Kidz Galore City West, UWA, Nedlands and Kyilla Services have been awarded the prestigious KIDDO Exemplar Service Award, recognising outstanding commitment to embedding physical literacy across service-wide programming and practice. Of the six services nationally to achieve this recognition, four belong to the Kidz Galore Group, setting a benchmark for excellence in early childhood physical literacy. Through strong educational leadership, intentional planning, embedded assessment practices and meaningful family engagement, Kidz Galore has created a culture where physical literacy is part of the service identity.
Professional Development
Kidz Galore has invested deeply in building staff capability, ensuring that physical literacy knowledge is strong, shared and sustained across all services.
Across the group:
- Completion of the KIDDO Certificate of Physical Literacy is prioritised
- Dedicated KIDDO Champions lead implementation and mentor colleagues
- Professional conversations around movement and skill development are ongoing
KIDDO is embedded into:
- Staff meetings and reflective practice
- Coaching and peer mentoring
- Induction processes for new educators
- Access to the KIDDO online platform and resource library
Educational Leaders prioritise time for planning, collaboration and reflection, ensuring physical literacy remains visible, intentional and continuously evolving.
Integration of Physical Literacy into Daily Programs and Practices
Across the Kidz Galore services, movement is visible everywhere. From entry displays to outdoor learning spaces, from nursery environments to kindergarten programs, the commitment to physical literacy is evident.
- Daily intentional movement provocations are intentionally planned and implemented indoors and outdoors, with educators role modelling and scaffolding, supporting children's motivation and confidence.
- Skill-focused obstacle courses are regularly incorporated into active play environments, aligned with children’s interests and developmental needs to build strength, coordination, confidence and resilience.
- Teaching cues displayed throughout the environments support consistent educator language, with skills explored over multi-week blocks to strengthen children’s competence, confidence and motivation.
- Physical literacy is embedded within child-centred inquiries, such as the “Active Mail Delivery” experience, intentionally linking movement to EYLF outcomes, cross-curricular learning, and children’s social, emotional and physical wellbeing.
Evidence in Documentation
Kidz Galore’s commitment to physical literacy is visible not only in practice, but in documentation and systems.
Physical literacy is embedded within:
- Quality Improvement Plans
- A comprehensive Physical Literacy and Activity Policy
- Daily, weekly and long-term planning
Planning documentation clearly articulates:
- Skill focus
- Teaching strategies and vocabulary
- EYLF links
- Learning outcomes and reflective cycles
Displays across the services are powerful pedagogical tools. Children co-construct headings, document their own learning and create representations of their involvement in KIDDO. This strengthens agency, voice and ownership.
Observation and Assessment
At Kidz Galore, assessment is purposeful and responsive.
The KIDDO Milestone Observation Tool is used to track children’s movement development across age groups, generating meaningful data that informs planning and intentional teaching.
Milestone reports are:
- Included in children’s portfolios
- Shared with families
- Used to guide planning cycles
Educators use this information to identify emerging skills, scaffold mastery and differentiate experiences. Physical literacy progression becomes visible, measurable and celebrated.
Onboarding and Induction
Kidz Galore integrates KIDDO into new employee orientation processes, ensuring every educator understands the service’s commitment to physical literacy from day one.
Induction includes:
- Introduction to KIDDO philosophy and expectations
- Access to online tools and resources
- Dedicated time with KIDDO Champions
- Observation of experienced educators modelling practice
- Inclusion of KIDDO in induction materials
This structured approach ensures consistency across rooms and services, protecting the integrity and continuity of the KIDDO program.
Collaboration with Parents and Caregivers
Families are active partners in children’s physical literacy journeys. Kidz Galore services communicate the importance of movement, gross motor development and physical literacy through:
- Newsletters and digital platforms
- Sharing KIDDO resources for home use
- Milestone reports within portfolios
- Parent evenings featuring KIDDO demonstrations
- Invitations for families to observe KIDDO in action
Large displays throughout the services bridge learning between home and centre, showcasing children engaged in movement experiences alongside explanations of skill development and the 24-hour movement guidelines. Educators actively seek family voice, inviting feedback about children’s favourite movement experiences at home to strengthen continuity and connection.
Leadership and Sector Impact
Through their commitment to professional learning, intentional planning, rigorous assessment and meaningful family engagement, Kidz Galore has created a model of excellence that is shaping the future of physical literacy in early childhood education. Kidz Galore City West, UWA, Nedlands and Kyilla are not only Exemplar Services, they are setting the benchmark for best practice in early childhood physical literacy.