Professional Development Series
Training & Support for Educators in Out of School Hours Care
Out of School Hours Care environments are dynamic, fast-paced, and relationship-rich.
Children arrive at OSHC carrying the cognitive, sensory, and emotional load of their school day. By the afternoon, many students are fatigued, socially saturated, and working hard to hold it together. What can look like defiance, withdrawal, or peer conflict is often nervous system overload.
When we understand children through the lens of regulation and sensory processing, everything shifts.
Regulation underpins participation, peer relationships, flexible thinking, and safe risk-taking — all essential elements of quality OSHC programs. Our practical, evidence-informed workshops support OSHC teams to:
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Recognise end-of-day dysregulation before it escalates
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Understand how sensory fatigue impacts behaviour and group dynamics
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Support smoother transitions between school and care
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Strengthen co-regulation strategies in mixed-age environments
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Create calm, predictable spaces within flexible, play-based programs
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Facilitated by experienced members of our multidisciplinary team, our sessions translate developmental neuroscience into realistic, ratio-friendly strategies that work within the unique rhythms of before- and after-school care.
Find out more about our OSHC professional learning packages below.
OSHC Workshop 1
Regulation in Out of School Hours Care
2 Hours | Investment on request
A practical, regulation-informed framework tailored specifically to the unique rhythms of before- and after-school care.
Designed for mixed-age groups, high transitions, and end-of-day fatigue.
🧠 Understand end-of-day nervous system overload and sensory fatigue
🔄 Recognise early signs of escalation in dynamic, play-based environments
🛠 Implement ratio-friendly co-regulation strategies that work in real time
✔ Practical, immediately usable strategies
✔ Real OSHC-based examples and scenarios
✔ Collaborative Q&A
✔ Facilitated by experienced multidisciplinary clinicians
Ideal for OSHC teams wanting a clear, shared framework to strengthen confidence and consistency.
OSHC Workshop 2
Regulation-Supportive OSHC Programs
2.5 Hours | Investment on request
⭐ Most Popular OSHC Professional Learning
An extended, applied workshop designed to embed regulation-informed practice into daily OSHC routines and program design.
🧠 Deepen understanding of mixed-age regulation needs and peer dynamics
🔄 Strengthen transitions from school-to-care and care-to-home
🏗 Design calm, predictable spaces within flexible, play-based programs
✔ Includes all content from Workshop 1
✔ Applied environmental and routine-based planning
✔ Extended collaborative problem-solving
✔ Scenario-based discussion relevant to OSHC settings
Recommended for services wanting deeper team alignment and sustainable, whole-program integration.
Build Calm, Connected OSHC Environments
When teams share a clear understanding of nervous system states and sensory needs, after-school care becomes more predictable, inclusive, and relationship-centred — for children and staff alike.
We partner with OSHC services to design practical, ratio-friendly strategies that fit within real staffing structures and program flow.
Book a discovery call or request a tailored proposal for your service.