The TraCS program is tailored based on the needs of your service and is designed to provide responsive and intensive support over time to ensure your service experiences sustained and long-term impact.
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“I have learnt so much about trauma and the different ways it presents in a Kindergarten setting. In my role as a Team Leader, I feel so much more knowledgeable and confident to support my educators to work with children experiencing trauma and presenting with challenging behaviours. I also feel far more equipped with skills to work with staff and understand their work and challenges”.
-Early Years Management Leader, City of Casey
What's included in the TraCS program?
Support with a specific child or behaviour
| When a child continues to present with behaviours that challenge us and take away time in-session, it can be hard to know what to try next. That's where TraCS can come in. We work alongside educators to understand what's driving a child's behaviour and identify practical ways to connect with and support the child – and the wider cohort. |
Getting to know your service and team
| We meet with your educators and leaders to understand your service, learning philosophy, team dynamics, challenges and strengths. This helps us tailor our support to your unique context. |
Assessment to understand what's needed
| Together, we explore what's working well and where additional support may be helpful. This helps us identify priorities and opportunities to strengthen trauma-informed practice across your service, while respecting your team's practice wisdom and experience. |
Training to build a shared understanding of trauma
| Our training sessions help educators develop a shared language and understanding of trauma, adversity and trauma-informed practice. It focuses on understanding behaviour, promoting safety and connection, and supporting wellbeing. |
Reflective conversations with your team
| Our reflective practice sessions create space for educators to explore challenges, share experiences and learn from one another. These sessions help build confidence, insight, practical strategies and connection within teams. |
In-session support and coaching
| Our Practitioners spend time in your service, observing, supporting and coaching educators in their everyday environment. This is done without any judgement and respects the practice wisdom of your team. This practice-embedded approach helps turn learning into lasting action and positive outcomes. |
A plan tailored to your service
| Together, we develop a tailored plan with clear goals based on your service's needs. The plan guides our work and helps ensure support is practical and relevant, while allowing our Practitioners to be responsive to any situations or challenges that arise. |
One-on-one support for educators
| Individual coaching and reflective supervision provide educators with dedicated time to discuss challenges, build confidence and reflect on their practice. This one-on-one support also focuses on strengthening wellbeing by building skills that fosters self-care and resilience. |
Scheduling, follow up and resources
| We provide ongoing feedback, tailored resources and practical guidance to support your team to embed trauma-informed practices. We adapt information, tools and resources to fit your service's unique setting, needs and goals to ensures the support provided is meaningful and relevant. |
Ongoing support between visits
| Support doesn't stop when we leave your service for the day. You can think of your TraCS Practitioner as someone you can go to when you're worried or concerned about something. We encourage educators to access additional guidance, check-ins and phone support as needed. |
Preparation behind the scenes
| Our team spends time planning, researching and tailoring resources to your service before each engagement. This ensures the support you receive is targeted and responsive. |
Measuring progress and outcomes
| We collect feedback and evaluate progress to understand what's working and where further support may be needed. Services will receive reporting and tailored resources to support ongoing improvement. |
Additional offerings: Reflective professional supervision
| Our reflective supervision is a space where educators and leadership can pause and reflect safely. Reflective professional supervision provides a supportive space for educators to explore their experiences, reflect on their practice and navigate the challenges of working with children and families experiencing challenges. Using a trauma-informed approach, we help educators recognise their important role in supporting children while also caring for their own wellbeing. The sessions help reduce the risk of burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, while strengthening relationships with children and the quality of care provided. Please get in touch to discuss how reflective professional supervision can strengthen educators’ relationships with children and the quality of care in your service. |
Please get in touch with our team to discuss your service's needs. We'd love to hear from you!
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Cost details
Service rates are applicable to both individual services and Early Years Management organisations and include provisions for travel costs.
2027 service rates (incl. GST)
Comprehensive Package:
$275 per hour for at least 400 hours of purchased service.
Core Package:
$13,750 for 50 hours of purchased service at $275 per hour.
*Additional hours can be purchased at $330 per hour to tailor our service to your needs and budget.
2028 service rates (incl. GST)
Comprehensive Package:
$286 per hour for at least 400 hours of purchased service for services with budgets of at least $114,400
Core Package:
$14,300 for 50 hours of purchased service at $286 per hour
*Additional hours can be purchased at a flat rate of $330, to tailor our service to your needs and budget.
Other cost considerations
In certain circumstances, based on the location of a service, travel costs will be on-charged based on distance and need to stay overnight. Travel costs will be calculated based on ATO rates and standard hourly rates outlined above.
To discuss your service’s needs and receive a tailored quote, please book a 15-minute discovery call or complete the enquiry form.
TraCS is also available through Flexible Support Packages (FSP), VIA Inclusion Development Fund, and Inclusion Support Funding (ISP). Please contact our friendly team for more information.
