Explore the science of thriving young minds.

This free, accessible program brought to you by Early Childhood Australia equips educators and professionals with research-informed insights into how early relationships, environments, and interactions shape brain development, laying the foundation for lifelong learning, resilience, and wellbeing.

At ARACY, we believe every child should be supported to thrive across all six domains of The Nest—from feeling loved and safe, to being healthy, learning, and participating fully in their community. This program supports that vision by helping you understand the powerful role you play in building healthy brains and brighter futures.

This free program gives you powerful, research-backed insights into how early relationships, environments, and interactions shape healthy brain development, setting children up for a lifetime of learning, resilience and wellbeing. 

This program includes five courses:

• The foundations of brain architecture: Part 1
• The foundations of brain architecture: Part 2
• Stress, adversity and the developing brain
• Building healthy and happy brains
• We are all brain builders

Recommended for: This program is suitable for educators with no prior understanding of neuroscience and those looking to increase their knowledge of the research and best practice. These concepts have been distilled, arranged and presented in a way that is easy to understand and use in everyday life.

Thanks to Early Childhood Australia, Emerging Minds Australia, ARACY, the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership (an ARACY initiative), the University of  Queensland Brain Institute, and generous philanthropic support, this program is FREE and open to everyone.

We are all Brain Builders!