INDIVIDUAL - Supporting Early Childhood Educator's Wellbeing
Overview
This module supports early childhood educators, leaders, and services to recognise and respond to stress, anxiety, depression, and complex challenges within themselves and their teams. It includes practical strategies for supporting others, building strong mental health habits, and creating a culture where it’s safe to not be okay.
This module is designed to support early childhood educators, leaders, and services in recognising and responding to the mental health and wellbeing needs of themselves and their teams. In a profession grounded in emotional connection and care, it’s vital to acknowledge the impact of stress, anxiety, depression, and the invisible emotional load educators carry each day.
Through practical strategies, reflection tools, and supportive approaches, this module explores how to create a workplace culture where it’s safe to not be okay, and where seeking help is normalised. Topics include managing burnout, identifying personal triggers, building strong mental health habits, and responding to crisis situations with compassion and clarity. At its core, this module reminds us: educators are human first—and their wellbeing is essential for the wellbeing of children, families, and the wider team.