Quality early childhood education videos, conferences, courses and more!
Toni & Robin Christie present ‘Building the profession we want for ECE’, a short presentation focused on creativity and joy in the teaching profession. To
This is the first keynote from Yeah Baby! 2025
https://vimeo.com/1144310322
In this keynote, Toni discusses the benefits of music for the development of infants and toddlers, including benefits for early academic, physical, and social skills, for self-regulation, and for creating relationships. She also discusses free movement for infants and toddler
This one-hour video is a condensed version of Toni Christie’s keynote from Yeah Baby! 2024, Toddlers: A Taxonomy of Ten Needs and Rights. Recorded in Christchurch.
https://vimeo.com/1048719169
This keynote, based on Toni Christie’s 30+ years’ of experience and research, covers the needs and rights of toddlers with a special focus on the different sta
Toni Christie – Brain Body Balance (Yeah Baby! 2023).
In this keynote from Yeah Baby! Christchurch 2023, Toni Christie dives deep into the neuroscience behind stress and behaviour. She discusses Polyvagal theory, neuroception, sensory processing, and more in a way that is easily understandable and directly applicable to your own teaching practice.
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In this interview, Toni Christie chats with Australia’s favourite parenting author, Maggie Dent.
https://vimeo.com/854526867?share=copy
Author of the bestselling book Mothering Our Boys among others. Toni and Maggie talk child development, behaviour, education, and relationships from early childhood into adolescence and beyond.
Leading with Heart & Soul – Extended edition. Toni Christie
https://vimeo.com/798232839
With more than 20 years of leadership experience, Toni Christie (MEd) shares her wit, wisdom, and lessons learned from leading teams in early childhood education in this 2-hour session. In this condensed version of the full-day course, Toni covers the importan
This is the first keynote of Yeah Baby! 2022
https://vimeo.com/776775130
In this opening keynote, filmed at Yeah Baby! in Christchurch, Toni discusses how the environment intersects with learning and relationships for young children. She discusses creating intentional provocations and invitations for learning experiences, how children are wiser than
In this video, Toni interviews early childhood environment design consultant and author Dr. Sandra Duncan. They discuss intentionally designing environments with Biophilic design principles and a sense of place, as well as exploring some of Duncan’s environment design theories from her previous publications like The Honeycomb Hypothesis.
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Toni Christie reads from her best-selling Leading with Heart and Soul book about leadership in Early Childhood Education. Sometimes straying from the written text, and always fun, warm, and enlightening, this 2.5 hour audiobook is full of wit and wisdom as Toni talks us through the twelve chapters, introduction and conclusion. If you are looking for so
Rituals are a powerful way of using gestures, actions, and behaviours to bring positive energy and intention to our daily interactions, environments, and relationships in Early Childhood. In this video, Toni discusses the differences between ‘routines’ and ‘rituals’ and the links that rituals can have to the development of self-regulation skills. All of this
