A Look into MOSAIC (2022)

Programme Introduction

‘MOSAIC Educator’ is an innovative, secure, child documentation system on a cloud-based app designed especially for early childhood services. The MOSAIC platform contains a range of pedagogical tools to support the work of the professional educator. Designed as an electronic storybook, MOSAIC brings together multiple components of quality to capture the magic of early learning.

Through the interconnecting ‘MOSAIC Family’ App, the early childhood service and nominated family members can access regular updates in the form of photographs, videos, learning stories and reports. For children under 3, daily care records are also communicated directly to a parent’s phone or tablet in real time.

‘A Look into MOSAIC’ will provide an overview of the key features of the MOSAIC Educator app.

**Please note... this is not a training course, it is for information purposes only. 

 

 

Key Learning Outcomes

This short information presentation aims to:  

Tell you about the amazing MOSAIC Educator and MOSAIC Family apps

Outline the main features that you will find on the system 

Outline how using MOSAIC will help you meet high quality standards in early learning and care 

Show you what some of our learning story templates looks like 

Tell you about the supports available to integrate MOSAIC to your early childhood service 

The annual cost 

Some testimonials from users 

Our contact details and how to bring MOSAIC to your early childhood service.

**Please note... this is not a training course, it is for information purposes only. 
 

01 Hours

Free

Presentation with video/audio

Easy to follow components

Downloadable reference documents

Test multiple choice questions

Certificate of Completion

Notes for the course

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