Why Work With Us?
At Little Wildlings, we aren't just another early childhood service.
We are Nature Play, all day, all weather, year round!
We're building a movement, not just a team.
If you're passionate about nature play, children's rights, sustainability, community, and challenging conventional approaches to early childhood education, we'd love you to join us in reimagining what childhood can be.
We Live Nature Play Every Day
Nature play isn't a weekly excursion or an occasional program.
It's our way of being.
Our children spend time outdoors every day, in all seasons and all safe weather conditions. We see nature as a co-teacher, not a backdrop, and we believe that meaningful learning happens through direct experiences with the natural world.
That means muddy boots, changing weather, climbing trees, building cubbies, exploring creeks, observing wildlife, and embracing the unexpected.
We believe childhood belongs outdoors, play is powerful, and children deserve educators who see them as capable, competent, and full of potential.
The Difference We Offer
Become Part of a Village
We believe children are nurtured through connection to nature and their village.
When you join Little Wildlings, you become part of a community that values collaboration, belonging, and shared responsibility. We work alongside families, local community members, and one another to create meaningful learning experiences that honour children and strengthen connections.
This is a place where your voice matters, your ideas are welcomed, and your growth is supported.
Walk Alongside First Nations Perspectives
We are committed to embedding First Nations perspectives, knowledge, and connections to Country in respectful and authentic ways.
We seek educators who are willing to listen, learn, reflect, and grow in their understanding of First Nations ways of knowing, being, and doing.
Confidence is valuable, but curiosity, humility, and commitment to learning are essential.
Advocate for Children’s Rights
Children deserve to be heard.
We believe children are active citizens with wisdom, agency, and a right to participate in decisions that affect them. We advocate for children's rights, trust in their capabilities, and create environments where their voices genuinely influence what happens each day.
If you are passionate about protecting childhood and elevating children's voices, you'll feel at home here.
Cultivate Your Potential
We invest in educators as deeply as we invest in children. Through ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and PhD-level mentorship, you'll be supported to grow, question, and evolve your practice. We work alongside passionate educators who are committed to advancing early childhood education and redefining what learning can look like for children.
If you have a growth mindset and a desire to make a meaningful difference, you'll find opportunities to contribute to innovative practice, engage with research, and help shape the future of nature-based education.
Champion Sustainability
Caring for the Earth is woven into our everyday practice.
We believe children can become thoughtful stewards of the environment through meaningful experiences, sustainable habits, and genuine connections with the natural world. Sustainability is not a special event or themed week; it is embedded in the way we learn, live, and make decisions together.
Help Shape the Future of Early Childhood
The future of education needs brave educators.
Educators who believe children need more freedom, more play, more nature, more connection, and more opportunities to develop the dispositions needed for life.
We're helping redefine what childhood can look like.
We're creating a future where children are resilient, connected, capable, curious, and deeply connected to people, place, and nature.
Join the movement redefining what early childhood education can be.
For educators who believe children deserve more freedom, more play, more connection, and more nature.
✔ You'd rather be outside than inside.
✔ You see possibility where others see risk.
✔ You believe play is serious work.
✔ You are willing to challenge outdated practices.
✔ You value sustainability and environmental stewardship.
✔ You advocate for children's rights and agency.
✔ You are committed to learning alongside children.
✔ You want to be part of a village, not just a workplace.
✔ You believe nature play isn't an activity; it's a philosophy.
✔ You want to make a genuine difference in the future of early childhood education.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Together, let's create a childhood that is wild, connected, meaningful, and deeply rooted in nature.
You May be a Nature Pedagogue if …
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Being a Nature Pedagogue is more than working outdoors. It's a way of thinking, learning, and being. We are looking for educators who are curious, reflective, adaptable, and passionate about advocating for children's right to play, explore, and connect with nature.
If you're ready to challenge traditional approaches, embrace continuous growth, and help shape the future of early childhood education, you may be a Nature Pedagogue in the making.
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Working at Little Wildlings requires a unique skill set.
You'll thrive here if you can:
Dynamically risk assess in real-time rather than relying on rigid rules.
Feel comfortable outdoors all year round.
Trust children's capabilities while knowing when and how to scaffold learning.
Think critically and reflectively about your practice.
Follow children's interests rather than controlling them.
Build genuine relationships with children, families, and community.
Respond flexibly to changing weather, environments, and opportunities.
Embrace uncertainty and see teachable moments everywhere.
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At Little Wildlings, we believe the strongest educational outcomes come from working together. Our team collaborates on planning, documentation, reflection, and decision-making, drawing on the collective knowledge, strengths, and perspectives of our pedagogy team.
Through daily collaboration, regular pedagogy meetings, and dedicated quarterly reflection and planning days, we foster a culture of shared responsibility, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
