2026 ECLD Immersion Experience Free Resources

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“Connection: One Conversation at a Time”

– Keynote Session by Lael Stone

See Lael Stone’s keynote session exploring how authentic connection begins with understanding our nervous system and creating genuine safety for ourselves and others.

“See it. Stop it. Say it. A Proactive Framework Focused on Adult Behaviours”

– Breakout Session by Connie Borg & Rocky Beaton, Child Australia

Introducing the Adult Behaviour Traffic Light tool, designed to support staff in recognising, reflecting on, and responding to adult behaviours that may be inappropriate, boundary-blurring or unsafe.

“Recharge and Rise: Leadership Strategies to Champion Wellbeing and Team Resilience”

– Breakout Session by Fiona Rudkin & Sonali Fernandes, Child Australia

Equip yoruself with practical strategies to model and promote wellbeing, both for you and your team.

“Little People, Big Belonging: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice in the Early Years”

– Breakout Session by Diana Van Der Walt, Perth Hills Allied Health

What if every child in your room felt truly seen, safe, and celebrated, just as they are? Take away practical perspective in supporting children who move, communicate, learn and play in wonderfully different ways.

“Koorlong Moort: Embedding Noongar Language, Song, and Story in Early Childhood Education”

– Breakout Session by Kobi Morrison & The Koorlong Team

What if every child in your room felt truly seen, safe, and celebrated, just as they are? Take away practical perspective in supporting children who move, communicate, learn and play in wonderfully different ways.

“Reclaiming Play, Reclaiming Childhood”

– Breakout Session by Lucy Murrell, Abundant Education

Deconstruct play and understand the basic play principles. Through interactive play experiences, challenge yourselves to create, express, think, hypothesise and communicate – reclaiming your childhood and experiencing play in its purest form.

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