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Podcasts


03 May 2025

Community-focused Key Principle.
National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention.

Kylie (Parent Peer Leader) and Hannah (Early Childhood Educator) talk with Abbe from remote Western Australia about how connected communities share responsibility in supporting all families’ participation in cultural, social, and educational activities.


03 May 2025

Child-centred Key Principle.
National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention

Melo (Parent Peer Worker), a father of two who works in the disability sector, joins Jacquie, an early childhood teacher, to discuss child-centred practice, inclusion, relationships, and supporting children’s and parents’ voice and agency.


29 October 2018

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Families as peer workers in early childhood intervention

Sylvana Mahmic (CEO) and Dr Melanie Heyworth (Peer Worker) tell the story of Now and Next, a project that has been successful at involving families as peer workers in early childhood intervention.


Sylvana Mahmic on… ECEI and the role of families

We’re starting the year off right by speaking with the CEO of Plumtree, Sylvana Mahmic on the importance of reframing the roles and relationships for successful intervention in early childhood.


Media Release

22 April 2021
New program aims to boost library experiences for children with a disability

Marie (Team Leader and Parent Peer Worker at Plumtree) speaks with NewsRadio’s Anna Pykett about a two-year pilot project helping libraries across NSW become more accessible and welcoming for children with disabilities and their families.

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