Access Period Recording access opens on 25 October 2026.

Your enrolment includes 30 days of access from 25 October to 24 November 2026. During this period, you may watch, pause and revisit the recordings as often as you wish. Please note that access to the conference recordings will automatically expire at the end of the 30-day access period.

What Makes This Conference Different?

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. Early childhood educators today are navigating challenging behaviours, increasing workloads, wellbeing concerns, and constant pressure to do more. But here's the truth: the answer isn't more planning, more documentation, or more strategies. Connection at the Heart of Practice is different. Instead of asking you to do more, this conference invites you to do what matters most—reconnect with the relationships, practices, and professional purpose that sit at the heart of quality early childhood education. Through practical, evidence-informed presentations and meaningful conversations with carefully selected experts in leadership, research, educator wellbeing, and relationship-based practice, you'll discover how connection, regulation, intentional guidance, and reflective practice can: ✓ Strengthen your wellbeing and prevent burnout ✓ Support children's learning, behaviour, and belonging ✓ Build more sustainable, intentional professional practice ✓ Create meaningful team culture and reflective practice Whether you're an early childhood teacher, educational leader, centre director, inclusion professional, or student educator, this conference provides the practical strategies, reflective opportunities, and inspiration you need—without adding to your plate.

Why This Conference Exists

Connection at the Heart of Practice was created in direct response to the growing pressures facing early childhood educators like you. We know the reality: expectations continue to grow, workloads feel endless, and it's increasingly difficult to maintain the intentional, reflective, connected practice you came into this profession to provide. Our presenters aren't just experts.  They're leaders and researchers who deeply understand the early childhood sector and the real challenges you face daily. They've been carefully selected for their expertise, experience, and unique perspectives on relationship-centred practice, educator wellbeing, intentional pedagogy, and reflective practice. This conference exists because we believe the solution isn't asking you to do more. It's helping you reconnect with what makes your practice meaningful, sustainable, and genuinely impactful for the children and families you serve. You deserve professional development that energizes you rather than exhausts you. So, we invite you to pull up a chair and spend some time with us.

Ideal For

Early Childhood Educators Early Childhood Teachers Educational Leaders Centre Directors Approved Providers Family Day Care Educators Students Early Childhood Educators Early Childhood Teachers Educational Leaders Centre Directors Approved Providers Family Day Care Educators Students

$79.00

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The Conference Line Up

7 Chapters · 7 Lessons

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      Explain the 30 Day Access

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      The Connected Child - Embracing the Framework CONNECT REGULATE GUIDE REFLECT

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      Creating Meaningful Connections

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      Connecting Through Play: Supporting Children's Learning Through Meaningful Relationships, Regulation, Guidance and Reflection

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      The Role of Reflection in Professional Development

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      Understanding the 8 Stages of Dysregulation: Using the CONNECT-REGULATE-GUIDE-REFLECT Framework

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      Human Readiness for ECEs: Building Confidence, Connection and Regulated Practice

Join a Community of Educators Ready to Reconnect

This isn't just another conference. It's a day designed specifically for early childhood professionals who are ready to move beyond overwhelm and rediscover the joy, purpose, and sustainability in their practice. Get practical strategies you can use immediately, connect with like-minded educators, and leave feeling inspired and energized—not exhausted.

$79.00

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