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Narelle and Gavin are both qualified trainers and assessors. Narelle has worked in the Early Education and Care sector for over 30 years and can’t imagine working anywhere else! Her experience includes working in schools, long day care, OSHC and family day care. Narelle has lectured at TAFE, private RTO’s and has worked as a professional learning consultant. She now runs Bugs and Bare Feet full time, but also does a shift in OSHC every week - and more in the school holidays - to keep current in the sector. Gavin worked in customer service and sales for over 25 years. His extensive knowledge and specialist skills can support services to grow their business and maintain relationships with clients. He is now a Diploma qualified educator and works in a service with toddlers 4 days a week! Together, Gavin and Narelle have been married for over 27 years and have two adult children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609470956346-1SWI1KXOAMSR5URJ5761/neenu-vimalkumar-9wFQ1APRRFU-unsplash.jpg About Us - Why ‘Bugs and Bare Feet’? The reason behind our name is simple. We wanted something fun and a little different, yet representative of how important the basics are. For us, the basics or ‘grass-roots,’ include children being able to be themselves and be immersed in nature - collecting bugs, running around with bare feet! Our training is 'back to basics' too. While being in line with all regulations and standards, our training shares the information in practical and easy to understand manner. We aim to always be real and relatable. Explore our range of services to see how we can assist your training and support needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609228654903-5JF8TIFK7SO4KTNTT97G/littlegirl.jpg About Us - “Narelle has continuously supported our out of school care service. Her guidance, advice and support has helped our management team along with all other educators to provide high quality care. Our educators have felt refreshed and inspired after Narelle’s professional development sessions which has lead to change and improvement within our service. As a service we value Narelle’s support, professional opinion and the high quality of professional development she delivers.” Bianca Piazzola - Director, Stratton Out of School Hours Care https://www.bugsandbarefeet.com/home daily 1.0 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609475311934-5XQ223UWOH9M02ERR1XL/AZ%25252BImages_MG_2078.jpg Home - Personalised training and support services. After discussing your needs with you, we will plan training and support sessions that meet your specific requirements. Our support services include professional development sessions, consulting (including on-floor mentoring), educator visits, policy writing and reviews, and quality improvement plan support. https://www.bugsandbarefeet.com/services daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/466235a5-25f7-4f79-aa39-a9ca193436d2/Nature+janko-ferlic-qJVluHTPx7U-unsplash.jpg Our Services - Professional Development Sessions. Each session takes 1-2 hours and can cover multiple Quality Areas, including: Supporting Children's Behaviour (QA5) Programming and Planning (QA1) Child Protection (QA2) Critical Reflection (QA1) Music and The Arts (QA1) Creating Inspiring Play Spaces (QA3) Health, safety and Supervision (QA2) Operating a Thriving Service (QA4, QA6, QA7) Pricing: $470 per session. The fee includes a Certificate of Participation for each attendee. Longer sessions can be quoted on request. If you don’t see the ‘topic’ you’d like, please just ask, the list above is just a tiny sample of training we facilitate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609474087704-OMXTDLT9P3C2H9UBKC69/child-learning.jpg Our Services - Consulting. We will come to you for consulting services including: On-floor mentoring QIP support meetings 1-on-1 educator mentoring Leadership mentoring Staff meeting support Specific support for service directors Pricing: $80 per hour in person, or $40 per hour for phone support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609474125019-IWKCYLVW6940Q95PWATV/leo-rivas-wtxcaDIdOCM-unsplash.jpg Our Services - Educator Visits. Specifically for Family Day Care, we can support your coordination unit with support and supervision visits to your educators. We will offer your educators encouragement and ideas for their service, and write a comprehensive visit report for the educator and coordination unit. We’re also happy to visit educators and assist with assessments if they are studying Certificate lll or Diploma. Pricing: $100 per visit in the Perth metro area. Regional and interstate visits can be quoted on request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609474166843-N41NIWF96OR2400A4AUK/typing.jpg Our Services - Policy Writing and Reviews. No time for the required annual policy review? Ask us to do it for you! We will ensure your policies are up to date with the NQF, and are relevant to your part of the sector. Pricing: $70 per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609474208856-0ZM0QG0L4061L2PONA10/reviews.jpg Our Services - Quality Improvement Plan Support. We can help you to identify your service strengths and areas to improve. We can also help you write your QIP. Pricing: $70 per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609474243183-7GTJNEP21Z75RRPEICVZ/image.jpg Our Services - Mock Assessment and Rating Visits. Are you unsure where your service is tracking in relation to an Assessment and Rating visit? We will spend two days in your service observing practices and reviewing all evidence. We will then write a full report for you and share our recommendations for improvement. Pricing: $2,000 with full report included. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609476791212-IPM1S5NVMXZ5KJ51HXU4/barefeet Our Services - Family Day Care Support. Our family operated a successful Family Day Care for over 16 years, and we have support and training for your whole service. Our flexible working hours also mean we can come to you at a time that works for you - even on a Saturday! We can support you with Educator visits, policy writing, Professional Development, QIP support, Assessment and Rating preparation... essentially anything you need to be a successful service. Professional Development topics include: Operating a Successful FDC Service (including customer service) (QA4, QA6) Child Protection (QA2) Supporting Children's Behaviour (QA5) Planning and Assessment (QA1) Critical Reflection (QA1) Creating Inspiring Environments (QA3) The Creative Arts (QA1) Embedding Culture and Diversity (QA1, QA6) Pricing: $100 per visit in the Perth metro area. Regional and interstate visits can be quoted on request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fea8c1ccab7fb1f7adfcc86/1609477460784-8ITHMCS630VF5T6ZWXV4/family.jpg Our Services - For Families. We also offer specific sessions created to support families. These sessions are usually booked and paid for by the Education and Care Service, with families invited to attend. This is a great way for services to connect with and support their families. These sessions run for 1.5-2 hours and include: Supporting Children's Behaviour: Raising children is HARD! We have some tried and tested strategies and suggestions for helping your children grow and develop in the area of behaviour and self-regulation. Supporting Toilet Learning: We can support you with developmental knowledge and proven strategies for supporting your child with learning around using the toilet and personal hygiene. 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