Play Active for ECEC Educators
Boost children's health and your skills and accreditation!
Get your free PD and play resources!
Simple, fun active play ideas you can use immediately, plus a short, practical professional development course that fits into your day. Our online video-based training can be done anytime, from anywhere, in 20 minutes!
A trusted program
Play Active has been co-developed by experts from across the early learning sector and researchers from The Kids Research Institute, University of Western Australia, The University of Adelaide, University of Queensland and many more. The program is based on evidence and is trusted by hundreds of services and thousands of educators across Australia.
In fact, it's been featured as a best-practice case study in the World Health Organisation's Standards for healthy eating, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in ECEC.
The Play Active program is endorsed by ACA WA.
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Supporting educators across Australia
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Supporting educators across Australia
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Supporting educators across Australia
Designed for busy Educators
Practical and easy to complete
Start your free 20-minute PD!
Our short video-based course covers key concepts for you to learn in boosting active play and children's health.
What do you get?
As well as FREE professional development for you, lots of play tips, games and resources.
Professional Development
Free and fast online training and certification which takes 20 minutes. Topics include the amount of physical activity and active play children of all ages need each day, how to promote indoor and outdoor energetic play, nature play, and much more!
Sharable games and activities
Lots of movement games and ideas, including new Move it Monday activities each week, with ELYF and NQS learning links and development outcomes ready made for your planning and documentation.
Bring Play Active to your whole service
Love it? Share it with your Director!
Many centres join Play Active because an educator introduces it.
When your Director signs up, your whole centre gets access to:
- A tailored Physical Activity and Screen Time Policy, procedures, QIPs, daily planners and more
- Full Play Active resource pack delivered to your service
- Ongoing educator support
Share the link and provide your Director with a 10% off code, valid until May 30, 2026.
Join the Play Active movement
Join hundreds of services and thousands of educators across Australia on a mission to improve children's healthy development.