
Kathy Walker and Associates welcome you to our website. Our consultancy is a 'not for profit' organistion that is committed to promoting a child and family focused world and aim to provide the greatest opportunities for all children to thrive and flourish in an age appropriate way, to enjoy their childhood and to become successful as adults.
Kathy Walker and Associates are experienced professionals with particular expertise in early childhood development and education. Our consultancy provides a range of services to parents, educators, government and corporate bodies. For parents we offer a range of presentations and support on issues such as school readiness and transition, behaviour, building resilience and positive parenting. For educators we provide professional development and consultancy for educators involved in preschool and primary education. Kathy Walker is the author and designer of The Australian Developmental Curriculum that is now being implemented in many schools across the country. We provide seminars, professional development and mentoring in this curriculum. In the corporate world we work with family friendly workplaces to provide presentations and support to employers and employees with children.
In addition to our services you may be interested in reading our frequently asked questions, download our free fact sheets or register your email address for our free newsletter.
We often receive wonderful feedback from parents and educators about the range of services and work we provide across the country.
The photo gallery will be uploaded each fortnight with photos of the range of work, ideas and examples from schools that the consultancy is involved in.
The hot topic of readiness for school continues to rage around Victoria.
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The inaugural 4 day interstate teachers conference on the Australian Developmental Curriculum(play and project based curriculum) was held last week for four days.
Due to the high demand we have added some additional dates for extension and introductory symposiums for the remainder of the year.
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Starting school should not be like hopping onto a conveyor belt as soon as you can hop, and getting off as early as you can. Staring school, part of being educated, is a journey that needs special preparation, care, and a wonderful time where one can make the most of the opportunities.