A practical, play-based wellbeing program for early childhood services
Founded on lived experience and a driving desire to prevent young people from developing mental health problems
The Positive Living Skills Early Childhood Wellbeing Program gives educators a comprehensive and flexible collection of play-based learning experiences, stories, activities and resources designed to help young children develop practical social and emotional skills through everyday learning, play and relationships.
Designed for flexible use across the early years PLS supports educators to embed wellbeing learning naturally into intentional teaching, group experiences, routines, transitions, conversations and everyday interactions..
One Lifetime Licence - Ongoing Access for Your Service
A one-off Lifetime Licence gives your service ongoing access to the complete PLS Early Childhood Wellbeing Program and its comprehensive collection of educator, child and family resources.
The Early Childhood sector is under pressure
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Over 75% of educators strongly agree that turnover negatively impacts how children learn & develop as well as their emotional wellbeing more broadly.
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82% of current educators say that in the past month they ‘always’ or ‘often’ felt rushed when performing key caring and/or educational tasks.
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Services are already understaffed, and providers are reporting having to cap new enrolments because they can’t find enough staff.
*Report Exhausted, undervalued and leaving: the crisis in early education
PLS supports educators with ready-to-use, play-based wellbeing resources that can be incorporated naturally into existing routines, intentional teaching and everyday interactions - without creating another rigid program to deliver.
Teaching and Learning Approach
Designed for flexibility in everyday practice​
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Flexible resource pool of activities, stories, songs, relaxation audios and other resources
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Alignment/mapping to the principles, practices and learning outcomes of the EYLF V2.0
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Common-language wellbeing education resources
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Professional Development focused on educator wellbeing, confidence, capacity and communication skills.
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Supporting Children's Wellbeing and Development
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The program supports children to develop skills that contribute to:
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Emotional understanding and self-awareness
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Confidence, self-esteem and a positive sense of self
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Focus, relaxation and self-regulation
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Kindness, empathy, cooperation and positive relationships
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Communication and problem-solving
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A growth mindset and willingness to keep trying
Supporting Inclusive Practice
Positive Living Skills incorporates Key Word Sign resources to support inclusive communication and help educators make PLS concepts more accessible to children with a range of communication needs.
Key Word Sign resources are included in the PLS Early Childhood Wellbeing program subscription to support educators' approach to inclusion for all children.
Key Word Sign Australia is proudly brought to you by Scope Aust.
The Key Word Sign line drawings by Key Word Sign Australia (Victoria). Used with permission.
For more information about Key Word Sign visit https://kwsa.org.au/
Meet Possa Bill
Possa Bill is the much-loved PLS mascot!
With a growth mindset and a focus on kindness, positivity and helping others, Possa Bill provides children with a familiar and engaging character through which important wellbeing concepts can be explored and reinforced.
Possa Bill helps educators bring Positive Living Skills concepts to life through stories, play, conversation and role play. He can be incorporated into group experiences, playtime and everyday interactions, helping educators engage children and extend wellbeing learning in ways that are familiar, playful and meaningful.
Practical Skills for Wellbeing and Life
Positive Living Skills introduces young children to practical wellbeing concepts including emotional understanding, focus, appreciation, relaxation, cooperation, communications and a growth mindset. Through repetition, practice and everyday application, children are supported to buildskills that can become increasingly familiar and habitual.
Teaching PLS concepts
Through Repetition
and Practice
Positive Living Skills become habitual
Supporting Inclusive Practice
Positive Living Skills has been developed using established approaches to social and emotional learning, behaviour development and wellbeing, with program development informed by educators, psychologists, researchers and early childhood professionals.
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The program has also received external recognition through relevant education, mental health and wellbeing program directories and quality-assurance processes.
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The Positive Living Skills Early Childhood Wellbeing and Primary School Wellbeing Program are both available as quality-assured programs in the NSW Department of Education’s Student Wellbeing external programs catalogue in the themes of:
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Behaviour, and
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Sense of Belonging
The Positive Living Skills Wellbeing programs have been independently reviewed and are listed in the ‘Be You’ Programs Directory.
They meet the minimum evidence requirements set by Be You and have been awarded a rating for evidence and implementation.
The Positive Living Skills program is showcased in the NSW Mental Health commission’s Living Well Strategic plan for mental health reform in NSW in the Getting in Earlier domain.
The Positive Living Skills program has also met the requirements for inclusion in The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)'s Wellbeing Program guide, supporting the social, psychological and physical wellbeing of students.
What's included:
✓ Lifetime Licence to the Early Childhood Wellbeing Program materials
✓49 flexible play-based learning experiences mapped/aligned to the EYLF 2.0
✓ Possa Bill stories, animations and audio resources
✓Relaxation audios, songs, visuals and posters
✓ Comprehensive educator research library
✓ Story Time resources/library
✓ Tips for transitions and school readiness
✓ Activities and resources for children aged 0-3 across the PLS concepts
✓Transition and school-readiness activities and resources
✓Media library
✓Family engagement resources and shareable family content/newsletters
✓Program implementation and onboarding resources
✓Key Word Sign concept resources/flashcards
✓Educator Wellbeing Professional Development session/resources
✓ Observation and Learning Story templates/resources
✓ Physical Starter Kit sent with the program USB
Pricing:
Designed for Early Childhood and Family Services
✓ Long Day Care Centres
✓ Preschools
✓ Family Day Care
✓ Family Strengthening Services
✓ Playgroups
✓ Child and Family Psychology Practices
✓ Early Intervention Services​
✓ Outside School Hours Care Services