10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!
Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.
Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.
Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.
Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.
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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.
Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.
Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!
Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!
Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!
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September 18, 2024 - December 4, 2024
Virtual

Raquel Anderson 902-368-1866
admin@ecdaofpei.ca

This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 9.00 professional development training hours.

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Members   $90.00+tax
Non-Members   $180.00+tax You Pay

Payment Policy:

The ECDA's payment policy for all Professional Development is that fees must be paid prior to attending*. The final date to make your payment is one week prior to the start date of the event, unless otherwise communicated (i.e. council or board run centres for cheque approval/signature, would be the exceptions). If payment is not received, before the event payment deadline, you will not be permitted to attend.

In the past, exceptions have been made by the ECDA, but with our growing membership, it has become increasingly difficult to manage. We thank you for your understanding and your commitment to your ongoing Professional Development. The ECDA.

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Cultivating Pedagogical and Passionate Cultures Series

Join us as welcome back Karen and Jessica from Discovery Childcare!

In this groundbreaking series, we'll dive deep into the heart of early childhood education, exploring innovative approaches to leadership, pedagogy, and classroom culture. Say goodbye to burnout and hello to inspiration as we tackle common challenges head-on and discover new possibilities together. Together, we will create a virtual series where you'll find support,inspiration, and camaraderie every step of the way. Together, we'll celebrate successes, navigate challenges, and champion each other's growth as we strive to create the best possible experiences for our young learners.

Sessions:

1. Leading with Heart: Crafting a Culture of Care; September 18th

2. Embracing Accountability: Empowering Pedagogical Champions; October 9th

3.Unveiling the Art of Pedagogy: Capturing Learning Magic; October 23rd

4. Rethinking Roles: Redefining the Child-Educator Relationship; November 13th

5. Designing Wonderlands: Crafting Environments for Exploration; November 27th

6. Beyond Standards: Redefining Quality in Early Childhood Education; December 4th

 

Please click each session, to read the full description for each!

 

Karen is the founder and Director of Discovery Child Care Centre: one of Ontario’s very first licensed child care centres that is also a certified Forest and Nature school, founded in 1998. She has earned international acclaim for her work in green child care practices and is a pioneer in terms of advancing the Forest and Nature school concept here in Canada. Karen has facilitated college lectures, in-person conferences, system wide professional learning days (up to 450 educators) seminars and workshops. She is a passionate leader whose vision drives the work to connect as many children, families, and educators to nature.


Jessica has been passionately committed to the field of Early Childhood Education for over a decade. She is the Pedagogical Leader at Discovery Child Care Centre where she works collaboratively with educators to reflect on their pedagogical choices and to grow the programs they co-construct with children and families. The values that drive her work are co- construction, intersectionality, democracy, emergence, and curiosity. She works alongside educators to think collaboratively about the contexts we provide young children. She holds a strong image of a competent and capable educator and believes educators deserve conditions and contexts to think critically about what they know, their stories, and research.

 

Participants will be given the link to the video and are required to participate in one of two ways-- with a microphone/built in speaker or through the chat. In addition there will be a log tracking which members contribute and which do not, and those that do not contribute will not receive PD hours. We ask that you leave your camera on for the session.


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