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        • The Connected Child: The Confident Educator - 2-hr course AUS
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      • Early Years Mastery Theory Play & Practice Weekend - Sydney
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    • The Whole Child, The Whole Educator - Australia
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  • Support Groups
    • Support Groups xo Australia >
      • Mid-Year Reset - Supporting Early Childhood Education
      • 2-Hour Early Childhood Masterclass
      • Supervision 101
      • Reflect, Reset, and Rise - Working Collaboratively as a Team
      • Active Supervision & Intentional Environments: Creating Safe, Engaging Spaces for Learning
      • 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
    • Support Groups xo Canada xo >
      • Guiding Children's Behaviour in Early Childhood
    • Support Groups xo United States xo
    • Support Groups xo United Kingdom
    • Self-Paced Sessions - Australia
  • Online Courses
    • 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
  • Leadership Handbooks
    • Centre Director Handbook
    • Educational Leader Handbook
  • Quality in Practice
  • Assessment and Rating Preparation
    • 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 >
      • Exceeding in Practice Spark Your Service to the Next Level
      • Exceeding the National Quality Framework - Weekly Tasks + Videos
      • Exceeding Conference >
        • Exceeding Made Practical Online
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Brisbane
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Sydney
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Melbourne
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Adelaide
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Perth
    • Assessment and Rating - National Quality Framework Complete Early Learning Pack
    • The 12-Week Centre Transformation Intensive
    • Assessment & Rating: Meet & Exceed Checklist & Reflection Tool
    • The Ultimate NQF Assessment & Rating Masterclass
    • National Quality Framework - Overview
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook + 3 x Mini Courses
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook
    • 5-day in service visit
    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating and Exceeding Conference
    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating Mock Review
    • Zoom/In-person Support
    • VIP Membership
    • VIP Membership - OOSH/OSHC
    • Meeting and Exceeding the National Quality Framework - 1 day Course
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 2 - Children's Health and Safety
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 1 - Educational Program and Practice
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 7 - Governance and Leadership
  • Reflect and Reconnect
    • Reflect and Reconnect - Australia >
      • Reflect and Reconnect: 52 Weeks of Growth, Collaboration, and Critical Reflection
      • 52 Weeks of Reflect and Reconnect
      • Reflect and Rise - 12-months of Educator Professional Development and Growth
    • Reflect and Reconnect - Canada
    • Reflect and Reconnect - United States of America
    • Reflect and Reconnect - United Kingdom
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  • Early Childhood Excellence Sessions
    • Early Childhood Educators >
      • Igniting Passionate Educators >
        • Igniting Passionate Educators! - 2 Hour Course
        • Ignite, Inspire, Reflect, Connect: A Day of Learning for Passionate ECE Professionals
    • Educational Leadership >
      • Nurturing Educational Leadership: Linking Program, Practice, and Quality in Early Childhood Education
  • Australian Framework
    • EYLF (Early Years Learning Framework) Early Learning Workbook
    • MTOP - My Time Our Place - Ages 5 - 12 years
  • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators
    • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators ​Australia
    • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators - Recorded
  • Early Childhood Retreats xo
    • Bali >
      • Early Childhood Educator Wellbeing Retreat
      • Bali Educator Fun in the Sun
      • Bali Leadership Retreat
      • Bali Educational Retreat
      • Bali Tours xo
    • Tassie Treats - Growing Minds Retreat: Nurturing Educators
    • Queenstown - Igniting Passionate Educators
    • Phuket, Thailand - Igniting Passionate Early Childhood Educators
    • Vietnam - Play, Creativity, and Children's Development Retreat
    • Italy - Rome, and Tuscany Theorists, and Play
    • Thailand - ​Leadership and Management
    • Fiji xo - Play, Pause, & Reflect: An Educator’s Retreat
    • Spain
    • Denver and New York City
    • Whistler, Canada
  • Contact
  • Terms and Conditions
    • General Terms and Conditions
    • Terms and Conditions xo Retreats
  • Family Support
    • Supporting Your Child with Guidance, Routine, and Structure
    • Development and Learning Course for Families with Children in Early Childhood
  • Health and Wellness
    • Wellness Courses xo >
      • Wednesday Wine & Wellness xo
      • 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 Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™ - 2 hour course
  • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™
    • 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
  • Power Hours