Implementation considerations
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Target populationEarly years staff working with children aged three to five. |
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Working in partnershipWe strongly believe that the successful implementation of TraCS and trauma-informed practice relies on a shared commitment across the service. By working in partnership with leadership and educators, and ensuring teams are well briefed and actively engaged, we can tailor support to each service's needs and embed trauma-informed practices that lead to meaningful and lasting outcomes. |
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Program adaptabilityTraCS has been designed to be a collaborative effort, working with educators and service leadership, tailored to the needs of each service within a framework of relational support. There is capacity within each package for elements to be delivered virtually/online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom (to help reduce the cost of travel to your service). Access to devices/computers to participate virtually will be required. |
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StaffingIt may be beneficial for your educators to be released occasionally from their contact duties to consult with a TraCS Practitioner. Services should therefore consider the cost of backfill as well. |
Frequently asked questions
What is TraCS?
When a child's behaviour challenges us ('acting out', 'disrupting') it's their way of trying to tell us something.
Our program looks at what's behind a child's behaviour – and how we can better understand, respond and support them.
TraCS Practitioners meet educators where they’re at, working alongside them to provide collaborative and context-specific support, understanding services’ unique settings, educators’ needs, and the needs of the children in their care.
We support educators to adopt a trauma lens to help ensure children who have experienced trauma and adversity feel safe, connected and better prepared for school.
With a focus on safety, wellbeing, and emotional regulation, every child and educator benefits from our practice-embedded support.
Who is TraCS for?
TraCS is for any early years service or EYM wanting support to better understand and respond to the impacts of trauma, adversity and vulnerability.
This may include supporting children who are presenting with big emotions, behaviours that challenge educators, difficulties with transitions, withdrawal, anxiety, or challenges with learning.
Trauma-informed practice helps educators look beyond behaviour to understand what may be driving it and respond in ways that promote safety, connection and wellbeing.
TraCS also supports educator wellbeing, helping teams navigate the impacts of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue.
By working alongside educators in their everyday setting, we build confidence, strengthen trauma-informed practice, and create environments where children feel safe, connected and better able to participate in learning and transitions.
Is TraCS available to individual services and multi-service providers?
Yes! TraCS is available to both multi-service providers and individual services.
For multi-service providers
Embed a culture of trauma-informed practice across your Early Years organisation with dedicated TraCS Practitioners working in-service alongside your educators and leadership team.
We work with Early Years Managers to pool resources to create a network of support across multiple services, with additional supports free of charge. Supporting multiple services and working closely with organisational leaders, our Practitioners will provide responsive and intensive support for your educators and services.
For individual services
Our program helps to integrate a trauma-informed approach in your service with collaborative and tailored support based on your needs.
Our Practitioners will work alongside your educators to develop a tailored plan suited to your service’s unique context, children, requirements, and budget.
What kinds of challenges can TraCS help with?
TraCS can help with a wide range of challenges educators face every day.
This can include experiencing challenges such as persistent behaviours, big emotional reactions, withdrawal, difficulties with transitions, or concerns about school readiness.
We also support educators and teams who may be feeling the impact of stress, burnout or holding complex situations.
Our Practitioners work alongside educators and leadership to build understanding, confidence and practical strategies that work in their unique setting, as well as equipping them with the knowledge and skills to foster self-reflection, self-care, resilience, and collaborative support.
How is TraCS different from allied health or therapeutic services?
Unlike allied health or therapeutic services, TraCS does not provide direct therapy to children.
Instead, our Practitioners work alongside educators and leadership teams to build understanding, confidence and practical strategies that can be used every day, across the entire cohort.
By embedding trauma-informed practices within your service, we help create supportive environments that benefit all children, educators and families.
What does TraCS involve?
TraCS is tailored to the needs of your service and is delivered alongside educators in their everyday setting through practice-embedded support.
Your work with our Practitioners may include in-session observations, coaching, reflective practice, professional learning sessions, and support to better understand and respond to children's behaviours.
Our focus is on building practical skills, enhancing educator wellbeing, and embedding trauma-informed practices that create lasting change.
Can TraCS be tailored to our service?
Yes! TraCS is designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of your service, with the practice-wisdom of your educators in mind.
Our Practitioners work alongside educators and leaders to understand your unique context and develop a tailored plan of support.
Whether you're navigating challenges with children's behaviour, educator wellbeing and burnout or team dynamics, we provide practical, embedded trauma-informed support that meets your service where it's at.
How is TraCS funded and what does it cost?
TraCS can be accessed through the School Readiness Fund (SRF), Flexible Support Packages (FSP), VIA Inclusion Development Fund, and Inclusion Support Funding (ISP).
To view TraCS pricing through the SRF, click here.
For more information on how to access TraCS through Flexible Support Packages (FSP), VIA Inclusion Development Fund, and Inclusion Support Funding (ISP), please book a 15-minute discovery call or complete the enquiry form.
How do we enquire or get a quote?
Please get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your service’s needs and receive a tailored quote by booking a 15-minute discovery call or completing the enquiry form.
We'd love to hear from you!
