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November 26, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Virtual
Karoll Aguila 902-368-1866
admin@ecdaofpei.ca

This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 2.00 professional development training hours.

Price

Free to Attend   $0.00+tax
Not yet a member   $50.00+tax You Pay

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  • Payment Policy

    To ensure your spot is secured, all Professional Development fees must be paid in full prior to the event. If you are paying individually you are required to pay at the time of registration.

    Exceptions: We allow flexibility for council or board-run centers requiring additional time for check approvals/signatures. Please contact us in advance if this applies to you. Payment is due one week before the event start date.

    *If you are mailing a cheque, please allow a few days ahead of the deadline for it to be received by the ECDA office. Our mailing address is: PO Box 2002, RPO Sherwood, PE C1A 9E3

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Event Details

Supporting Neurodiversity in Early Childcare Settings

This workshop provides early childhood educators with practical, evidence-informed strategies to support neurodiverse children in inclusive learning environments. Grounded in current research, autistic perspectives, and neuro-affirming practices, participants will explore autism, neurodiversity, emotional regulation, sensory processing, communication, and engagement.

Participants will learn how to understand behaviour as communication, build trusting relationships, and create environments that support regulation, participation, and learning. The session explores practical strategies for addressing sensory needs, supporting executive functioning, using visual supports, and adapting routines and environments to meet diverse learning needs.

Educators will leave with a toolbox of strategies to foster communication, engagement, play, and inclusion while supporting each child's unique strengths and interests. This training is ideal for childcare professionals, preschool educators, kindergarten teams, and others who support young children in early learning settings.

 

 

Facilitator Bio: Children's Autism Services (CAS) is a leader in family-centred autism services, providing individualized support for autistic children and their families. Founded in 2004, CAS offers multidisciplinary programs that are developmentally grounded, relationship-focused, and tailored to the unique needs and goals of each child and family. Guided by the SCERTS® framework, CAS emphasizes social communication, emotional regulation, and relationship-based supports that help children build meaningful skills across home, school, and community settings. Through direct services, education, training, and community partnerships, CAS supports children, families, professionals, and the broader community in fostering learning, development, inclusion, and meaningful participation.

 

Participation and Free Session Policy:

A reminder as this is a free session, ECDA has a payment policy for this-- Failure to attend will result in a $20 Admin fee being applied to your account, and you must pay this prior to attending any future free sessions. This policy has been implemented due to many no-shows at events. We value our facilitators and their time, and we often have to cap session capacity so not showing up for an event impacts others who may have wanted to attend. 

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.