Early Childhood Yoga for Preschools and Early Learning Centres

Yoga Bears runs early childhood yoga programs inside preschools, kindys and early learning centres across Australia. A trained Yoga Bears teacher visits your centre every week and leads fun, play based yoga, movement, breathing and mindfulness sessions designed for children from 6 months to 6 years.

Our sessions are built around the way young children learn best: through play, stories, music and movement. There is nothing to set up and nothing for your educators to plan.

What Is Early Childhood Yoga?

Early childhood yoga is not adult yoga made smaller. It uses animal poses, movement games, music and simple breathing to help young children develop body awareness, balance, coordination and the early skills of calming themselves. Children join in at their own level, so every child can take part.

Yoga in Preschool: What a Session Looks Like

A Yoga Bears preschool session starts with a playful warm up, moves into a yoga story where children become animals and characters, includes movement games, and finishes with breathing and a short relaxation. Sessions become more structured as children grow, while staying fun and age appropriate.

Programs for Every Age

  • Baby Bears: 6 months to 1 year

  • Little Cubs: 1 to 2 years

  • Yoga Cubs: 2 to 3 years

  • Yoga Bears: 3 to 4 years

  • Brave Bears: 4 to 5 years

  • Mighty Bears: 5 to 6 years

See what each age group learns and the milestones they reach on our About Yoga Bears page.

Benefits of Yoga for Preschoolers

Emotional regulation
Breathing tools help children settle big feelings and move calmly between activities.

Focus and attention
Short, playful sequences build listening skills and concentration.

Physical development
Balance, strength, coordination and body awareness improve week after week.

Confidence
Children feel proud mastering new poses and sharing them with friends and family.

School readiness
Following instructions, taking turns and self regulation all support the move to school.

Linked to the EYLF and National Quality Standard

Yoga Bears sessions support the Early Years Learning Framework, particularly Outcome 3, children have a strong sense of wellbeing. They also give centres a clear wellbeing program to point to under Quality Area 1 of the National Quality Standard.

A Yoga Program for Preschools Across Australia

Yoga Bears teachers work with early learning centres in capital cities and regional areas across Australia, from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to Townsville, Mackay and Cairns. We fit around your timetable, rooms and age groups. Looking for a regular incursion? See our childcare yoga incursions.

What Centres Say

“We would highly recommend Yoga Bears & Rina for early childhood yoga teaching.”
Amy, Director, Milestones Early Learning Point Cook

“It has been a fantastic addition to our early learning environment and we highly recommend Yoga Bears Kids Yoga to other centres.”
Lyn, Director, Bluebird Ipswich

Bring Early Childhood Yoga to Your Centre

Tell us your centre's location, how many rooms you have and the ages of your children. We'll recommend the right program for your centre and send you pricing. Enquire about early childhood yoga for your centre.