Early Childhood Education. It’s not what we do, it’s who we are.

Supporting Early Childhood Educators, Leaders & Organizations

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Explore our full range of professional learning offerings, thoughtfully designed to support the planning and facilitation of engaging, intentional experiential learning experiences for early years teams. Alleviate professional learning pressure by booking a client-backed Most Requested Session, or explore how a Custom Experience can reignite joy and pedagogical pursuit in teams professional practice specifically according to your team and organization’s flow and philosophy.

Browse our professional learning offerings or book a complimentary discovery calls to find the professional learning pathways that’s right for you!

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Regulation & Connection in Times of Stress: What To Do When Words Do Not Work
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When big emotions arise, children need connection, not correction. This session explores practical strategies for offering presence, compassion, and support when behaviours escalate, helping participants respond with confidence and care in the most challenging times. Through reflection, discussion, and hands-on examples, educators will learn how to guide children through challenging moments while supporting their emotional regulation and maintaining a strong connection. Teams will leave with a renewed understanding of how human connection can support learning and what it can look like beyond general approaches, gaining concrete tools they can immediately apply in their early learning program.

Request a session to share your preferred date and a few details about your vision for the experience. Cara will connect with you to confirm your session, personalize your professional learning design plan and finalize the details.

Starting at $500 per session. Final pricing confirmed through consultation. No payment required at booking.

*In-person or virtual

1.5-2 hour duration

Mountains and Molehills Team Building Art Session
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Enjoy a guided paint session designed to bring your team together through reflection, creativity, and connection. In this experience, participants will explore what fuels their passion, clouds their joy, and strengthens their resilience in their professional roles through a mountains and molehills lens, reflecting on challenges, noticing silver linings, and recognizing what continues to lift and sustain them.

Through a blend of storytelling, art-making, and shared dialogue, this session creates space to pause, process, and reconnect with one another and what fuels are professional p passion. Each team member will create a visual representation of their reflections, resulting in meaningful artwork that serves as a reminder of both individual growth and collective connection. This experience nurtures empathy, strengthens relationships, and supports teams in rediscovering a shared sense of purpose.

Request a session to share your preferred date and a few details about your vision for the experience. Cara will connect with you to confirm your session, personalize your professional learning design plan and finalize the details.

Starting at $700 per session. Final pricing confirmed through consultation. No payment required at booking.

*In-person only

SENSE-ing Joy & Connection in the Early Years
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Behaviour is communication, yet many of the messages children share are expressed through their bodies, sensory responses, emotions, and actions rather than words. When educators understand the connections between sensory processing, stress, regulation, and behaviour, they are better equipped to respond with curiosity, empathy, and intention. Grounded in trauma-informed and neurodivergent-affirming approaches, this session invites educators to move beyond managing behaviour and toward understanding the needs, experiences, and strengths that shape it.

In this session, participants will explore behaviour through the lens of the nervous system and the eight sensory systems while deepening their understanding of their own regulation and sensory patterns. Together, we will examine how co-regulation begins with self-awareness, uncover how sensory needs influence children's engagement, relationships, and expression, and explore the role routines, transitions, environments, and interactions play in supporting or disrupting a sense of safety. Through sensory mapping and reflective activities, educators will gain practical insights into predicting needs, reducing stressors, and fostering more responsive learning environments.

Through discussion, reflection, and real-world application, participants will develop a renewed perspective on behaviour, regulation, and connection. Educators will leave with practical strategies for creating environments that support wellbeing, strengthen relationships, and promote safety, belonging, and joy for both children and the adults who care for them.

Request a session to share your preferred date and a few details about your vision for the experience. Cara will connect with you to confirm your session, personalize your professional learning design plan and finalize the details.

Starting at $500 per session. Final pricing confirmed through consultation. No payment required at booking.

*In-person or virtual

1.5-2 hour duration

  • “Collaborating with Cara and her team at Childhood Connect was a truly enriching experience for our ELCC professional conference. Their deep pedagogical insight and genuine joy in their work was inspiring, reminding everyone of our shared journey of growth through learning. The experience was expressed in such a beautiful and artistic way that we could take it with us as a lasting reminder of that journey. Thank you!”

    Pam Rennie

    The District Municipality of Muskoka

  • "The Sensory-Driven Behaviour workshop was exactly what I needed, and I believe if more people attended this session, we could make a really big difference."

    Professional Learning Participant

  • "Cara has facilitated several professional learning events for our early years community thus far, and each time she brings warmth, incredible knowledge, and a genuine passion for supporting educators, children, and families. Her sessions are engaging, practical, creative, and leave a lasting impact on everyone who attends."

    Amy Petrarca HBECL RECE

    STRIVE Professional Learning Specialist

  • "We were thrilled to welcome over 1,500 educators who joined us to learn alongside Cara, and the response from the early childhood community truly speaks to the impact of her work."

    Emily Webster 

    Content Director & Webinar Host, Scholar's Choice

  • Cara from Childhood Connect was a pleasure to work with - insightful, responsive, and easy to collaborate with from start to finish. The presentations were engaging and impactful, and participant feedback was overwhelmingly positive, highlighting Cara and her co-facilitator, Angie, as wonderful facilitators.

    Sheri Spriggs

    Quality Initiatives Coordinator

The ECE Escape Room
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Step into a one-of-a-kind escape room experience designed specifically for early childhood educators. In this interactive challenge, we turn your classroom into an escape room where teams will work together to solve puzzles, navigate scenarios, and unlock clues while drawing on key pedagogical knowledge and skills.

As participants move through the experience, they will engage in communication, problem solving, and decision making in a playful and immersive way. Rooted in real-world practice, this session invites educators to think critically, collaborate meaningfully, and apply their knowledge in new and engaging contexts. Blending play with professional learning, the ECE Escape Room leaves participants feeling energized, connected, and inspired to collaborate within their teams.

Request a session to share your preferred date and a few details about your vision for the experience. Cara will connect with you to confirm your session, personalize your professional learning design plan and finalize the details.

Starting at $500 per 1.5-3 hour booking. Final pricing confirmed through consultation. No payment required at booking.

*In-person

45 minutes - 1 hour duration per team per room

The ECE Escape Room

Escape the ordinary and step into our ECE Escape Room experience, designed specifically for early learning teams to promote collaboration and team building. Through a series of engaging, hands-on challenges, teams will bring core pedagogy and curriculum to life and develop even deeper connections with one another.

Book today for an unforgettable, energizing professional learning experience. Does your team have what it takes to escape?

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Shape your session with a Custom Experience.

Purpose-built professional learning experiences, designed with intention and shaped by your team’s time, interests and goals.

Tell us about your project and let us take it from there. Enjoy a personalized session based on your input, your philosophy, your team’s strengths and more!

A member of our team will reach out within 1-2 business days.

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Book a Discovery Call with Cara for professional learning guidance and clarity

Enjoy a complimentary conversation to explore your needs, ask questions, and identify professional learning options that best support your team.

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