Early childhood educator training available Australia-wide

Early Childhood Outreach provides early childhood educator training Australia-wide, helping educators and early childhood teams build practical knowledge, confidence and strategies to support children in their settings. Our training presentations include communication, play, behaviour, routines, sensory needs, Autism, inclusive environments and collaboration with families. Training can be completed face to face or online, with live and on-demand options available to support professional learning across Australia.

Training for early childhood educators across Australia

Our training for early childhood educators focuses on practical strategies that educators can apply within early childhood settings. Topics have been developed around common situations and professional learning needs, from supporting communication and understanding behaviour to creating inclusive environments and working collaboratively with families.

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Flexible early childhood professional learning

Early childhood professional learning needs to work around busy educators and services. Early Childhood Outreach presentations can be completed face to face or online, either live or on-demand, depending on the training selected.

These flexible options make professional learning accessible to educators and early childhood services across Australia. They also provide opportunities for individuals and teams to choose training that suits their professional learning goals, availability and preferred way of learning.

Educators looking for free online training for early childhood educators can explore available free learning opportunities, including selected on-demand content. These resources provide an accessible option for educators seeking free early childhood professional development alongside Early Childhood Outreach’s broader training program.

Explore our training presentations to find professional learning relevant to you, your team and your setting.

  • Difficult Conversations explores family perspectives and strategies that can help educators begin collaborative conversations about a child’s development.
  • A SECRET provides support for educators to understand the impact of sensory processing difficulties in early childhood education and care settings.
  • Autism builds educator understanding of Autism and neurodiversity, including areas that can impact Autistic children and adults in different ways.
  • Creating Connections using SPACE introduces strategies for creating more inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming environments and programs.
  • Sensory Eating explores sensory eating and ways educators can better understand and respond to children’s individual needs.
  • Challenging Behaviour supports educators to develop their understanding of behaviour and consider practical strategies for children in early childhood settings.
  • Play Skills focuses on children’s play development and ways educators can support participation, engagement and skill development.
  • All About “All About Me” supports educators to consider the information that can help create more individualised approaches for children.
  • Supporting Communication explores communication development and practical strategies including visuals, Key Word Signs and communication temptations.
  • Routines considers routines and everyday experiences as opportunities to support children’s participation and development.
  • Toileting Confidence provides professional learning focused on building educator understanding and confidence around toileting.
  • Amazing Environments explores how thoughtfully designed early childhood environments can support children within the setting.

Early childhood educator training and funding options

Early Childhood Outreach training may be accessed through eligible early childhood funding programs.

Difficult Conversations and A SECRET are menu items under School Readiness Funding in Victoria, and Early Childhood Outreach training can be accessed using SRF funds.

In Queensland, training can be purchased using Kindy Uplift funding where the training aligns with the goals identified in your Kindy Uplift plan. In South Australia, eligible services can use Enhancing Quality funding to access professional learning that supports their identified quality improvement goals. Training is also a key component of Innovative Solutions packages, providing another pathway for services to combine professional learning with broader support.

These funding pathways can help early childhood services incorporate training into their professional development and service goals while selecting topics relevant to the needs of their educators and children.

Find training for your early childhood team

Whether you are looking for a single presentation, ongoing early childhood professional learning or training that aligns with an eligible funding program, Early Childhood Outreach offers flexible options for educators and services Australia-wide.

Explore the presentations below or contact Early Childhood Outreach to discuss training topics, delivery options, funding pathways and the professional learning needs of your team.

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