Early Years Training – Alexandra Chiorando

Thriving in the Early Years: Why Movement, Play and Connection Are the Foundations of Learning Today With Alexandra Chiorando – Early Years Consultant & Trainer

This training is ideal for: Early years teachers, practitioners, SENCOs, senior leaders, room leaders and setting managers who want to deepen their understanding, refresh their practice and support every child to thrive.

Let’s reconnect with what matters most—play, connection, regulation and joyful learning.

We will explore 5 main areas of Early Years provision:

Understanding Children’s Behaviour
Sensory Processing
Communication, Language and the Power of Story-telling
How Young Children Learn-Tuning into Schemas
Practical Early Maths through play and provision
Getting Ready to Write-what needs to happen first

Course Dates

16th and 17th June – Bangkok
19th and 20th June – Singapore
28th and 29th September – Doha
2nd and 3rd October – Dubai

Are you noticing more children struggling with behaviour, communication, and regulation in your setting? Are you seeing challenges with attention, movement, and readiness for writing? You’re not alone – childhood is changing and our approach needs to evolve with it.

Join Alexandra Chiorando for a powerful, practical training session designed to help Early Years professionals understand and support today’s children with confidence, creativity and compassion.

Backed by current research and over 25 years of experience teaching and leading in schools and nurseries, Alexandra translates theory into easy-to-implement, impactful practice. Her training is authentic, hands-on and grounded in real experiences—you’ll hear powerful stories and case studies from Alexandra’s own work, making the learning relatable and immediately useful in your setting.

Expect plenty of opportunities for discussion, reflection and practical exploration, so you leave feeling confident and inspired to make meaningful changes in your provision.

This session will explore:

Understanding Children’s Behaviour
Explore the reasons behind children’s behaviour and how their emotions, experiences and relationships shape the way they respond. Learn how to support behaviour through co-regulation, attachment-aware approaches and trauma-informed strategies.

Creating Environments That Support Behaviour & Learning
Discover how to design spaces that support regulation, independence and learning through play—spaces where children feel safe, calm, curious and connected.

Building a Secure Base Through Connection & Belonging
Explore how strong relationships, attuned interactions and a consistent sense of belonging help children feel seen, safe and ready to engage.

Sensory Processing & Regulation
Learn how sensory needs impact behaviour, attention and learning—and how to adapt your environment and interactions to support every child’s regulation.

Communication, Language & Storytelling
Discover playful strategies to boost children’s communication, imagination and expressive language through movement, storytelling and connection.

Physical Development & Early Writing Readiness
Explore how movement builds the foundation for writing and how play-based, physical experiences can get children ready to mark-make with confidence and control.

Early Maths Through Play
Build children’s mathematical thinking through hands-on, everyday play—developing number sense, patterns, and problem-solving in meaningful ways.

Outdoor Learning & Play
Harness the power of outdoor environments to boost wellbeing, creativity, and exploration in young children.

Understanding Play Schemas
Unpack the powerful patterns in children’s play to enhance planning and provision that meets their developmental needs.

Embedding Opportunity Into Everyday Provision
Create enabling environments that offer children independence, rich invitations to play and chances to follow their curiosity and lead their learning.

Price for either day 1 or day 2 is £245.
£245 – Includes one day workshop training, lunch and refreshments.
£395 – Includes two days workshop training, lunch and refreshments.
£990 – Includes two days workshop training, lunch and refreshments, for 3-5 Teachers from your school.

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Meet your Trainer: Alexandra Chiorando

Alexandra has extensive experience of teaching and leading in schools and early years settings across the UK. She has worked as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), Early Years Ofsted Inspector, and Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alexandra has contributed to a range of educational projects for BBC Bitesize and independent children’s television programmes. She is a regular speaker at national events such as the UK Childcare & Education Expo and The Times Educational SEND Show.

Alexandra now works as an independent consultant, supporting schools, early years settings, and organisations across the UK and internationally. Her training is grounded in research and enriched by real-life case studies from her own practice. Sessions are practical, hands-on, and full of opportunities for discussion, reflection, and shared learning.