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Toddler Heart Guide

Download this 94 page E-Book on how to prepare for toddlers and create an effective early childhood environment with Kimberley Crisp and Anja Geelen from The Heart School

$49 per person 
Learn at your own pace, when you can from any device. No time limits. 

The world has a toddler problem, not with toddlers themselves, but with the way we see them.

Tantrums. Chaos. The "terrible twos." These are the words society reaches for. But what if we told you that underneath every meltdown is a child brimming with energy, wonder, and an extraordinary drive to understand their world? What if the most challenging moments were actually invitations to connect more deeply?

The Toddler Heart Guide is your invitation to see toddlerhood differently — and in doing so, to change everything.

Created By

The Heart School

Skill Level

Suitable for beginners to experienced educators

What's Inside:

Created by the team at The Heart School, this guide is built on a single, powerful belief: kindness starts with perspective. When we shift how we see our toddlers, we shift how we respond to them and that shift ripples out into every corner of the setting, the classroom, and the child's life.

This isn't a manual of rules and routines. It's a warm, practical guide to transforming your early childhood environment into a place of the heart where every child feels seen, valued, and safe to grow.

You'll explore:
  • Why this window matters more than any other — The toddler years are not just a phase to get through. They are the foundation upon which an entire human being is built. The care, language, love, and values a toddler absorbs now will quietly shape who they become for decades to come.
  • The power of the unseen curriculum — Toddlers don't just learn what we teach them. They absorb everything — our tone, our body language, our values, the emotional temperature of the room. We'll help you become intentional about every layer of your environment.
  • A heart-centred approach to behaviour — Rather than managing toddlers, learn to understand them. When we move from reaction to curiosity, we become the calm, steady presence these little ones so desperately need.
  • Practical tools rooted in warmth — Real strategies, grounded in both developmental science and deep human compassion, that you can bring into your setting from day one.
Certificate of completion provided for your professional learning records

A Note from The Heart School:


"Our wee people are soaking in everything in their environment — the care, the love, the language, the values, the social habits. Absolutely everything is absorbed without filtering. You can see why kind and nurturing care is the only sort that makes sense."

This guide exists because toddlers deserve educators who choose to look beyond the noise and see the magic. They are not a challenge to be managed. They are tiny humans in the most formative chapter of their lives — and you are one of the most important people in it.
Welcome to The Toddler Heart Guide. Let's do this together. 💛
Your teachers

Meet Anja and Kimberley

We are two early childhood teachers based in New Zealand and the founders of The Heart School.

We have decades of experience as teachers on the floor and owners/managers of our own early childhood settings.

We practice from, with and for the heart. Join us on the heart path. Draw from our experience and dive into our resources!

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