Resources

Welcome to our growing library of free resources for early childhood educators.

Here you’ll find a wide range of free resources, including training videos, editable templates, policies, educator diaries, posters and so much more.

As a member, you can easily customise resources to suit your needs and add your service logo.  Download them for free and print or use them online. Just make sure everyone using our resources is an EduTribe member, so invite your team to join EduTribe today.

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8 Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behaviour Fact Sheet

We know that managing challenging behaviours in early childhood education can sometimes feel overwhelming. We’ve created a fact sheet with 8 simple and effective strategies to help you reduce challenging…

Celebrating Christmas Fact Sheet

Celebrate diversity in your service this Christmas with our new fact sheet. Packed with 7 practical tips, this guide will help you create an inclusive and welcoming environment for the…

Connection Vs Attention

Can attention seeking be connection seeking? What is the difference between attention and connection? How to deal with attention seeking behaviour? All those questions are very common in our community…

Cultural Practice – Video

This video provides some insight into how cultural practice in early childhood education and care has become such an important issue, and offers some tips to help guide your cultural…

Developmental Delay Fact Sheet

Every child develops at their own pace. Developmental delay is when a child is not reaching milestones or learning skills appropriate to their age. Early intervention can help. Our fact…

Diversity and Inclusion Policy

This policy ensures that the culture at your service is inclusive of people from diverse backgrounds, genders, lifestyle preferences, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. It promotes equity and equality, fostering a…

Early Years Learning Framework and Developmental Milestones

We have created three posters to display in your service that support you in meeting the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Developmental Milestones and My Time Our Place Learning Outcomes…

How to Help Children Regulate Their Emotions

Ability to regulate emotions is the biggest challenge for children. At the same time, the ability to regulate emotions underprints EYLF outcome for children to have a strong sense of…

Identifying Children’s Emotions and Feelings Poster Set

This interactive poster set is a great tool to help children identify their emotions and feelings. Easy steps on how to use: Print out the “How are you feeling today?” poster. Write…

Inappropriate Discipline Fact Sheet

An essential part of helping children feel a sense of ‘belonging, being, and  becoming’ involves teaching them to understand how their actions and behaviour impact themselves and others. Want to…

Meeting the Needs of Every Learner: Strategies for Supporting Students with Diverse Abilities

Inclusive environments recognise the diverse ages, interests, preferences, abilities, and learning styles of all children. They can play a crucial role in promoting children’s learning, development, and engagement. Creating inclusive…

Partnership with Families and Communities Policy

This policy ensures quality outcomes for children in our care and supports their inclusion, learning and wellbeing.   Partnerships with Families and Communities Policy

Positive Behaviour Support for Early Childhood Professionals

Positive Behaviour Support – Podcasts for Early Childhood Professionals with Emer Donohoe (Regional Coordinator for Inclusion Support) and Sarah Woods (Regional Manager for Inclusion Support) We asked Sarah and Emer,…

Positive Behaviour Support Plan Template

Create a supportive environment for every child with our free Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP). This editable template helps you respond to challenging behaviours and guides planning in partnership with…

Positive Behaviour Support Planning Video

Watch this short training video to learn how to complete a Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP) in four simple steps. Look out for links to relevant NQS Quality Areas as…

Positive Behaviour Support Policy

Our approach focuses on promoting positive behaviour in children and ensuring a safe, secure and supportive environment for their growth and development.   Positive Behaviour Support Policy

Protective Behaviours – Video

Educators need to understand protective behaviours if they are going to supervise children safely. This video covers the expectations, signs and reporting associated with protective behaviours in early childhood settings….

Skill Building: Respectful Communication

Respect starts with how we communicate. It’s also how positive relationships are built.  Whether you’re speaking with children, families, or your team, how you communicate matters. Our free fact sheet…

Strategies to Manage Aggressive Behaviour in Your Class

Surprisingly, aggressive behaviours can be common when children come together in group settings and don’t yet know how to solve problems. What is aggressive behaviour? Hitting, kicking, slapping, scratching, throwing…

Supporting Children with ADHD Fact Sheet

Understand and support children with ADHD in early learning. This free fact sheet explores the types of ADHD, how it can present in early childhood, common behaviours, practical strategies for…

Supporting Children with Autism Fact Sheet

Early childhood educators play such an important role in shaping children’s skills and behaviours. This is especially important for children with autism. Our free fact sheet includes practical strategies to…

Supporting Children with Biting Behaviours

What is biting behaviour? Biting behaviours are most common in children aged between 1 -3 years, within this age group children are learning to communicate and developing their social, emotional,…

Supporting Neurodiversity Fact Sheet

Every child is unique – and neurodiversity is a part of that uniqueness. This free fact sheet is designed to support educators in creating inclusive, supportive environments for children with…

Tips for Effective Communication With Parents: For Educators

Effective communication is key to positive partnerships with parents. It builds understanding and trust. When you work in partnership with parents, you’ll all be better able to work together to…

Toileting Fact Sheet

It is important to support children on their toileting journey. That’s why we have created a Toileting Fact Sheet that includes everything you need to guide this important process. Print…

Understanding Children’s Developmental Milestones Fact Sheet

Understanding what to expect at each stage of development helps you effectively plan, respond and support every child’s learning journey. That’s why we created a simple fact sheet to help…