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Sensory Support Toolkit for Early Learning Educators
Structured Sensory Regulation Supports for Early Childhood Environments
The Sensory Support Toolkit for Early Learning Educators is a purposefully designed sensory regulation resource created to support emotional regulation, focus, participation, and engagement within early childhood learning environments.
Developed in consultation with education and disability specialists, this professional toolkit provides early learning educators, support staff, therapists, and inclusion professionals with practical sensory supports designed to assist young children with diverse sensory and developmental needs.
Ideal for use in kindergartens, childcare centres, early learning environments, therapy settings, and supported play spaces, the toolkit assists educators to implement structured, developmentally appropriate sensory strategies that support calmer, more inclusive learning environments.
Each included support has been carefully selected to provide meaningful tactile, visual, proprioceptive, and calming sensory input in ways that are appropriate for young children and early learning settings.
Portable, durable, and practical, this toolkit is designed to move easily between learning rooms, therapy spaces, outdoor environments, and home, ensuring sensory regulation supports remain accessible throughout the day.
What is a Sensory Support Toolkit?
A sensory support toolkit is a structured collection of sensory regulation supports designed to assist children experiencing sensory processing differences, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, attention challenges, and difficulties with transitions or participation.
This toolkit provides targeted sensory input including:
- Deep pressure input
- Tactile sensory engagement
- Visual sensory supports
- Emotional recognition supports
- Calming and grounding strategies
These sensory supports help children develop regulation skills, improve participation in routines and group activities, and support engagement within learning environments.
Recognising that every child’s sensory profile is different, this toolkit has been carefully curated to support a broad range of developmental stages, sensory preferences, and early learning needs.
Key Features & Benefits
- Supports emotional regulation and sensory development in young children
- Encourages focus, participation, and engagement in early learning activities
- Assists with transitions, group participation, and daily routines
- Supports inclusive and sensory-responsive learning environments
- Suitable for kindergartens, childcare centres, and therapy settings
- Designed for educator-guided and developmentally appropriate use
- Portable and practical for use across multiple early learning spaces
Included Sensory Regulation Supports
Toolkit & Resources
Durable Drawstring Backpack with Writable Label
Portable storage solution for organising and transporting sensory supports throughout early learning environments.
Contents Card
Provides educators and support staff with a practical overview of included tools and sensory applications.
Curated Stim Sack
Includes OT-informed sensory regulation supports selected for early childhood environments.
Core Sensory Supports
Hearing Protectors
Supports auditory regulation by reducing noise overwhelm within busy learning environments.
Weighted Lap Buddy
Provides deep pressure sensory input to support calming, grounding, focus, and seated participation.
Breathing Board
Supports calming, emotional regulation, focus, and guided breathing strategies.
Me Mirror
Encourages emotional recognition, self-awareness, and supported emotional learning.
Sensory Brush Set (Soft & Massage)
Provides tactile sensory input to support sensory processing and tactile regulation strategies.
Sensory Beanbag & Shape Set
Includes a variety of tactile textures including fleece, shaggy, gel, and liquid sensory surfaces to encourage sensory exploration and engagement.
Stim Sack Supports – “Fidgets Are Tools, Not Toys”
This toolkit includes OT-informed sensory regulation supports designed for structured educator-guided use.
Included supports are designed to assist with:
- Tactile sensory input
- Emotional regulation
- Visual sensory engagement
- Calming and grounding strategies
- Participation in early learning activities and routines
These sensory supports are intended to complement structured learning, play-based learning, and wellbeing practices within supervised early childhood environments.
Ideal For
- Kindergartens and kindy programs
- Childcare and daycare centres
- Early learning environments
- Inclusion support teams
- Allied health professionals supporting young children
- Early intervention programs
- Therapy and supported play settings
Support Information
This toolkit may support children with additional sensory and regulation needs by assisting educators and support professionals to implement structured sensory strategies that encourage participation, engagement, and emotional regulation within early learning environments.
Individual itemisation can be provided where required.
Important Information
Contents may vary slightly depending on stock availability; however, all items are selected to maintain consistent sensory regulation support and developmentally appropriate outcomes for early childhood settings.
Images are for representation purposes only. Colours and styles may vary.
Standard Delivery Times
(Based on business days once your order has been dispatched from our warehouse)
PLEASE NOTE: DELAYS MAY APPLY TO CURRENT DELIVERY TIMES due to circumstances beyond our control.
PLEASE ALLOW 8 - 10 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DISPATCH DATE FOR LARGER ITEMS!
How do we calculate costs?
Shipping costs are based on the size and weight of the product and your location. Shipping is calculated and added to the total at checkout before payment.
Please note, in some circumstances, an order may attract an extra shipping fee due to unusually bulky or heavy item status or a remote / rural / regional address.*
* In a small number of cases the freight companies will charge us more than what is reasonable to pay to deliver an order, usually for large bulky items to regional locations. We reserve the right to vary our freight charge if this occurs and will advise you before processing your order.
In this instance, DEO will contact you prior to finalising the sale.
We deliver products using a number of local freight operators.
Order times:
In most instances, we aim to have orders processed within 2-3 business days.
When dispatched, shipping times are estimated at between 2 - 3 business days for metro regions and 5 - 7 business days for regional areas.
Although DEO will make every effort to adhere to an agreed time for delivery, it accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from any delay however caused.
PARTIAL DELIVERIES
When orders list several items, some of which may not be in stock at the time of the order, we will fulfil the portions available including shipping.
Backordered items will be dispatched when available. There is no additional shipping charge for these.
ORDER INSPECTION
We encourage you to inspect your order upon receipt. If you find any defects, damages, or receive the wrong item, please notify us immediately by emailing hello@disabilityequiponline.com.au
If this fault is apparent upon delivery, please submit your claim within 7 days of receiving the delivery to allow us to access transit insurance.
If this fault appears to have occurred through use, we ask that you email us at hello@disabilityequiponline.com.au so that we can investigate this for you.
To process all claims, we require the following:
1. Photos of the packaging and the items received (as required by shipping carriers).
2. A description of the issue, your name, and order ID.
Please note:
Claims without photo evidence may be declined.
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