Training designed to strengthen your team's focus on child safety, and build trust with families

Every educator and leader has a role in safeguarding children. But do you feel confident in spotting early warning signs of abuse, leading a child safe culture, or knowing how to ensure child safety is a focus of your recruitment? 

This series of three live webinars is designed for early childhood professionals to build knowledge, confidence, and accountability in creating child safe environments. Grounded in national frameworks and aligned with the 2025 national child safety reforms, the series integrates trauma-informed and culturally safe practices to support early intervention, prevention, and response.

It has been designed to address known gaps in knowledge across educators and teachers in early education and care and address concerns that families and carers have in relation to prevention.

You can book into just one, or enrol in all three to earn a ‘Creating Safer Childhoods’ certificate.

Why this training matters for your families

Families expect educators and leaders to be focused on child safety. They want assurance that your service can protect their children and create an environment where safety is prioritised every day. This series supports you to answer key questions such as:

  • How are you ensuring safety through your recruitment processes?

  • How are you identifying people who should not be working in your service?

  • How are you teaching children to recognise and practise personal safety?

  • How do you demonstrate to families that your service is proactive in safeguarding children?

Note: At the conclusion of each session you will receive guidance on how to communicate to families that your service has participated in this training, what it was about, and how you will be implementing the content to keep children’s safety at the forefront of everything you do.

Why choose CELA?

For nearly 50 years, CELA has supported early education professionals with expert knowledge, training and advocacy and we are the leading provider of sector-focused child protection training. Plus, each booking helps us advance our mission to ensure all children in Australia can access quality early education and care.

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Topic 1: Recognising Abuse in Early Childhood Services

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This live webinar equips early education professionals with the skills to recognise and respond to child abuse, neglect, and harm. You’ll explore subtle signs of grooming and institutional abuse, as well as your legal responsibilities under national reporting frameworks. 

Through case studies and practical tools, you’ll gain the confidence to act early and safeguard children in your care.

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Topic 2: Child Safe Culture & Leadership

NEW TOPIC!

Creating and sustaining a child safe culture is a shared responsibility across every early education service, but it is leaders who set the tone. 

This live webinar explores what a child safe culture looks like under the NQF and the National Principles, and provides practical strategies for identifying and addressing institutional risk factors. 

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Topic 3: Body Safety & Protective Behaviours

  • Have you ever wondered what consent looks like with very young children?
  • Are you unsure of where to start with body safety education?
  • Have you wondered how to have these conversations with families at your service?

With the implementation of the Child Safe Standards, National Principles, and the updates with the EYLF V2.0, it’s essential that services embed a deep culture of child safety within their organisations.

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Earn CELA's Creating Safer Childhoods certificate

On completion of all three live webinars, you can apply for a CELA Creating Safer Childhoods certificate. This recognition not only affirms your professional learning but also demonstrates to families your active commitment to child safety.

Email your three individual webinar certificates to our training team to receive the Creating Safer Childhoods certificate. See Terms & Conditions for more information. 

 
 

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Join the thousands of ECEC professionals who trust CELA to elevate their understanding of quality practice each year. Choose from over 50 topics, delivered through live webinars and flexible self-paced courses, including the most extensive range of APST-aligned sessions available. CELA is a not-for-profit peak body. Booking your training with us helps support our advocacy, and our mission to ensure that all children across Australia can benefit from quality early education and care. 

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Did you know that members receive a significant discount on training?

CELA is a not for profit peak body. We have been supporting early education and care professionals with training, advocacy, consulting and phone support for almost 50 years. Any surplus made from training is invested back into sector advocacy. 

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