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Early Childhood Educator Events xo

INDIVIDUAL - Wine & Wellness
$50 per person
TEAM - Wine and Wellness
$290 per team

Wine & Wellness Session Overview: Mindfulness, Connection & Educator Wellbeing Session

Wednesday 10th September 2025
6:00pm - 7;30pm - New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania (and Western Australia [held after our first session)
6:30pm - 8:00pm South Australia and Northern Territory
Wine & Wellness Session Overview: Mindfulness, Connection & Educator Wellbeing Session
​Length:
1.5 hours
Format: Online (Zoom)
Includes: Live session recording delivered afterward
Facilitator: Kelly – M.asters in Counselling, Grad Cert Positive Psychology, 26 years in Early Childhood

Overview:
This uplifting session invites early childhood professionals to pause, breathe, and reconnect—with themselves and with one another.
Through the lens of mindfulness and positive psychology, we’ll explore realistic, restorative ways to manage stress, reduce burnout, and strengthen emotional wellbeing. Most importantly, this is a space to feel seen, supported, and connected with others who truly get it.
Whether you’re joining solo or with your team, come as you are—with a glass of wine, a cup of tea, and a readiness to refill your cup. 


What Early Childhood Educators Will Learn:
🔹 What mindfulness really is—and why it matters in early childhood care
🔹 How to use mindfulness to self-regulate in high-stress moments
🔹 Daily practices to reconnect with your purpose and avoid compassion fatigue
🔹 The neuroscience of connection and emotional safety
🔹 Micro-moments that build team connection and shared calm
🔹 How wellbeing is both personal and collective—you're not alone


 You’ll Also Receive:✔️ A downloadable Mindfulness & Wellbeing Toolkit with easy practices for work and home
✔️ A guided audio mindfulness meditation to keep
✔️ Access to the recording to revisit anytime
✔️ A shared space to feel heard, inspired, and supported


 Who Is This For?
​
Educators, directors, leaders, and support staff in Early Childhood and OSHC settings who are ready to:
 Prioritise their own wellbeing
 Learn doable tools for stress and overwhelm
 Reconnect with others in a space that’s safe, warm, and real


Because wellbeing grows through connection—and you don’t have to do this alone. 
​
Wine and Wellness xo INDIVIDUAL - Sep 2025
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    • Foundations of High Quality Early Childhood Practice - AUS
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    • The Secure and Resilient Child >
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    • The Six Pillars of Early Childhood Practice >
      • The Six Pillars of Early Childhood Practice - AUS
    • The Environment as the Third Teacher >
      • The Environment as the Third Teacher - AUS
    • Building Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Security >
      • Building Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Security - AUS
    • The Voice of the Child >
      • The Voice of the Child - Aus
    • The Outdoor Learning Environemnt >
      • The Outdoor Learning Environment - Aus
    • Attachment, Connection, and Emotional Security >
      • Attachment, Connection, and Emotional Security - AUS
    • Transitions and Group Times >
      • Transitions and Group Times - AUS
    • Foundations of Child Psychology >
      • Foundations of Child Psychology in Early Learning - AUS
    • Positive Psychology in Early Childhood >
      • Positive Psychology in Early Childhood - AUS
    • The Developing Child: Identity Confidence, and Emotional Growth >
      • The Developing Child: Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Growth - AUS
    • Early Childhood Excellence - Bali
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      • Mid-Year Reset - Supporting Early Childhood Education
      • 2-Hour Early Childhood Masterclass
      • Supervision 101
      • Reflect, Reset, and Rise - Working Collaboratively as a Team
      • The Power of Risky and Messy Play
      • Safeguarding Children: Supporting Child Safety in Early Learning Environments
      • Guiding Children's Behaviour in Early Childhood
      • Educational Leader
      • Leading with Purpose: A Course for Centre Managers
      • Critical Reflection
      • Supporting Children's Additional Needs
      • Supporting and Guiding Resilient Children: Confidence, Coping, Growth, & Positive Behaviour
      • Supporting Educator's Wellbeing
      • Nature Play and Children's Wellbeing
      • Attachment, Connection, & Emotional Security
      • Provocations in Play
      • Developmental Theorists
      • Nature and Sustainability
      • STEAM in Early Childhood
      • Cultural and Indigenous Practices
      • Language and Numeracy
      • Strengthening Relationships
      • Play with Purpose
      • Responding to Family Concerns and Complaints
      • Being a Lead Educator
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    • Creative Therapies
    • Behaviour and Belonging as a Blueprint
    • Guiding Children's Behaviour
    • The ECE Foundations Series
    • 8 x 10-minute courses
    • 10 x 10-minute courses
    • Children's Learning Experiences
    • Centre Leadership Mastery
    • Being an Area Manager
    • 1200 Phonic Digital Cards
    • 100 Early Learning Experiences per Age Group - 500 TOTAL
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    • Educational Leader Handbook
  • Quality in Practice
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    • Meeting & Exceeding: 40-Days to Master the NQF
    • National Quality Framework - Meeting & Exceeding Reference Guide Overviw
    • A Practical Pathway to Meeting & Exceeding the NQF
    • Exceeding the National Quality Framework >
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    • The Ultimate NQF Assessment & Rating Masterclass
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    • Assessment and Rating Workbook + 3 x Mini Courses
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    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating Mock Review
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    • Meeting and Exceeding the National Quality Framework - 1 day Course
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    • Educational Leadership >
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  • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators
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      • Winter Wellbeing for Early Childhood Educators
      • Mindful Moments: A 2-Hour Journey to Wellbeing
      • Holistic Nature and Wellbeing Course
      • Eradicating Loneliness xo
  • 12 Months of Early Childhood Educator Meetings
  • 12--Months of Early Childhood Digital Magazine
  • THRIVE in Natureâ„¢
    • THRIVE in Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™ - 2 hour course
  • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Methodâ„¢
    • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™ - 1-Day Course
    • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™ - 2 Hour Course
  • About your Facilitator - Kelly Hallas
  • Early Childhood Academy