Helping PEI families make the early years count!

Pedagogical Support: Full Funding Reinstated!
Thanks to the collective voices of our Early Learning and Child Care community, Pedagogical Support funding has been fully reinstated.
The stories and experiences shared by educators, families, children, community members, and national supporters helped make the impact of this essential role visible across PEI and nationally. Thank you for your support!

Now, we want to keep those stories going. Share an impactful moment from Early Learning and Child Care and help us continue highlighting the people, experiences, and moments that make our sector so important.

Support the Early Learning and Child Care sector by sharing an impactful story at ecdaofpei.ca/impact

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Welcome

The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI is a provincial, non-profit organization committed to promoting and supporting quality early childhood development programs and services for our Island’s children & families. Our mission: All Island children between infancy and five (5) years of age will have access to a sustainable Provincial Early Childhood Education system that is available, affordable, and of high quality. Please note that the ECDA is not a bilingual organization; however we do provide respectful services and a number of resources and functions in French.

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The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI is a provincial, non-profit organization committed to promoting and supporting quality early childhood development programs and services for our Island’s children & families. Our mission: All Island children between infancy and five (5) years of age will have access to a sustainable Provincial Early Childhood Education system that is available, affordable, and of high quality. Please note that the ECDA is not a bilingual organization; however we do provide respectful services and a number of resources and functions in French.

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Upcoming Events

Oct
14
Up to 2.00 PD hours • Virtual
**Available in French Only** Comment savoir quand intervenir, quand offrir de l’aide et quand laisser l’enfant essayer par lui-même? Cet atelier invite les personnels éducateurs à réfléchir à leur rôle dans le développement de l’autonomie chez l’enfant. A travers des exemples concrets et des situations du quotidien en petite enfance, nous explorerons différentes façons de guider l'enfant sans faire à sa place. Nous verrons comment adapter notre accompagnement à ses capacités, lui laisser le temps d’essayer, valoriser ses efforts et transformer les petites routines quotidiennes en occasions d’apprentissage.   Facilitator Bio:  Le développement de l'enfant et les pratiques éducatives en petite enfance sont au cœur du travail d’Arielle depuis plusieurs années. Elle s’intéresse particulièrement à cette période déterminante où se construisent la curiosité, la confiance et le plaisir d’apprendre. Au fil de sa carrière, elle a exploré différentes réalités du milieu de la petite enfance. Elle a travaillé directement auprès des enfants comme éducatrice, dirige un service de garde éducatif et contribue à la mise en place de programmes destinés aux familles ayant de jeunes enfants. Elle a également animé des cours prénataux et postnataux ainsi que des groupes de soutien pour les parents, ce qui lui a permis de développer une compréhension approfondie des réalités vécues par les familles dès les premières étapes de la vie de l’enfant. Son parcours l’a aussi amenée à évoluer dans des contextes ou l’inclusion et l’adaptation des pratiques éducatives occupent une place importante, enrichissant sa compréhension du développement de l’enfant et du travail éducatif auprès des enfants, des familles et des équipes. Arielle enseigne depuis plusieurs années au programme d'éducation à l’enfance au Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick. Dans ce rôle, elle accompagne les futurs professionnels dans le développement de pratiques éducatives réfléchies et sensibles aux besoins des enfants. Son enseignement s’appuie sur son expérience de terrain et sur sa formation universitaire, qui s’est poursuivie jusqu'à l'obtention d’un baccalauréat en études de l’enfance et de la jeunesse avec une mineure en psychologie. Son expertise porte notamment sur la littératie émergente, l’observation et la documentation pédagogique, ainsi que sur l'intégration d'approches créatives dans les environnements éducatifs en petite enfance.
Oct
16
Up to 6.00 PD hours • In-Person
A 6-hour professional development workshop for directors, supervisors, and pedagogical leaders of licensed child care centres on PEI. Spend the day with Jennifer Nangreaves and Megan Drummond delving into the Onboarding Toolkit - A Guide for Directors. The ECDA has created this ready-to-use resource and workshop training through funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island.  This workshop is designed to support Island leaders in implementing and enhancing a robust employee onboarding process. We will spend the day reviewing the Onboarding Toolkit - A Guide for Directors and practical processes within it. If you are curious about onboarding and why it is integral to creating a culture of excellence in your centre, this workshop is for you! 
Oct
21
Up to 0.00 PD hours • In-Person
We will be joined by the Fire Marshal at Red Shores (1888 Lounge). The Director Network Meeting gathers on the third Wednesday of each month from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. We are happy to provide a hybrid meeting space, with the option to meet in-person at the ECDA Boardroom or via Zoom, to help with travel house ratio i.e., if you're cooking lunch. This network is open to all supervisors, directors, and administrators of licensed early learning and childcare programs. The intention of the group is to encourage open conversation and collaboration to enhance quality practices, such as human resource practices and policies, pedagogy, and leadership. We have an open-door policy for all network meetings, we invite you to come as you are, when you can, if you are in a supervisor position! We will share and support each other in our professional and pedagogical roles. Each meeting we will spend our time together thinking more deeply about topics of interest, current trends and daily practice. We will approach problems from a solution-based lens together and have lively and respectful round table discussions. We would love to have someone from every centre join us as we continue to support one another through the journey! Bring yourself, invite a friend, and we can't wait to meet you, or see you again :)