Kindy Uplift Professional Learning in Queensland

Play-Based Professional Development for Kindergarten Services

Curious Box Play Therapy provides Kindy Uplift professional development in Queensland, supporting kindergarten services to strengthen educator capability through play-based, evidence-informed training.

Our professional learning aligns with the Queensland Department of Education Kindy Uplift priority areas and supports educators to confidently respond to children’s social, emotional and developmental needs within everyday classroom practice.

We partner with kindergartens across South East Queensland to deliver meaningful, sustainable professional learning that enhances both educator confidence and child outcomes.

Our Approach to Early Childhood Professional Development

Our workshops are grounded in:

Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT)
Attachment theory
Developmental neuroscience
Trauma-informed kindergarten practice
Neurodiversity-affirming approaches

We specialise in translating therapeutic knowledge into practical classroom strategies. Our focus is relationship-based professional learning — supporting educators to respond with connection, regulation and clarity.

This is not behaviour management training.

It is play-based professional development designed to strengthen inclusion, emotional safety and executive function in the early years.

Alignment with Kindy Uplift Funding (QLD)

All Curious Box workshops:

Align with one or more Kindy Uplift priority areas
Support educator capability-building
Are evidence-informed and developmentally grounded
Can be integrated into your service’s Kindy Uplift plan
Promote sustainable, whole-team practice change

We work collaboratively with directors to ensure clear alignment between professional learning and your identified service priorities.

Professional Learning Areas

Supporting Social and Emotional Learning in Kindergarten

Priority Alignment: Social & Emotional Learning | Executive Function

Strengthen educator confidence in supporting emotional regulation, co-regulation and relational safety in kindergarten classrooms.
Includes:

Responding to big feelings
Reflective communication strategies
Therapeutic limit-setting tools

Inclusive Practice and Understanding Behaviour

Priority Alignment: Inclusive Practice | Social & Emotional Learning

Reframe behaviour as communication and build educator capacity to support children with diverse developmental and emotional needs.
Ideal for services seeking inclusive practice training in Queensland kindergartens.

Executive Function in the Early Years

Priority Alignment: Executive Function

Understand how play builds working memory, flexibility and self-regulation — and how educators can scaffold executive function development naturally within daily routines.

Trauma-Informed Kindergarten Training

Priority Alignment: Inclusive Practice | Social & Emotional Learning

Support children impacted by stress and adversity by embedding trauma-informed principles into early childhood settings.

Reflective Language and Communication Development

Priority Alignment: Language & Literacy | Social & Emotional Learning

Build educator skill in using reflective language to strengthen emotional literacy, identity development and communication skills in young children.

Sensory and Regulation-Informed Classrooms

Priority Alignment: Physicality | Executive Function | Inclusion

Embed movement and regulation-based strategies to support participation, learning and inclusive engagement.

Delivery Options for Queensland Kindergartens

We offer flexible formats to suit operational needs and Kindy Uplift budgets:

90-minute twilight professional development
Half-day in-service training
Full-day early childhood professional learning
Reflective practice series
Ongoing Kindy Uplift partnership packages

All workshops can be tailored to align with your kindergarten’s specific Kindy Uplift focus areas.

Investment

Our Kindy Uplift professional development pricing sits comfortably within typical Queensland funding allocations.

90-Minute Workshop – From $1,150 + GST
Half Day (3hrs) – From $2,200 + GST
Full Day – From $3,800 + GST
Reflective Practice Series – From $3,950 + GST

Sessions include preparation, practical implementation tools and educator resource materials.

About Curious Box Play Therapy

Curious Box Play Therapy is a specialist early childhood therapeutic service based in Springwood, Queensland, supporting children, families and kindergarten services across South East Queensland.
Our clinicians are:

Qualified play therapy practitioners
Trauma-informed
Neurodiversity-affirming
Experienced in supporting complex developmental and emotional needs

We bring a therapeutic lens to early childhood professional development in Queensland while remaining firmly positioned within educator capability-building.
Our work bridges clinical insight and classroom practice, supporting sustainable, relationship-based change rather than one-off training sessions.

Partner With Curious Box

If your kindergarten service is reviewing its Kindy Uplift plan and seeking aligned professional development in Queensland, we welcome the opportunity to connect.

hello@curiousboxtherapy.com

0478 145 567

Based in Springwood | Servicing South East Queensland