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Trauma-Informed Professional Development & Mentoring
Building confident educators. Creating safer, more responsive learning environments.
Connect.Ed's Trauma-Informed Professional Development & Mentoring supports educators to better understand children's behaviour, emotional regulation and development through a practical, evidence-informed and relationship-based approach.
More importantly, we don't stop when the workshop finishes. Through ongoing mentoring and coaching, we support educators to confidently translate new knowledge into everyday practice.
Service Snapshot
Suitable for
Early childhood education and care services
Delivered by
Connect.Ed Professional Learning Facilitators
Delivery
In-person or online, with optional mentoring and coaching
Funding
Preschool Boost (eligible services)
Investment
Tailored to your service
Overview
Professional learning is most effective when educators have the opportunity to apply, reflect and refine their practice over time.
That's why our Trauma-Informed Professional Development combines engaging workshops with ongoing mentoring and coaching.
Educators leave with practical, evidence-informed strategies they can begin using immediately, while follow-up support helps embed those strategies within real learning environments.
The result is professional learning that creates lasting change—not just inspiration for the day.
Why This Matters
Children thrive when the adults around them understand how development, relationships and emotional regulation influence behaviour.
When educators are equipped with practical, trauma-informed strategies, they feel more confident responding to children's needs with curiosity, consistency and compassion.
This not only strengthens educator wellbeing and confidence, but also creates calmer learning environments where children feel safe, connected and ready to learn.
Through ongoing mentoring, we help educators translate knowledge into everyday practice.
What the Program Includes
Every service is different, so each package is tailored to your goals and priorities.
Support may include:
- Trauma-informed professional learning workshops
- Child development and brain development
- Understanding behaviour as communication
- Emotional regulation and co-regulation
- Creating inclusive learning environments
- Reflective practice and team discussion
- Leadership mentoring
- In-service coaching
- Classroom observations
- Collaborative action planning
- Practical resources to support implementation
Whether you're introducing trauma-informed practice for the first time or building on existing knowledge, we'll tailor the content to meet your team's needs.
Our Approach
We believe professional learning should change practice—not simply increase knowledge.
That's why every workshop is practical, engaging and grounded in the realities of early childhood education.
Rather than delivering information and leaving, we partner with educators as they begin implementing new strategies within their own service.
Our mentoring model provides opportunities to ask questions, reflect on real situations, celebrate successes and problem-solve challenges together.
Because meaningful change doesn't happen in a single workshop—it happens through ongoing support, reflection and practice.
Investment
Every Preschool Boost package is tailored to the individual needs of your service.
Professional learning may include workshops, educator mentoring, leadership coaching, classroom observations and implementation support. The overall investment will vary depending on the level of support your service would like to receive.
Professional Learning
During business hours
$193.99 per hour + travel
Outside business hours
$242.49 per hour + travel
We'll work with you to design a package that aligns with your Preschool Boost funding allocation while achieving the outcomes your team is looking for.
What Directors Are Saying
"I would highly recommend Connect.Ed's professional learning to other early childhood services. The combination of professional learning and in-service coaching enabled educators to confidently apply strategies within everyday practice. It strengthened educator confidence, team collaboration and children's engagement and wellbeing, making it a valuable investment for services seeking to build inclusive and responsive practices."
Michelle Brougham
Director
Little Investigators Early Learning
Ready to strengthen trauma-informed practice within your service?
Complete the enquiry form below and we'll be in touch to discuss your goals and design a professional learning package that best suits your team.
Build confident educators. Create lasting change.
Discover how practical professional learning, ongoing mentoring and collaborative coaching can strengthen your team's confidence and support better outcomes for children.