While grounded in Victoria’s legislation, the Child Safe Standards offer essential guidance for early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers across Australia.
This live webinar unpacks the updated Victorian Child Safe Standards and explores how they intersect with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. You'll gain a clear understanding of what the standards mean in practice, how they can be applied in services outside Victoria, and why they matter for every provider committed to creating safer environments for children.
Whether you're an Approved Provider, Director, Educational Leader or Educator, this session will help you embed a culture of child safety through practical, actionable strategies tailored to the early childhood sector.
This webinar is designed for professionals working across early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, both in Victoria and throughout Australia. It’s particularly relevant for those with leadership, compliance, or child safety responsibilities.
Ideal for:
Approved Providers seeking to ensure their services meet or exceed national child safety expectations
Centre Directors and Coordinators responsible for embedding child-safe practices across teams
Educational Leaders supporting staff development and quality improvement
Early Childhood Teachers and Educators wanting practical strategies to create safer environments
Compliance Officers and QA Staff looking to strengthen governance and risk management practices
Whether you're operating under the Victorian framework or aligning with national principles, this session will provide valuable insights you can apply immediately in your service.
The Child Safe Standards are not just a compliance requirement — they are deeply connected to high-quality early learning environments and positive outcomes for children. This webinar explores how the Standards integrate with key areas of early childhood education and care, including:
Relationships with children: Supporting children’s rights, voice, and agency in safe, respectful ways
Curriculum decision-making: Embedding child safety and wellbeing into daily programming and intentional teaching
Professional practice: Strengthening educator awareness, responsibility, and confidence in managing concerns
Leadership and service culture: Building a shared commitment to child safety across the whole service
Quality Improvement Planning: Using the Standards to inform critical reflection and drive continuous improvement
Whether you're planning experiences, leading a team, or reviewing your policies, this session will help you see how child safety principles underpin quality early learning practice.
No. While the content is based on the Victorian Child Safe Standards, the principles discussed align with national child safety expectations. Services across Australia will benefit from practical strategies that support compliance, quality improvement, and safer learning environments.
The session is delivered by Making Education’s sector experts, who bring deep knowledge of early childhood education, regulation, and quality practice.
Sessions are typically hosted online via Microsoft Teams. However, we’re flexible and can deliver the webinar using a platform preferred by your service, if required.
Absolutely. Services book this session directly with Making Education to meet their team’s needs. It can be delivered as a team-wide professional development session or tailored for leadership groups.
No, recordings are not provided. The session is designed to be an interactive, real-time professional learning experience.
The flat rate for the webinar is $700 per session. For large groups, an additional cost may apply based on attendee numbers.
Yes. All participants receive a Certificate of Attendance to support professional development records and demonstrate a commitment to child safety.
Definitely. The webinar links directly to Quality Area 2 (Children’s Health and Safety) and Quality Area 7 (Governance and Leadership), and can inform your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), staff training strategies, and policy review processes.
Yes. We can tailor the session to suit your service’s structure, priorities, and current practices. Whether you’re a small team or a multi-site provider, we can adjust the focus to meet your goals.
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