Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids offers free health professional development for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
Coordinated by Children’s Health Queensland’s Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing, the project aims to bring together local ECEC educators and other key partners to engage in free face-to-face health-content professional development that complements the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Framework The events consist of:
- A practical content webinar by health and early childhood leaders with a focus on strategies to support children’s health and wellbeing
- Small group facilitated reflective practice discussions
- Local Panel Q&A – ask the local panel members 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. Subscribe to the newsletter.
Connecting with families and communities is vital! Research shows that children’s learning and wellbeing are greatly enhanced when their families and early childhood service work together. This Healthy Kids series aims to provide information, tips and strategies for family and community engagement. This series supports Quality Area 6 of the National Quality Standards.
2022 theme: Connecting with families and communities
| Session 1: Understanding your families – ONLINE only event 1, 8 and 9 March 2022 |
| Session 2: Linking with your community 10 May 2022 |
| Session 3: Partnering with families 2 August 2022 |
| Session 4: Talking to parents about children’s development 25 October 2022 |
New in 2022
This year we’re offering an online option for those who can’t attend face-to-face events. These will be held after the main dates so look out for it when registering.
Communities
Healthy Kids events are delivered with our partners in 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 | Kingaroy | Ipswich |
| Logan | Cairns | Redcliffe Peninsula | ||
| Rockhampton | Acacia Ridge | Mackay | South West Qld (run separate online version for rural and remote educators) |
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments about Healthy Kids, please contact CCHW@health.qld.gov.au
Healthy Kids newsletters
2021: Trauma-informed care in the early years
- Edition 4: Managing the impact of others’ trauma: reducing secondary traumatic stress
- Edition 3: Implementing a trauma-informed care in the early years
- Edition 2: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact of childhood trauma
- Edition 1 – Bumps and Roadblocks (updated)
2020: Trauma-informed care in the early years
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