Self-Paced Sessions

Self-Paced Sessions

All Sessions are 2-hour video recordings sent to participants via email. 
Tax Deductible and Certificate received for your professional development portfolio
INDIVIDUAL - $50 per person
TEAM - $260 per early learning centre

SELF-PACED PACK - ALL 6
INDIVIDUAL - $250
​TEAM - $1300

Self-Paced Pack - ALL 6
​sessions
INDIVIDUAL - $250

BOOK HERE - INDIVIDUAL - All 6 Sessions - $250

Self-Paced Pack - ALL 6
sessions
TEAM - $1300

BOOK HERE - TEAM - All 6 Sessions
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS - Can also be used to mix and match for more than one Educator
​Team Sessions can be viewed individually within the Educators home. 

Guiding Children's Behaviour

INDIVIDUAL - Guiding Children's Behaviour
TEAM - Guiding Children's Behaviour
Grounded in developmental theory and emotional regulation, this focuses on understanding behaviour as communication. Educators learn to respond rather than react, using co-regulation, connection, and consistent boundaries. The approach moves away from punishment and towards teaching skills such as emotional literacy, self-regulation, and problem-solving.

Active Supervision

INDIVIDUAL - Active Supervision
TEAM - Active Supervision
Supervision is explored as both a safety requirement and a relational practice. Educators develop skills in active supervision, risk assessment, and maintaining awareness of children at all times, while still engaging meaningfully in play and interactions. It emphasises balancing safety with quality interactions

Supporting Additional Needs

INDIVIDUAL - Supporting Additional Needs
TEAM - Supporting Additional Needs
​This area supports inclusive practice, ensuring all children can access and participate meaningfully in the environment. It covers identifying and responding to diverse developmental, behavioural, and learning needs, collaborating with families and specialists, and adapting environments and teaching strategies. The focus is on equity, belonging, and strengths-based support.

Supporting Educators Wellbeing

INDIVIDUAL - Supporting Educators Wellbeing
TEAM - Supporting Educators Wellbeing
This courses focuses on creating sustainable, healthy educators who feel valued, regulated, and supported. It explores stress management, emotional resilience, and workplace culture, recognising that educator wellbeing directly impacts children’s wellbeing and learning. Emphasis is placed on reflective practice, boundaries, team connection, and leadership responsibility in fostering psychologically safe environments.

Attachment in Practice

INDIVIDUAL - Attachment in Practice
TEAM - Attachment in Practice
This course explores attachment theory and its practical application in early childhood settings. Educators will deepen their understanding of how secure relationships shape brain development, behaviour, emotional regulation, and lifelong wellbeing. The day focuses on translating theory into everyday practice.

