Child Care Centre Workshops
a powerful, evidence-based practice
Child Care Centre Workshops
We deliver educational workshops to child care services teaching parents the health benefits of baby massage. Our programs are based around the EYLF (Early Years Learning Framework) and NQF (National Quality Framework). Contact us today to find out more about our program delivery and how we can contextualize our program into your service needs.
Megan has worked in child care for the past 20 years who holds her Advanced Diploma and is a qualified Trainer and Assessor in the early childhood sector.
Enhancing Care Through Evidence-Based Practice
Learning baby massage is a powerful, evidence-based practice that provides a wide range of developmental benefits for babies, while also enriching the quality of care offered by their caregivers.
For early childhood educators, incorporating baby massage into their learning and daily practice can support not only the babies’ development but also the educators’ own sense of wellbeing. Through gentle, rhythmic touch, baby massage promotes healthy physical outcomes such as:
- Improved sleep patterns
- Help settle tummy upsets of wind, colic and constipation
- Digestion
- Circulation
- Muscle tone
- Nurturing neurological and emotional development
- Bonding and attachment
- Permission sequence (learn about appropriate touch)
For educators working with infants and toddlers, incorporating massage into daily routines creates meaningful opportunities to build secure attachments and foster deeper relationships. This practice enhances attunement to each child’s unique cues and rhythms.
Beyond the immediate physical benefits, baby massage helps create a calm, emotionally responsive environment that can reduce stress, support emotional regulation, and encourage more settled behaviour in young children. It also invites educators into reflective, relationship-based practice, enriching their professional capacity to provide individualised, high-quality care.
Trained through IMIS, Infant Massage Information Services. Megan holds her Advanced Diploma in Child Care and has worked in the industry for 20 years along with be a qualified Trainer and Assessor for the Early Childhood sector. Megan also holds a Diploma in Infant Massage and Mother Care and is and is a qualified Master Aromatherapist (M.AROM.)
Workshop Content
- Facilitated workshop provided at your Centre (duration 3hours with a rest break in between. Workshops can also be broken down into smaller sessions. We can also work with you to contexulise around your needs of provided delivery.)
- Learning theory of baby massage benefits, physically, mentally and emotionally
- Learning massage routine for body relaxation, tummy upsets and strengthen exercises for the lymphatic system
- Learning about essential oils and how to use them safely around babies and young children
- Practical component: Learning massage routines and practicing on demonstration dolls. Time will be given to practice as a group and individually
- Learning how massage connects and links to the EYLF and NQF
- Receive class content and handouts from workshop
- Participation certificate for attendance
- Follow up phone call and ongoing support when required
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Empower Your Community with Blissful Bebe
Would you like the parents in your community to discover the transformative power of touch and want to learn more about our Child Care Centre Workshops?
Contact our team of Infant Massage & Mother Care professionals to discuss your needs.