Early Education

Emotionally intelligent foundations for early learning

Big feelings in small bodies can be overwhelming. Not just for the child, but for the educators and families supporting them. We help early learning centres build emotionally intelligent environments where children feel safe, seen and supported. Our resources and workshops give educators simple, science-backed ways to support emotional learning in the moments it matters most.
We also work closely with parents, helping them respond to outbursts with confidence, understand what’s happening underneath the behaviour, and build strong relationships at home.

For Staff

Our professional learning gives educators the tools, confidence and understanding to respond to challenging behaviour, support emotional development and work in partnership with families. It’s practical. It’s evidence-based. It’s built for the realities of busy rooms and diverse needs.

See how our early childhood professional development sessions can be tailored to align with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), especially Learning Outcome 3 and 5, supporting children to become strong in their emotional wellbeing and confident in their identity, relationships, and communication.

    • Escalating behaviour or dysregulation

    • Staff feeling burnt out or overwhelmed

    • Disconnection between intentions and impact

    • Understanding what behaviours are communicating

    • Co-regulation strategies to settle big emotions

    • Child development through an emotional lens

    • Shifting from reaction to relationship

    • Aligning responses with Early Years Learning Framework outcomes

    • Single PD staff meeting session

    • Whole team training solutions

    • Coaching

    • 1:1 leadership consults

    • Resource add-ons: visual guides, developmental cue cards, calm corner templates etc

  • Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
    We use emotionally intelligent practices to help children feel safe, seen and supported. Our tools guide educators in responding to children’s cues, affirming their culture and identity and fostering agency through visual supports, role-play and predictable routines.

    Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
    Our work promotes empathy, kindness and cooperation through playful, reflective teaching moments. Children learn to navigate friendships, group participation and emotional fairness.

    Learning Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
    Through our Managing the Big Feelings model, educators explore how the nervous system guides behaviour. This supports stronger regulation practices and helps children build resilience from a foundation of co-regulation.

    Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
    We train educators to engage curiosity through intentional play and discovery. Children are encouraged to ask questions, solve problems, and explore through sensory, social and emotional channels.

    Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
    We show how emotion impacts communication. Our visual cards and scripts expand children’s ability to name feelings, listen actively and resolve challenges.

For FAMILIES

When families understand what’s happening underneath behaviour, they feel more confident, connected and calm. We offer tailored workshops, online sessions and resources that make emotional development easy to understand and even easier to respond to.

    • Decode tantrums, tears and shutdowns

    • Learn simple, science backed co-regulation techniques

    • Understand developmental stages without the overwhelm

    • Build strong relationships grounded in trust and emotional safety

    • In-person or online workshops

    • Resource kits and take-home visuals

    • Follow-up consults for personalised support

Through emotionally intelligent practice, we support children to thrive and parents to survive.