Healthy Kids
The Healthy Kids Project offers free health professional development for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector
Coordinated by the Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing, Children’s Health Queensland, the project aims to bring together local early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators and other key partners to engage in free face-to-face health-content professional development (PD) that complements the early years learning framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF). The events consist of:
- A practical content webinar, with question time, by health and early childhood leaders with a focus on strategies to support children’s development
- Small group facilitated reflective practice discussions
- Local health panels – ask the local health teams your questions and build relationships across sectors
- Quarterly electronic newsletter with links to the webinars, key resources, relevant research and practical ideas for supporting children’s health and development. To register for the newsletter, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
2020 Theme: Trauma-informed care in the early years
- PD1: Bumps and roadblocks: the impact of trauma, early adversity and toxic stress on children’s brain development, health and learning
Tuesday 3rd March, 2020 - PD2: Trauma-informed care for the individual child
Tuesday 19th May, 2020 - PD3: Trauma-informed care at a whole-centre level
Tuesday 4th August, 2020 - PD4: How to manage disclosure and strategies for improving wellbeing and reduce stress
Tuesday 20th October, 2020
Communities
The Healthy Kids events are being delivered by CCHW and local partners in the following communities. Eventbrite bookings for each event will open approximately 4 weeks before the event goes live. If your community is not listed below, please contact CCHW@health.qld.gov.au to register your interest and discuss options for how to access the Healthy Kids events.
| Townsville | Burdekin | Bundaberg | Hervey Bay | Maryborough |
| Toowoomba | Caboolture | Lockyer Valley and Somerset | South Burnett | Ipswich |
| Logan | Roma | Cairns |
Contact Details
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Healthy Kids Project, please contact CCHW@health.qld.gov.au
Healthy Kids newsletter
2019: Language and Communication
- Edition 4 – Supporting Bilingual Children
- Edition 3 – Language and behaviour
- Edition 2 – Little ones love literacy
- Edition 1 – Creating communication-friendly environments
2018: Physical Health and Wellbeing
- Edition 4 – Growing good little eaters
- Edition 3 – Creating environments to support active play
- Edition 2 – Physical building blocks in the early years
- Edition 1 – Catching a moment to move
2017: Social and Emotional Wellbeing
