Psychoeducation & fitness for early childhood

Most incursions keep kids busy. Ours builds their minds.

Flowstate Kids is a psychoeducation and fitness program for Sydney childcare centres. Every game teaches children one named skill, like confidence, focus or how to handle a big feeling, and your educators can keep using it all week.

Free trial at your centre. No obligation. We run it indoors if it rains.
Are you a parent? Enrol your child here

20+Sydney childcare centres
~500children every week
5.0 from 23 Google reviews
A preschooler smiling while punching focus pads held by a Flowstate coach
Sunny the happy puppyOcean the sad dolphinBlaze the angry ponyWillow the scared owl
“We have noticed great development in their confidence, coordination, listening skills and ability to follow instructions.” Foxdale Kids

Movement is the tool. Psychology is the lesson.

Each game is built around one skill that children can name, practise and take home.

ConfidenceFocusEmotional regulationResiliencePositive self-talkListeningBreathingCoordinationBody awarenessKindness
Inside a session

What children actually do with us.

Every session mixes physical challenge with a short, age-appropriate lesson about feelings and thinking. Children move hard and then learn to calm down.

A boy jumping through an agility ladder while classmates watch
Focus · Coordination

Heavy work and agility

Ladders, weighted balls and non-contact boxing give children the kind of physical input that helps them settle, listen and stay with a task.

Coach holding a card reading Tell someone how I feel to children seated on the grass
Emotional regulation

Naming big feelings

Using picture cards and everyday scenarios, children learn to recognise what they feel and practise what to do next, like telling someone or taking a breath.

Affirmation cards reading Your smile is your superpower and You are never too small to make a big difference
Positive self-talk

Words they keep

Affirmations like “I shine bright” give children simple things to say to themselves. Educators keep the cards and use them through the week.

Meet the emotions

These are our Flowstate friends.

Every week, children learn about Sunny, Ocean, Blaze and Willow and the feelings they stand for. Each friend gives children a simple way to name what they feel and know what to do next.

Sunny, a happy golden puppy waving, wearing a yellow sun bandana

Sunny

Happy

Happy feelings are for sharing.

Ocean, a sad blue dolphin

Ocean

Sad

It’s okay to feel sad.

Blaze, an angry red-maned pony stamping its hoof

Blaze

Angry

It’s okay to feel angry.

Willow, a scared brown owl holding its wings close

Willow

Scared

It’s okay to feel scared.

For centre directors

Easy to say yes to. Easy to show parents.

It adds to what you already run

Most centres we work with already have another program. We come on a different day so children who attend then get something too.

Educators can extend it all week

Each session leaves your team with a skill, a phrase and visual cards they can bring back into the room.

Safe, insured and non-contact

Fully insured. Every coach holds a Working With Children Check. Sessions follow structured risk management and are adjusted to your group and space.

Something parents talk about

Children go home and show their families what they learned. Parents notice, and so do prospective families on your tour.

Rain or shine, anywhere in Sydney

We visit centres right across Sydney. If it rains, we run the session inside.

Coach showing a picture of a joyful character to a row of seated preschoolers Coach holding up an I shine bright card for children
What centres and families say

Educators see it. Parents hear about it at home.

5.0
23 Google reviews
★★★★★
“Very intentional lessons where children are learning to express feelings and be kind to each other. As educators we are able to extend on his program throughout the day and week.”
Danielle IulianoScallywaggs team
★★★★★
“Since Savy started at Flowstate Kids, we’ve seen such a positive change in her confidence… in herself, making friends, and in everyday situations outside of daycare.”
Sarah ClaphamParent
★★★★★
“Each session combined fitness, affirmations, confidence-building, and wellbeing… Week after week, we watched the children grow in confidence, participation, focus, and happiness.”
Buckle Me SafeChildcare centre
★★★★★
“So much more than just boxing and movement. It gives children the opportunity to build confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, and respect.”
Sarah BowesEducator
★★★★★
“Her self confidence has improved as well as she has been given the tools to apply breathing exercises and recognise and express her emotions.”
Olga DParent
★★★★★
“You can really see the difference in their mindset and how they handle challenges over time.”
Monique CasenaveEducator
★★★★★
“It supported the children to recognise and work through their big emotions in a safe and meaningful way.”
Effie OlymbiosChildcare service
★★★★★
“Both my children… enjoy it so much they continue what they did in the day’s session when they get home.”
Sarah HowellParent

Had a Flowstate session? We’d love to hear how it went.

