellbeing through quality care &teaching Family...community...political contexts DECS Adapted from Winter 2003