Embedding Road Safety Education
into Curriculum

The free Starting Out Safely professional development training is presented by some of Australia’s leading early childhood experts.

We share practical strategies to support young children’s learning about road safety, based on the latest evidence-based research. The sessions identify how road safety education links to the EYLF, the National Quality Standard and the National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education.

You need to complete this Professional Development as part of the eligibility to access the associated ThingleToodle education session for funded
4 year old kindergarten programs.

This session is suitable for all ECEC professionals.

Register below for the 2025  sessions.  If you would like to arrange a face-to-face professional development session for your service, EYM or teacher network please contact the team via email at rse@elaa.org.au

Delivery Day /DateDelivery TimeEventDelivered By:Link to Register
Tuesday / 10 Feb 266..30pm – 8.00pmOnline PDCatharine Hydonhttps://tinyurl.com/rb78r5u7
Friday / 6 March 2612.30pm – 2.00pmOnline PDKaren Glancyhttps://tinyurl.com/dmkh7j8w
Friday / 8 May 2612.30pm – 2.00pmOnline PDCatharine Hydonhttps://tinyurl.com/yepv6459
Tuesday / 2 June 266..30pm – 8.00pmOnline PDKaren Glancyhttps://tinyurl.com/2aujwttc
Tuesday / 4 Aug 266.30pm – 8.00pmOnline PDCatharine Hydonhttps://tinyurl.com/bdhbyjmy
Friday / 4 Sept 2612.30pm – 2.00pmOnline PDKaren Glancyhttps://tinyurl.com/34ca6t59
Tuesday / 13 Oct 266.30pm – 8.00pmOnline PDKaren Glancyhttps://tinyurl.com/yck5ddjw
Friday / 30 Oct 2612.30pm – 2.00pmOnline PDCatharine Hydonhttps://tinyurl.com/3eda7j4u

ThingleToodle sessions and eligibility:

If you have participated in the TAC funded Starting out Safely professional development (PD) in the last three years, and have a road safety education and safe transportation policy, you are eligible to request the associated ThingleToodle education session.

There are only 500 of these sessions available each year Statewide and as such we are not always able to accommodate the visit in the same year of your PD.  However, the PD remains with the person who completed for a period of three years.   If we do not allocate a visit in the year of your PD, you are escalated to the top of the priority list for a visit the following year. This is subject to receiving your current timetable and policy information either in term 4 or at the commencement of term 1, for the following year as timetables change most years.  This also applies in regard to where you are teaching if you change services, you will need to notify us.

We would request annually from your service the following information to be placed on our ThingleToodle priority request data base:


Timetable information as follows:

You need to advise if this is a rotational model. If so, you are still requested to provide the information above and include the best days to cover all children. For example, if a three-group rotation, also include your best two days, if 4 groups or more rotation, then also include the best 3 days to cover all children.

If an integrated long day care please advise service hours, noting that scheduling will sometimes occur at 11.15 am and 1.15pm, so please allow for this.

Email:  rse@elaa.org.au

DOWNLOAD


Road Safety Educator Resource


National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education (Final Report)


National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education (Summary)


RSE Curriculum Tool








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Contact

ELAA delivers Victoria’s early childhood road safety education program, Starting Out Safely, on behalf of the
Transport Accident Commision (TAC).
Contact the RSE team by email: rse@elaa.org.au 

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