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For parents

Enrol your child at their centre.

If your child’s childcare centre runs Flowstate Kids, you can enrol them for the weekly session. Your child takes part during their normal day at the centre.

$40per month
about $10 per weekly session
  • No lock-in contract. Cancel any time.
  • Monthly payments through Stripe, with a receipt emailed each time.
  • Your first invoice arrives after you enrol.

Not sure if your centre runs Flowstate Kids? Ask your centre director, or send us the centre’s name and we’ll check.

Child holding a Flowstate Kids affirmation card
Event poster: If yelling worked you wouldn't have to keep doing it, live online with Lael Stone
Flowstate speaker series · Professional development

Learning for the adults around the child.

We connect educators and parents with trusted experts in child behaviour. Our first guest is Lael Stone, an author, TEDx speaker, counsellor and parenting educator with 22+ years working with families, children and educators.

If yelling worked, you wouldn’t have to keep doing it.

Creating cooperation and connection, without punishment, rewards or coercion.

DateTue 17 Nov 2026
Time6:30 pm AEDT
Ticket$19
  • Four things children need to thrive
  • What sits beneath behaviour
  • Ways to stop yelling and start connecting
  • Healthy, respectful boundaries
  • How play encourages cooperation
  • 90 min live online + 3-month replay
Get tickets · $19 Workshop details

For educators, centre teams and parents. Free to register interest.

Shop · Resources

The tools we use, for your room and your home.

Practical resources for educators, carers and parents, made from what works in our sessions.

More resources are on the way.

Flowstate Kids visual communication cards on a blue lanyard

Visual Communication Card Lanyard

$29.95

Laminated picture cards for stop, wait, sit, listen, wash hands, safe hands and more. They help children follow routines when words alone aren’t enough. Worn by the adult.

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Savvas, founder of Flowstate Kids, smiling beside a boxing ring
Meet the founder

Hey, I’m Savvas.

I left school in Year 10 and became a qualified tradesman. I never imagined I’d one day study psychology or build a program supporting hundreds of children across Sydney.

Sport and learning about human behaviour changed the direction of my life. They showed me how the right guidance at the right time can shape someone’s future. That’s why I started Flowstate Kids.

My mum is an early childhood educator. She taught me to look beyond behaviour and ask what a child might be feeling or trying to say. That idea sits under every session we run.

Qualified fitness coachCompetitive boxerPsychology student

Savvas

Questions

What directors ask us first.

Is it safe?

Yes. We’re fully insured and every coach holds a Working With Children Check. Sessions are non-contact and follow structured risk and safety management, just like your centre’s other programs. Intensity is adjusted to the group and the space.

Where in Sydney do you visit?

All of Sydney. Tell us your suburb when you enquire and we’ll find a day that works.

How much does it cost?

Your first session is a free trial. After it, we’ll give you a quote based on how often you’d like us to come and how many groups you have.

What happens if it rains?

We bring the session inside. Everything we do can be adapted to an indoor room.

We already have a program. Can we still do this?

Yes. Most of our centres run other programs too. We’ll come on a different day so more children get access to something, and what we teach (focus, confidence, emotional regulation) usually covers different ground.

I’m a parent. How do I get my child involved?

If your child’s centre already runs Flowstate Kids, enrol here for $40 a month. If it doesn’t, tell your director about us, or send us the centre’s name and we’ll get in touch with them.

What is “heavy work” and why do you use it?

Heavy work means activities where children push, pull, carry or punch against resistance, like weighted balls and pads. This kind of movement helps many children feel calmer and more focused, so they’re ready for the lesson that follows.

Free trial session

See the difference at your centre.

Leave your details and we’ll organise a session that suits your centre.

  1. We get in touchTo find a day and time that suits your centre.
  2. We run a free sessionYour children and educators experience a full session, inside or out.
  3. You decideWe send a quote. No obligation.

No obligation. We’ll only use your details to organise your session.

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