Professional development
Designing curriculum for infants and toddlers
Professional development for early childhood professionals
Everything that occurs in a child’s day – including planned activities, routines, interactions, and even spontaneous moments – is part of the early childhood curriculum. Each aspect contributes greatly to the learning and development of infants and toddlers. Our curriculum planning packages will deepen your team’s understanding of how best to support learning for infants and toddlers.
Package 1: Ignite
2 hours of PD – workshop
Package starts from $659 + GST for your team or service (member price)
Educator numbers may affect the quote. Any travel or accommodation costs for It Takes A Village consultants are additional
- Learn how to create enriching environments that engage the senses
- Explore how to implement child-centred care routines, rhythms, and transitions
- Discover practical strategies for fostering attachments, relationships, and developmental play
- Get best practice approaches, research, and theory for the implementation of high-quality curriculum for infants and toddlers
Package 2: Activate
4 hours of PD – workshops and/or tailored coaching and mentoring
Package starts from $1099 + GST for your team or service (member price)
Educator numbers may affect the quote. Any travel or accommodation costs for Takes A Village consultants are additional.
- Ignite package inclusions
- Explore the role of relationships in shaping infant and toddler programs
- Learn the importance of collaborating with parents and families to support infants and toddlers in the program
- Discover best practice approaches, research, and theory for the implementation of high-quality curriculum for infants and toddlers
Package 3: Embed
8 hours of PD – workshops and/or tailored coaching and mentoring
Package starts from $1759+ GST for your team or service
Educator numbers may affect the quote. Any travel or accommodation costs for Takes A Village consultants are additional.
- Ignite package inclusions
- Activate package inclusions
- Work one-on-one with an experienced coach to improve curriculum planning and practice for infants and toddlers
This PD aligns with QA1 and 5 and APST 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. It contributes towards the 20 hours of required PD for VIT renewal of registration.
Why choose It Takes A Village for your professional development?
- We will come to your service – whether you’re in metro Melbourne or regional Victoria – or we can deliver your PD virtually
- Fully customisable PD to match your quality improvement goals, your team’s development areas and your budget
- Our expert consultants have 150+ years’ lived experience in the field, which means you get practical, relatable PD that you can immediately apply in your service
- It Takes A Village members get a 25% discount on professional development
Our approach
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