Welcome to Inspired Minds ECC!

Inspired Minds ECC Consulting Inc. was created in 2015 and works with early childcare programs and early childhood educators. Everything we do here at Inspired Minds ECC is to help educators Connect, Play, and be Inspired! Our passion is to inspire individuals working with young children and their communities to provide high-quality care and learning experiences through practical and innovative professional development services and resources. Whether you are new to the field or have 20+ years of experience, we’ve got something for you! We work alongside you and your team to find the best strategies and practices that work for you and the children in your group. As each child is unique, so are the adults that inspire them, so we strive to guide you to embrace your passions and become competent and capable co-learners in this journey we take with children.

Sunday, June 12, 2022

We are soooo excited to announce our First Annual Protectors of Play Fun Walk in Edmonton, AB! We are putting on our walking shoes, gathering our team, family and friends and walking 5km (you can walk, run, dance, shimmy and shake….whatever works for you) for a great cause. Inspired Minds ECC is proud to support Kids Kottage Foundation as sour charity of choice! This is a great chance to not only connect with your team, but also with other early childhood educators, their families and friends and a chance to give back to the community. Whether you are joining us in-person or virtually, we are here to welcome you to our team as Protectors of Play!!

Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Program

Nominate a coworker or an early childhood educator you know that deserves a special SHOUT-OUT for their dedication and passion in the early learning and childcare field.

Learn More & Nominate an ECE

Welcome to Inspired Minds ECC

Inspired Minds was created in 2015 and works with early child care programs and early childhood educators throughout Alberta. Everything we do here at Inspired Minds ECC is to help educators Connect, Play and be Inspired! Our passion is to inspire, educate and motivate individuals working with young children, and their community, to provide high quality care and learning experiences through practical and innovative professional development services and resources. Whether you are new to the field or have 20+ years experience, we’ve got something for you! throughout Alberta. We work along side you and your team to find out the best strategies and practices that work for you and the children in your group. As each child is unique, so are the adults that inspire them, so we strive to guide you to embrace your passions and become competent and capable co-learners in this journey we take with children.

Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Program

Nominate a coworker or an early childhood educator you know that deserves a special SHOUT-OUT for their dedication and passion in the early learning and childcare field.

Learn More & Nominate an ECE

Continuing the Learning Journey

At Inspired Minds ECC, we pride ourselves on providing Early Childhood Educators and Protectors of Play with a range of high quality professional development opportunities to meet everyone’s needs. Whether you are a program lead looking for a TEAM workshop or webinar, just for your team, or an individual who wants to enhance their teaching practices, or an event organizer looking for high energy, informative and fun keynote speakers and presenters for their attendees…we have something for you! Online, in-person or hybrid options available.

Creating a Community

We here at Inspired Minds ECC understand the importance of connecting with like minded individuals who are as passionate as we are about the early years and our field as professionals. This is why we have created our Protectors of Play Membership Community! To connect early childhood educators, providers and leaders in one inspiring place! Not only do members get to connect with others, but they also get access to a variety of resources, activities, tips and tricks, inspirational ideas and VIP events and more!
Let’s connect, be inspired and grow together!

Community Events for Everyone

We are all about connecting with our community! Join our community events, workshops and webinars as a way to continue on your own learning journey as well as network with other passionate and professional early childhood educators. We don’t limit our community events to professional development opportunities, but also include our community charity events and other local community events that will help bring our community of early childhood educators together to connect, Play and be inspired! Together, we make a difference!

What our Clients Say About Us

I have had Tina come in to my child care programs to provide hands on and on line workshops for many years. Each workshop is exciting and interesting. My Educators are able to successfully use the information and ideas Tina has presented the next day in their own classroom. We appreciate the energy Tina brings when presenting and really enjoy the photos she uses to show examples of the ideas she is sharing. With the wide selection of topics Tina has to choose from my Educators are inspired to further their education. Thank you Tina for helping us to continue to be up to date and have exciting new ideas to implement!!

Over the last 6 years or perhaps longer our child care centre has been taking amazing workshops offered by Tina Geers from Inspired Minds ECC. In the past we have taken many numerous other workshops even related to the same topics but somehow, it does NOT compare to Tina's workshops. The other speakers are very boring, lectures and handout are long, not very relatable to our particular childcare classroom /daycare program. Totally the opposite with Inspired Minds!!! Tina works so very hard to making each workshop special with all her attention to details setting up for each table and chairs the course package, pens, some little goodies for staff to enjoy, and little creative toys, games or supplies related to the course/ topic. Tina is so prepared setting up everything well before workshop time including setting up projector and screen, an information table with extra resources and books, and creating a very tidy and organized meeting space. The best part is her final musical touch as she creates a warm, relaxing and happy atmosphere for the educators by putting on her super cool songs and playlist which include Louis Armstrong "What a wonderful world", Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Over the rainbow" and many more inspirational songs. The best thing about Tina is her excellent communication skills as she is so down to earth, can totally relate to child care/ daycare educators with all the daily lingo and experiences. Tina is very funny and keeps the 2-3 hour workshop go by so fast with her very interesting stories of her experiences related to teaching and classrooms. The BEST workshop was the "Tinkering and Toying with STEM". Tina brought more than 20 different actual activities and toys and set them all over our classrooms and the best part was that our educators got to explore and try hands on the great activities. Soon after this workshop Tina came into our OSC program and took the OSC children and teachers on a field trip to the nearby neighborhood "Dollar store" to help us select and pickup some Loose parts and STEM supplies and materials. When they all got back, they collaboratively created and worked to create really cool loose part and STEM activities in which the children still enjoy. Tina at Inspired Minds has totally and completely INSPIRED my educators and we can't wait to learn more!! Thank you so much Tina!!!

I have worked with Tina as both a fellow Consultant and having her to my centre to present to my team of Educators. Tina’s passion for Early Learning and Educator training is very evident in everything she does. She has developed a solid reputation within the field for delivering exceptionally high-quality Consulting Services. Tina is a true inspiration and guiding force in Early Learning and Care!

Land Acknowledgement

Inspired Minds ECC acknowledges that we are located on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 territory, upon which we play, live and work. We respect the histories, languages, cultures of First Nations, Metis, Inuit and all Treaty People, who have contributed greatly to the richness of our community. We honour the paths of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Metis, Dene and Nakota Sioux as we gather and walk alongside them in respect and unity. We recognize the importance of the teachings, values and cultures of the indigenous people that have gathered on this land for many generations. We acknowledge that we are all bound to these lands and demonstrate a connection and respect to these lands by spirit and intent of Treaty.