Latest Events
October 13, 2025 - November 7, 2025
Respectful Relationships professional learning for early childhood educators
The Respectful Relationships initiative is offering free professional learning for early childhood educators (bachelor, diploma, or certificate III qualified) in Victorian Government-funded kindergarten programs.
October 30, 2025
Secure care in Australia: Exploring transparency, practice, and purpose
Australia’s role and adoption of secure care is inconsistent and somewhat opaque. Many in our sector are surprised to learn that it exists across several states and territories. Its relative obscurity plays a protective role for the children and young people it supports, helping them avoid stigma and, in some cases, protecting them from harm. However, this obscurity can also impact on practice transparency, rights-based conversations, data and oversight. This impacts the progress of an evidence base and leaves questions about its effectiveness unanswered. Additionally, it has restricted broader public discussion about whether secure care should exist in Australia and if so, what it should look like, how it can work and who it should serve.
October 30, 2025
Trauma-informed practice in the early years
This workshop explores trauma-informed practice for early childhood educators and other professionals working with children aged 0-5. It introduces practical frameworks that can be used in individual planning, case management and team discussions. Participants will reflect on how to embed trauma-informed practice in their everyday work.
October 30, 2025
Partnering with families to provide early support
Educators play a vital role in observing children to support their mental health and wellbeing. It can feel challenging to have conversations with families, however communicating observations is key to accessing early support to ensure positive outcomes for children.
November 6, 2025
STEM engineering workshop
Swinging, running, jumping, falling. Children love to have fun with physical forces and to explore their effects. In this interactive workshop, we will delve into the impact of physical forces through leveraging, lifting, swinging, and moving and unleash our inner engineer.
November 7, 2025
2025 Education and Care Awards Gala
The Early Childhood Australia (ECA) ACT committee is pleased to be organising the 2025 Education and Care Awards Gala on Friday 7 November 2025.
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