eSafety Early Years program for educators

eSafety recognises that early years educators work closely with the families of the children in their care.

So we have designed the eSafety Early Years program to support that important relationship. Together, we can improve online safety for our youngest Australians!

Early learning services can also use the resources developed for families[https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/children-under-5], to help with conversations about online safety.

Swoosh and Glide picture book and song

The Swoosh, Glide and Rule Number 5 picture book and My Family Rules song encourage young children to be safe, be kind, ask for help and make good choices when they are online. Use them to 'start the chat' about online safety!

Read and sing [https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/children-under-5/picture-book-and-song]

eSafety checklist for early learning services

A checklist for directors and managers of early learning services to assess their online environment.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/early-years-program/checklist]

Online safety teaching posters

A set of four posters and educator notes for educators to use with children to facilitate discussions and learning experiences about online safety.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/early-years-program/teaching-posters]

Co-creating an Online Safety Agreement

A guide to using eSafety Early Years resources to create a simple set of online safety rules in collaboration with the children at your early learning service.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/early-years-program/online-safety-agreement]

Family Tech Agreement

A practical tool educators can share with families to help start a conversation about online safety with their children.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/children-under-5/family-tech-agreement-for-under-5s]

Online safety for under 5s booklet and poster

This free booklet is designed for families with young children. Educators can use the online safety tips in the booklet and display the poster to support families in learning how to be safe online.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/children-under-5/online-safety-for-under-5s-booklet]

Learn about online safety through play

A set of play-based learning experiences that educators can use to help children learn and practice online safety skills.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/early-years-program/online-safety-through-play]

Professional learning for early childhood educators

A series of online professional learning modules to help equip educators and service leaders with online safety skills and knowledge for the early years.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/training-for-professionals/early-years]

Quick Links for smart boards and other interactive devices

A list of hyperlinks that puts online safety resources and advice at your fingertips.

[https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/classroom-resources/quick-links]

Woman and child looking at camera with a computer tablet

Online hub – early childhood education

eSafety is a proud contributor to the Young Children in Digital Society online hub, bringing together evidence-based resources and information for early-childhood educators to ensure children are safely engaged, entertained, and educated in the digital world.

Discover more [https://youngchildrendigitalsociety.com.au/]

Play School special online safety episode

Kiya's Excellent e-Birthday! is a special Play School episode about online safety for young children. Key eSafety messages are woven throughout and educator notes provide further information on how this episode can be used with children for learning experiences about online safety.

WATCH NOW [https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/shows/play-school/kiya-ebirthday/12172742]

A message from the eSafety Commissioner

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Hello, I'm Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner. I'm really excited to welcome you to eSafety's Early Years Program. Here at eSafety, we recognise that keeping children safe online is a shared responsibility. It cannot solely fall to parents and carers, or educators. Online safety needs a coordinated approach. eSafety has a dedicated Early Years team who've created a suite of resources that work together to help parents and early childhood educators support children under 5 safely online. We've listened to parents, carers and educators, both through focus groups and our own eSafety research, to understand their concerns and needs, and have developed resources in close consultation with experts like Early Childhood Australia. This also helps to ensure that we have consistent online safety advice sitting within a positive framework and that is relevant in an Australian context.

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Hello, I'm Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner.

I'm really excited to welcome you to eSafety's Early Years Program.

Here at eSafety, we recognise that keeping children safe online is a shared responsibility.

It cannot solely fall to parents and carers, or educators.

Online safety needs a coordinated approach.

eSafety has a dedicated Early Years team who've created a suite of resources that work together to help parents and early childhood educators support children under 5 safely online.

We've listened to parents, carers and educators, both through focus groups and our own eSafety research, to understand their concerns and needs, and have developed resources in close consultation with experts like Early Childhood Australia.

This also helps to ensure that we have consistent online safety advice sitting within a positive framework and that is relevant in an Australian context.