Professional Development for
Early Childhood Educators
Practical Learning. Intentional Practice. Meaningful Change
Why Edulallie® Professional Development
Edulallie® offers a growing collection of practical, reflective professional learning created for early childhood educators and the organizations that support them.
Here you’ll find downloadable resources, self-paced courses, group learning opportunities, and customized professional development exploring topics such as intentional environments, process art, loose parts, outdoor learning, play-based practice, educator well-being, and more.
Some Edulallie® resources are designed specifically for home childcare educators and educators who work alone. After writing Overcoming Daycare Burnout: Steps to Living Your Best Daycare Life, I heard from home educators who finally felt seen in a profession that often overlooks them. Operating a childcare program from your home—or carrying much of the work without another educator beside you—brings its own challenges. For home educators, that also means creating a professional learning environment while protecting your family space, your energy, and your ability to continue doing this work well.
That understanding continues to shape Edulallie®. Whether you are an educator looking for fresh inspiration, a home childcare provider trying to create calm in your day, or an organization supporting the educators in your community, you’ll find a growing collection of learning experiences designed to help you slow down, notice what matters, and make meaningful changes in practice.
Ways to Learn With Edulallie
Creating an Intentional Home Childcare Environment That Supports Children and Educators
A reflective professional development experience shaped by my own experience as a home childcare educator and guided by the Edulallie® Five Lenses framework. Examine how your environment supports children’s independence, engagement, learning, and play—while also considering your own well-being and the sustainability of your work.
More Ways to Learn With Edulallie
Tour My Home Childcare
An Indoor Home Childcare Tour
Come inside my home childcare and see how I created a space that supports children’s agency, my well-being, and my family life while maintaining a playful, child-centered environment. Explore practical ways to create a home childcare space that works for both children and the educator.
Outdoor Classroom
Nature Play & Learning in the Early Years
Created from more than 17 years of hands-on experience, this field guide offers practical ideas for outdoor learning, nature play, gardening, loose parts, and seasonal exploration. Begin with the outdoor space you already have and grow from there.
Early Years Garden
Growing a Garden With Children Ages 0-5
A practical guide to gardening with young children in backyards, containers, patios, classrooms, and small spaces. Explore what to grow, seasonal experiences, pollinators, hands-on learning, and meaningful connections across the early years.
At Edulallie®, courses guide you toward a calmer, more confident way of using your environment—with your head, heart, and hands.
Do what is important to your wants and needs. Learn with the children and adapt your practice to meet their unique qualities, while also taking time to replenish yourself.
Do what matters with intention, joy, and flexibility.
Not sure where to begin?
Start with the Indoor Tour and take the first step toward a calmer space.
You don’t have to do everything—just begin.