Igniting Passionate Educators

INDIVIDUAL - Igniting Passionate Educators
TEAM - Igniting Passionate Educators
​This course is about reconnecting educators with their “why.” It draws on intrinsic motivation, professional identity, and joy in teaching. Educators are supported to move beyond compliance and into inspired practice—bringing creativity, curiosity, and energy into their work with children. It also explores strengths-based approaches and recognising the impact educators have on lifelong outcomes.
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  • Home
  • ECE
    • The Regulated Child >
      • The Regulated Child - Australia
      • The Regulated Child - United States and Canada
      • The Regulated Child - United Kingdom
    • The Calm and Confident Classroom >
      • The Calm and Confident Classroom - Australia
      • The Calm and Confident Classroom - United Kingdom
      • The Calm and Confident Classroom - United States and Canada
    • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator >
      • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator - Australia >
        • The Connected Child: The Confident Educator - 2-hr course AUS
        • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator - Online
        • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator - Sydney
        • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator - Melbourne
        • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator - Brisbane
        • The Connected Child, The Confident Educator Perth
    • The Empowered and Resilient Educator
    • Early Childhood Excellence - Bali
    • The Regulated Leader: Educator Wellbeing & Leadership in Practice
    • Early Years Mastery - Australia >
      • Early Years Mastery Theory Play & Practice Weekend - Sydney
      • Early Years Mastery Theory Play & Practice Weekend - Melbourne
      • Early Years Mastery Theory Play & Practice Weekend - Brisbane
  • The Whole Child
    • The Whole Child, The Whole Educator - Australia
    • The Whole Child, The Whole Educator - United States of America/Canada
    • The Whole Child, The Whole Educator - United Kingdom
  • Support Groups
    • Support Groups xo Australia >
      • Mid-Year Reset - Supporting Early Childhood Education
      • 2-Hour Early Childhood Masterclass
      • Supervision 101
      • Reflect, Reset, and Rise - Working Collaboratively as a Team
      • Active Supervision & Intentional Environments: Creating Safe, Engaging Spaces for Learning
      • 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
    • Support Groups xo Canada xo >
      • Guiding Children's Behaviour in Early Childhood
    • Support Groups xo United States xo
    • Support Groups xo United Kingdom
    • Self-Paced Sessions - Australia
  • Online Courses
    • 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
  • Leadership Handbooks
    • Centre Director Handbook
    • Educational Leader Handbook
  • Quality in Practice
  • Assessment and Rating Preparation
    • 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 >
      • Exceeding in Practice Spark Your Service to the Next Level
      • Exceeding the National Quality Framework - Weekly Tasks + Videos
      • Exceeding Conference >
        • Exceeding Made Practical Online
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Brisbane
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Sydney
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Melbourne
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Adelaide
        • Exceeding Made Practical - Perth
    • Assessment and Rating - National Quality Framework Complete Early Learning Pack
    • The 12-Week Centre Transformation Intensive
    • Assessment & Rating: Meet & Exceed Checklist & Reflection Tool
    • The Ultimate NQF Assessment & Rating Masterclass
    • National Quality Framework - Overview
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook + 3 x Mini Courses
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook
    • 5-day in service visit
    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating and Exceeding Conference
    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating Mock Review
    • Zoom/In-person Support
    • VIP Membership
    • VIP Membership - OOSH/OSHC
    • Meeting and Exceeding the National Quality Framework - 1 day Course
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 2 - Children's Health and Safety
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 1 - Educational Program and Practice
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 7 - Governance and Leadership
  • Reflect and Reconnect
    • Reflect and Reconnect - Australia >
      • Reflect and Reconnect: 52 Weeks of Growth, Collaboration, and Critical Reflection
      • 52 Weeks of Reflect and Reconnect
      • Reflect and Rise - 12-months of Educator Professional Development and Growth
    • Reflect and Reconnect - Canada
    • Reflect and Reconnect - United States of America
    • Reflect and Reconnect - United Kingdom
  • Menus
  • Our Conferences
  • Early Childhood Excellence Sessions
    • Early Childhood Educators >
      • Igniting Passionate Educators >
        • Igniting Passionate Educators! - 2 Hour Course
        • Ignite, Inspire, Reflect, Connect: A Day of Learning for Passionate ECE Professionals
    • Educational Leadership >
      • Nurturing Educational Leadership: Linking Program, Practice, and Quality in Early Childhood Education
  • Australian Framework
    • EYLF (Early Years Learning Framework) Early Learning Workbook
    • MTOP - My Time Our Place - Ages 5 - 12 years
  • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators
    • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators ​Australia
    • Foundations of Early Childhood Practice: Supporting Children, Families, and Educators - Recorded
  • Early Childhood Retreats xo
    • Bali >
      • Early Childhood Educator Wellbeing Retreat
      • Bali Educator Fun in the Sun
      • Bali Leadership Retreat
      • Bali Educational Retreat
      • Bali Tours xo
    • Tassie Treats - Growing Minds Retreat: Nurturing Educators
    • Queenstown - Igniting Passionate Educators
    • Phuket, Thailand - Igniting Passionate Early Childhood Educators
    • Vietnam - Play, Creativity, and Children's Development Retreat
    • Italy - Rome, and Tuscany Theorists, and Play
    • Thailand - ​Leadership and Management
    • Fiji xo - Play, Pause, & Reflect: An Educator’s Retreat
    • Spain
    • Denver and New York City
    • Whistler, Canada
  • Contact
  • Terms and Conditions
    • General Terms and Conditions
    • Terms and Conditions xo Retreats
  • Family Support
    • Supporting Your Child with Guidance, Routine, and Structure
    • Development and Learning Course for Families with Children in Early Childhood
  • Health and Wellness
    • Wellness Courses xo >
      • Wednesday Wine & Wellness xo
      • 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 Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™ - 2 hour course
  • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™
    • 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
  • Power Hours