Becoming a Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Educator

Build safer, calmer and more supportive early learning environments with this course from Wagtail Institute's Megan Corcoran. Learn how trauma and stress impact young children’s behaviour and emotional regulation, and gain simple, real-world strategies to strengthen relationships and build resilience, tools you can use immediately in your ECE setting.
Early Childhood PD

  • Targeted to

    Early Childhood

  • 1.5 Hours

    Course Duration

  • Standards

    4.4 & 4.1 (AITSL) 
    4.4.2 & 4.1.2 (NESA) 
    5.1.1 & 5.2.2 (NQF ECE) 

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About this course

This course is designed for early childhood educators and provides practical tools and evidence-based insights to foster safer, more supportive learning environments.

Participants will explore the critical role of nurturing relationships with children aged 0–5 and develop strategies to support healthy emotional regulation. 

The course examines how exposure to trauma can heighten stress responses and disrupt the nervous system, often leading to physical symptoms, emotional dysregulation, and challenging behaviours.

Through real-world examples and actionable approaches, educators will gain strategies to help children manage their emotions, build resilience, and feel secure within their care settings. 

Whether you are beginning your journey or refining your trauma-informed practice, this session will deepen your understanding, strengthen your professional capacity, and enhance the quality of care you provide in early childhood education. 

You will:

  • Recognise how early experiences of stress and trauma can influence children’s behaviour, development, and relationships in early learning settings 
  • Learn how to apply trauma-informed approaches to create predictable, nurturing and play-based environments that support safety, co-regulation and connection 
  • Reflect on their own well-being, regulation and role in modelling calm, attuned and responsive relationships with children 

This course counts toward the
PD requirements in your state

ClassCover Learn is an accessible way for Australian teachers to choose PD courses that interest them while helping them maintain their accreditation.

All courses on ClassCover Learn are created in line with AITSL standards and count towards your teacher PD quota to maintain your accreditation.

Learn more about the PD requirements in your state or territory here.

More to explore

Megan Corcoran

Director of Wagtail Institute, Trauma Informed Wellbeing Consultant

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About the presenter

Megan Corcoran is a former school leader, trauma-informed wellbeing consultant and Director of Wagtail Institute. Here, she works alongside schools and complex settings to strengthen whole-community approaches to wellbeing, focusing on trauma-informed, relational practice.