Early Childhood Educators Essentials Online Course

The BEST Online Course for Early Childhood Educators

The world of little children is a complex one – and their early education is a huge privilege and responsibility. This Online Course will take you on 6 hours of learning – in your own space and time, looking at children’s early (first 5 years) development, attachment, behaviours, discipline, social skill development, developing self-regulation, executive functioning – and so much more. You can download the FLYER here.

The comprehensive and practical information is delivered to you by experienced therapists who have decades of in-school, family-based and  child-centred practice under their belts. No more dry, academic content that’s perfect on paper but has little application in the busy, messy and complicated world of little children.

We know that keeping abreast of current theory and practice is difficult – even with time set aside for  ongoing training. Well, until now that was true but with our Online Training Course you can watch on-demand, in your own time and know that what you’re watching will grow your knowledge and add to your practice too.

THE ONLINE COURSE INCLUDES

• 12 month access (with cost reduced re-subscription for subsequent years option)
• 6 hours of video training
• 4 downloadable Reflection Guides
• The opportunity to complete the course in your own time and space
• 5 printable ‘Early Childhood Educator Essentials’ wall posters
• Certificate of Completion for CPD requirements

MODULE 1

Section 1

• The developing child; a holistic perspective
• Zones of Proximal Development
• Meeting developmental milestones
• Developmental de-railers
• The developing brain and self-regulation
• Executive Functioning—what is it?

Section 2

• Psychological conditioning
• Modelling regulation
• Emotional intensity and self-management
• Serve and return
• Attachment

Section 3

• Disrupted and disorganised attachment
• Tolerable and toxic stress
• The impact of trauma
• Brain re-programming

MODULE 2

Section 1

• The long road to self-regulation
• What is the behaviour telling you?
• Behaviours and their ‘Best before’ dates

Section 2

• Exploring gender differences in behaviour
• Brain development of girls and boys
• The development of empathy
• Gender differences in empathy expression
• The development of impulse control
• What does this mean for early learning?

Section 3

• Applying age appropriate discipline
• Feedback ratios
• Planning ahead for behaviour management
• Time in and time out

MODULE 3

Section 1

• What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?
• Life’s relationship templates
• Helping children to develop resilience
• Resilience factors
• Learning to deal with BUMPS

Section 2

• Emotional self-regulation and maturation
• The 5 regulation domains
• Understanding the power of thinking
• Scaling towards decatastrophising
• Learning to calm down

Section 3

• Proactive and reactive social skills
• Friendliness, cooperation and inclusion
• Learning to be assertive
• Sillyness the Speed Wobble
• Taming teasing

MODULE 4

Section 1

• Tipping and turning points
• Sensory processing and overwhelm
• Working with the self-regulation MICE
• Common childhood developmental derailers

Section 2

• When a diagnosis gets in the way
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Childhood anxiety

Section 3

• Manage yourself, manage the child
• Ritualising self-care
• The dangers of staffroom conversations
• Developmentally appropriate expectations

Engaging, powerful, professionally delivered training is what we do  – BEST.

In 35 years of education – both in the classroom and as an administrator, I have not experienced a training that moved me so powerfully that it changed not only how I worked at school, but also in my every day life. Thank you for a truly outstanding and life changing exploration of  wellbeing.
Primary Principal WA

Our Early Years Centre has benefited so much from the experience and wisdom generously given by BEST Programs 4 Kids. Our staff and parents feel more confident and empowered to grow and shape the precious little children in our care.
Centre Director,  QLD

COURSE ACCESS AND INVESTMENT

The Early Childhood Educator Essentials is an online course that gives individual and whole-centre access to self-paced learning. On purchase, access to the course materials is available for 12 months, after which time the subscription can be renewed (minus sign up cost).

Single user: $215 – first year / $170 – subsequent years
Less than 8 staff: $475 first year / $380 subsequent years
8 staff or more: $795 first year / $635 subsequent years