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Christian Early Learning A peak body for connecting, supporting and equipping Australian Christian Early and Middle Learning

**Who are you bringing to Summit?**A colleague you love learning alongside? Your leadership team? An educator who could ...
13/10/2026

**Who are you bringing to Summit?**

A colleague you love learning alongside? Your leadership team? An educator who could use fresh encouragement and ideas?

Make **THRIVE Online Summit 2026** a shared opportunity to pause, learn and consider what comes next for your service.

Across four sessions, we’ll explore wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, leadership through change and excellence in early learning.

Learning together gives you more than shared notes. It gives you a conversation to continue and ideas you can put into practice together.

**Thursday 29 October 2026 | Online**
**$49 per person | Group discounts for 5+**

Invite your colleagues and make it a day for your team.

**[Register here](https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5)**

WHO WILL YOU NOMINATE? You probably already have someone in mind.Someone whose care you’ve experienced firsthand. Whose ...
12/10/2026

WHO WILL YOU NOMINATE?

You probably already have someone in mind.

Someone whose care you’ve experienced firsthand. Whose commitment inspires you. Whose everyday work makes your community stronger.

What would it mean for them to know that you see the difference they make?

Nominations for CEL’s National Awards open on 29 October 2026 during our THRIVE Online Summit.

Take a moment this week to consider who you’ll nominate and the story you’d love to share.

Register for the summit: https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

**You spend your days caring for others. How often do you pause to consider what you need, too?**We’re delighted to reve...
11/10/2026

**You spend your days caring for others. How often do you pause to consider what you need, too?**

We’re delighted to reveal **Fiona Gabriel** as our final speaker at CEL’s **THRIVE Online Summit 2026**.

A Counsellor and Supervisor with a Master’s in Counselling, Fiona brings an important focus to our day: the wellbeing of the people who lead, serve and care for others.

Her session, **THRIVE WITHIN: Wellbeing in Unpredictable Times**, invites us to make space for our own wellbeing amid the demands of caring for children, supporting families and leading teams.

Together, we’ll explore healthier, more sustainable ways of working and caring, with attention to self-awareness, connection and navigating change.

Because your wellbeing deserves a place in the conversation, too.

**Thursday 29 October 2026 | Online**
**$49 per person | Group discounts for 5+**

Our speaker lineup is now complete. Join Fiona, Dr Gavin Brettenny, Kate Kutza and Melisa Giles for a day of building people, practice and places that flourish through change.

**[Register here](https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5)**

**What does excellence look like in the everyday life of an early learning service, especially when the sector around us...
08/10/2026

**What does excellence look like in the everyday life of an early learning service, especially when the sector around us is changing?**

We’re delighted to reveal **Melisa Giles from Early Childhood Outcomes** as our next speaker at CEL’s **THRIVE Online Summit 2026**.

Her session, **THRIVE IN EXCELLENCE: Building places of excellence**, invites us to consider how we strengthen quality while keeping children and purpose at the centre.

It’s a conversation about the culture we build, the relationships we nurture and the everyday decisions that shape children’s experiences of our services.

An opportunity to step back, reflect and consider what excellence could look like in your own setting.

**Thursday 29 October 2026 | Online**
**$49 per person | Group discounts for 5+**

Join Melisa and our inspiring speaker lineup for a day of building people, practice and places that flourish through change.

**[Register here](https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5)**

Behind every thriving early learning community are people whose care, commitment and leadership make a difference.The co...
07/10/2026

Behind every thriving early learning community are people whose care, commitment and leadership make a difference.

The colleague who encourages others. The educator who makes families feel welcome. The leader who helps their team grow.

CEL’s National Awards are an opportunity to celebrate that work and share the stories of people helping our communities flourish.

Nominations open on 29 October 2026 during our THRIVE Online Summit.

Who comes to mind? Start thinking about the person or service you’d love to nominate.

Join us for the launch: https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

**Who comes to mind when you think of Christian early learning at its best?**The educator whose care makes families feel...
07/10/2026

**Who comes to mind when you think of Christian early learning at its best?**

The educator whose care makes families feel they belong. The leader who nurtures their team. The service bringing its Christian purpose to life in everyday practice.

It’s time to recognise them.

**Nominations for CEL’s National Awards open during our THRIVE Online Summit on Thursday 29 October 2026.**

Across our community, people are doing meaningful work that often goes quietly unseen. These awards are an opportunity to bring that work into view and celebrate those helping children, families and colleagues flourish.

Start thinking about who you’d love to nominate and the story you’d like to share.

Join us at the summit as nominations open, alongside a day of learning focused on wellbeing, safety, leadership and excellence.

**Thursday 29 October 2026 | Online**
**$49 per person | Group discounts for 5+**

**[Register for the summit](https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5)**

**What might change if we looked beneath a child’s behaviour and asked, “What do you need to feel safe?”**We’re delighte...
05/10/2026

**What might change if we looked beneath a child’s behaviour and asked, “What do you need to feel safe?”**

We’re delighted to reveal **Kate Kutza** as a speaker at CEL’s **THRIVE Online Summit 2026**.

An educator, parent consultant and play therapist in training, Kate brings 18 years of experience working with children and families across Australia, India, Myanmar and Thailand.

Her session, **THRIVE THROUGH SAFETY: Trauma-informed practice that creates safe, connected environments**, will help us understand behaviour as communication and respond with greater awareness, connection and care.

Expect practical strategies for everyday moments, from the language we use to the way we support transitions, build trust and help children regulate.

Because creating places where children flourish begins with helping them feel safe, seen and supported.

**Thursday 29 October 2026 | Online**
**$49 per person | Group discounts for 5+**

Join Kate and our inspiring speaker lineup for a day of building people, practice and places that flourish through change.

**Register here:** https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

Thriving is not one-dimensional. 🫶You can be strong in practice and depleted within. 🫶You can care deeply and still need...
27/09/2026

Thriving is not one-dimensional.

🫶You can be strong in practice and depleted within.
🫶You can care deeply and still need better tools for safety, change and leadership.

THRIVE brings four essential areas into one day because sustainable excellence asks us to care for the whole person and the whole service.

JOIN US FOR THRIVE: https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

The THRIVE Online Summit brings together four vital conversations: wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, leading people t...
24/09/2026

The THRIVE Online Summit brings together four vital conversations: wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, leading people through change and excellence in early learning.

Tickets are $49 for members or group discounts are available for teams of five or more.

Register now and give yourself - and your team - a day that invests back into you.

JOIN US: https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

Block Thursday 29 October in the calendar now - not when the week is already full. THRIVE is online, practical and desig...
22/09/2026

Block Thursday 29 October in the calendar now - not when the week is already full.

THRIVE is online, practical and designed so leaders and educators can step out of the daily pressure long enough to learn, reflect and return strengthened.

JOIN US: https://wkf.ms/4xNo1O5

Group discounts available. The Online Summit will be available as a limited replay for all registered guests. 🥳

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