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SELF-REG IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Level 1 Certificate Program 

$745 CAD Full Program

★★★★★  See All Reviews

One of the best ways to invest in our children’s future is to invest in our early childhood educators (ECEs). After all, Dr. Stuart Shanker says they have the most important job in the world!

Young children are already capable. Our role as adults is to create relationships and experiences that make room for children to safely explore. Within that safety, children can grow and expand what they’re capable of. We can understand children’s stress and learn to address it (and our own) to support self-regulation. Self-Reg is Dr. Stuart Shanker’s framework for enhancing self-regulation by understanding and dealing with stress.

The Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Program is perfect for all educators and leaders who support kids in their earliest years! The certificate program is 100% online and includes three courses that explore child development from birth to age 10.

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About the Program

Photo of Stuart and Susan from the Early Childhood Development Program, with the quote "Self-Reg: There is not a child for whom we can't do this. The only thing in our way is if we assume that we can't do it." - Stuart Shanker

What will you learn? 

    • to look at early development through the lens of Self-Reg
    • to understand stress in a whole new way 
    • what it means to manage energy and tension
    • new ways to understand and respond to challenges in behaviour, temperament, learning, and much more!

How will you learn?

    • 100% online
    • 3 distinct courses
    • facilitated over 14 weeks
    • 12 modules total
    • 1 week break after each course
    • roughly 3-5 hours per week
    • no tests, quizzes, or exams

Who’s taking our courses? Hundreds of passionate learners from all over the world have already completed this Early Childhood Development program! The program is a perfect fit for all professionals and parents who care for and work with young children. This program is for: early childhood educators (ECEs), educational assistants, kindergarten teachers, teachers Grades 1-3, researchers, principals, speech and language pathologists, behaviour specialists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and more!

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

CALENDAR

We run new cohorts of our Self-Reg in Early Childhood Development Certificate Program throughout the year.

Pick the start date that is best for you and your team. Check out all of our program start, specific module and end dates in our Course Calendar here.

Course 1. Self-Reg in the Early Years

    • Module 1: Moving Beyond Deterministic Thinking
    • Module 2:The Interbrain and Self-Reg
    • Module 3: The Interbrain in Early Childhood Education
    • Module 4: The Triune Brain and Self-Reg

Course 2. Self-Reg Reframe of Human Development

    • Module 5: Optimal Self-Regulation: Seeking Red Brain-Blue Brain Balance
    • Module 6: Reframing Temperament
    • Module 7: Reframing Attachment
    • Module 8: Reframing Personality

Course 3. The Immeasurable Impact of the Self-Reg ECE

    • Module 9: Unpacking Intelligence
    • Module 10: Reframing Intelligence
    • Module 11: Foundations Building
    • Module 12: The Self-Reg ECE

You can check out detailed module descriptors here.

    ECD Program Reviews

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    Practical and Insightful Self Reg Learning

    January 31, 2026

    I really enjoyed the Self Reg course! It gave me practical tools to understand stress in children and myself, and I had so many “ah-ha” moments. The course is insightful, easy to follow, and immediately applicable to my work with children and families. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to support self-regulation and create calmer, more positive learning environments.”

    Zoe

    Self-reg course for ECE course

    January 29, 2026

    I gave this course a 5 star review! I will be encouraging everyone to take this course. It is an eye opening course. So insightful.

    Christine

    An amazing course

    October 19, 2025

    You will walk away from this course a new person within your early years (and parent) field! The information was easy to understand but challenging where it needed to be so you could think deep. I came away with such a deep understanding of self-reg and will be putting this knowledge into practice within my field and with my own children.

    Christine

    Lopved this course!

    October 19, 2025

    I loved this course as it helped me grow in my personal and professional self-reg journey!

    Nadia

    Outstanding

    October 17, 2025

    Priceless. All Eces or people working with children, even parents should take this. It’s brilliant.

    Rebecca

    Still not sure?

    See what our learners have to say here or email us at info@self-reg.ca if you have any questions

    Group Pricing: 10% off is always available for groups of 6 or more learners, simply use the discount code GROUPDISCOUNT at checkout or email info@self-reg.ca for invoicing.

    Equity Pricing: We know that pricing can be a barrier, that’s why we offer a number of equity priced spots for those paying out of pocket with each cohort we offer. Learn more and join the waitlist here.

    GST/HST Tax Exempt? Feel free to reach out to us at info@self-reg.ca with your exemption number and we can invoice you