Video transcript – Watching: Our new playground develops

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This video focuses on an educator’s interaction with a small group of children as they observe work being conducted on their outdoor playground. It features responsive and respectful educator to child interactions and relationships. 

00:00 – 00:05
Audio: [Music]
Visual description: The ECRH logo followed by the video title appear on a white background: ECRH, Early Childhood Resource Hub. Watching: Our new playground develops.

00:06 – 00:28
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children playing inside the service.]
Educator [from off-screen]: There’s a new bridge out there. We can go and have a look at the bridge. Let’s go over next to Cathy and we’ll have a look. Come around this way. That’s it. Well done. Wow! Oh! A big bridge? Could it be a bridge? Oh, what is it going to be? 
Visual description: Small children sit on chairs and peer out large low windows at men working outside. Two men roll a large cement ring through the outdoor playground eventually standing it opposite the window. 

00:29 – 00:39
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: Did you see some trucks and diggers when you arrived this morning? Were they out in the car park? Were there some trucks? 
Visual description: The camera pans to an educator and a young girl. The educator is kneeling on the floor and looking out the window beside the young girl. 

00:40 – 00:57
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: No? We’ve got some trucks on the floor, but did you see some outside? Oh, I think the man’s about to come through again. What do you think he’s got? Look at that! 
Visual description: The young girl turns her head to look into the room, then peers out the window again. 

00:58 – 01:21
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: They must be very strong. Can you see them? I think they’re bringing another big cement circle through. Can you see them? Oh! What’s it going to be?
Girl: Another.
Educator: Oh, look at that. Where are they going to put them?
Visual description: The two men roll a second large cement ring through the outdoor area. The educator and young girl observe them through the window. 

01:22 – 01:36
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: I actually think they’re thinking about things. They might look at their plans in a moment. 
Educator: Would you like a chair as well? Would you like a chair?
Girl: Yep.
Visual description: The two men stand by the cement ring in the outdoor playground. A second educator, seated nearby, stands and moves a small chair near the window for a young boy to sit on. The educator speaking to the girl turns to the small chairs at the nearby table. 

01:37 – 02:01
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: Yes. How about this one? Would this one be OK? Whoops. Here you are. Where would you like to put it? Would here be OK?
Girl: No.
Educator: No? Where would you like your chair? Would you like it down the other end next to Manoli? Imogen? Where would you like your chair? 
Visual description: The educator moves the small chair and positions it closer to the window for Imogen.

02:02 – 02:19
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Educator: No? That’s OK. Kelly will sit it here. If you want to move it, we can move it down the other end. That’s alright. Would you like to go and see what some of the other children are doing? 
Imogen: Let’s get hats.
Kelly [educator]: Your hat? You won’t need a hat today because we can’t use our big playground. It will be safe. 
Visual description: The camera pans to a small group of children that are sitting on chairs positioned near the window. The children turn to look around them and into the room.

02:20 – 02:43
Kelly [from off-screen]: Oh, I think the boys have found some pictures in their book. They’re looking at diggers in the book. Can you see what Jacob’s got? Oh, wow! He's showing Lachy all the things that he’s found in there and telling Lachy about all the diggers that were out in the playground yesterday. Oh, wow. 
Visual description: Four children sit on small plastic chairs looking out the window at the two men working in the playground. One of the children, Jacob, rests a book in his lap. Another child, Lachy, stands and walks away and into the room.

02:44 – 03:31
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Boy: They’re getting the digger!
Kelly [from off-screen]: They might bring them in, Isaac. We will have to wait and see. 
Jacob: Kelly, there’s not a digger.
Kelly [from off-screen]: There’s not a digger, Jacob? 
Jacob: It’s the excavator.
Kelly: The excavator. That’s a big word, isn't it...? Going to put those big circles. 
Boy [from off-screen]: Over there.
Kelly [from off-screen]: Over there? How are we going to play in those? 
Jacob: Oh, yes. Are they going to dig up like this?
Kelly [from off-screen]: They’re going to dig them right up like that? Do you think it would be safe to have them up in the air? No. 
Jacob: They could put sand in them.
Kelly [from off-screen]: That’s a really good idea. They could have sand in them. 
Visual description: Three children sit on small chairs looking out the window. They watch as the two men outside leave the playground. Imogen stands close to the educator that is kneeling nearby the window. 

03:32 – 03:42
Audio: [Ambient sounds of children talking and playing inside the service.]
Kelly: Hi, Lauren. How are you? I’m not sure where they’ve gone, Isaac. I think they will be back, though. 
Isaac [from off-screen]: They’re getting the digger. 
Visual description: Another young girl, Lauren, walks into the frame of the scene and sits on a chair beside Jacob. 

03:42 – 03:52
Audio: [Music]
Visual description: The ECRH logo followed by the video production credits and copyright appear on a white background: ECRH, Early Childhood Resource Hub. www.ecrh.edu.au. Copyright 2015 Commonwealth of Australia. Source: National Quality Standard Professional Learning Program – Early Childhood Australia.

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