Events

Due to the Spring Conference being held on May 2nd, there is no Family Home network in May, we look forward to welcoming you in June! The Family Home Centre Network will meet one evening monthly (1st Thursday)  to work together to collaborate in ways of providing high quality childcare.  It is a “come when you can” Network, for anyone who wants to talk about fresh ideas, needs help breaking down barriers, or is interested in professional development! We know that Family Home Centres play a vital role in communities and Early Childhood Education, and especially now with PEI being a part of building a Canada Wide system. We hope that this Network will build on the foundation and help more families have access to high quality spaces in their communities! If you have any questions about the Family Home, please contact  Jennifer Nangreaves at 902-368-0070 or email [email protected]

We invite you to come together with your fellow island infant educators to share your experience, knowledge and to collaborate giving your infant rooms some new and fresh ideas.​ Attending this workshop you can expect to discuss uniquely infant room topics like creating spaces, attachment, behaviors and helping new families adjust to their new childcare days. ​ We will share some of things we have learned to help our day run smoother, as well as helping to facilitate the knowledge of the room so that you will be able to take back some songs, sources and activities to implement into your classrooms on Monday.​ --------- Facilitator Bio: Brenda and Amber are two passionate infant educators that have been team teaching together for 13 years. With 20 years of experience in the Early Childcare field they work to promote quality childcare. Through trial and error, research and workshops they have developed a happy and efficient infant space that they are eager to share with you.​ Attending this workshop, you can expect to discuss uniquely infant room topics like creating spaces, attachment, behaviors and helping new families adjust to their new childcare days.

“Courageous conversations mean having the courage to show up when you can’t control the outcome.” ~ Brené Brown The ECDA is excited to host ECE Sharing and Networking sessions. These are open door meetings that welcome anyone working as a front-line educator. These meetings will provide space to gather with other early childhood educators to share what is on your heart or to seek support. The meetings are a place to listen, provide encouragement, share resources, and connect with your colleagues across the province. We would love to welcome at least one ECE from every Island centre to the network, and we realize some meeting dates will work better than others - so come when you can! The agenda for these sessions will be very flexible and will build over time based on the interest of those participating. Recently we have discussed things such as Dual Language Learners, Behaviours, PD wishes and many other! Come join us this month to see what comes up:) Registration for network meetings is required. This meeting will run with a minimum of 4 participants. These will be held once a month, so come when you can! Based on feedback we have flipped these to be entirely virtual:)

The School Age Supervisor\\\\\\'s Network Meeting will take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Based on your feedback, we\\\\\\'re now offering a hybrid option for this session. This network is open to all supervisors, directors, and administrators of licensed school-age programs. Our goal is to foster open conversation and collaboration to improve quality practices related to human resources, policies, pedagogy, and leadership. We welcome you to attend as you are, whenever you can, if you are in a supervisor position. During each meeting, we will share insights, support one another in our professional and pedagogical roles, delve into topics of interest and current trends, and address daily practices. Together, we will focus on solutions and engage in lively, respectful discussions. We would love to see representatives from every school-age center as we continue to support each other. Please feel free to bring a colleague—we look forward to meeting you or welcoming you back.