As research in the field of early child development advances further and further each day, lifelong learning has become an important aspect of quality practice for many early childhood educators. The Early Childhood Development Association provides many hours of professional development every year, including Early Learning and Child Care Board-approved on-going training. The ECDA offers workshops, series, network meetings, special events, and three annual provincial professional development days.
Early childhood educators on PEI are required by the Early Learning and Child Care Board to successfully complete 45 hours of continuing education during every three year period following issuance of the certificate to maintain certification. This means our Island's educators are empowered to learn about up-to-date research and ideas that inspire their practice, resulting in higher quality early learning child care experiences for our Island's children. Click here to apply for Early Childhood Certification.
We invite you to browse the ECDA's upcoming professional development events to find offerings that will compliment and challenge your practice.
Wilmot Community Centre 110 Gillespie Ave, Summerside, PE C1N 4P5
The session will present an overview of the PEI Employment Standards Act with a discussion about many of its standards that would be of interest to employers and employees. By the end of the presen...
READ MORELoyalist Country Inn 195 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside, PE C1N 5R1
A 6-hour professional development workshop exclusive to directors of licensed child care centres on PEI. Spend the day with Jennifer Nangreaves and Megan Drummond delving into the Onboarding T...
READ MORE161 St. Peter's Rd. ECDA Boardroom - Suite 183
*Please note this session was previously held in Summerside in December! Children express their emotions through their actions, similar to adults who can articulate their feelings with words. Have ...
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Active Play in Childcare empowers Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) with practical tools to seamlessly integrate Active Play into daily program planning. Guided by two core principles—Creating Ac...
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We are excited to announce the public release of...
GATINEAU, QC, June 7, 2018 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada believes access...
The purpose of the Early Childhood Education Training Grant is to provide o...