Ooey Gooey Messy Fun! Designing Sensational Sensory Experiences Sensory fun for everyone! Are you ready to explore with all your senses? Are you ready to get hands on and messy with some sensational sensory ideas? That's what we will explore in our workshop all about sensory play. Sensory play is a multi-model approach to learning […]
No Waiting! Get Them Shaking! Learning Effective Transition Strategies I can see it like it was just yesterday...the children are climbing over each other as we help them put on their snow pants, jackets and boots to get them ready to go outside. It's a nightmare come true! Wait! This was yesterday! The reality sets […]
NEW! Center Stage Webinar! Insurance Made Easy for Childcare Welcome to Inspired Minds ECC Center Stage Webinars, where we bring in special guests to share with us their knowledge and expertise. This February, we are talking about Insurance! Yup...that's right....find out how you can help you and your family be a little less stress when […]
Where the Wild Things Are! Providing Effective Active Supervision You turn for 30 seconds and BAM! The children are climbing the shelves, running over, around and under things, biting is now a sport and chaos has erupted in your play space! What happened?! How can you ensure children's safety when chaos is happening? As early […]
Redefining Circle Time: Moving Beyond Adult Directed Groups Times with Young Children A time to connect. A time to feel a sense of belonging. A time to share stories. A time to learn about each other. This is what circle times in early childhood should be about. Gathering times and sharing circles are a part […]
Attracting & Retaining an All-Star Staff Team: Proven Strategies that Work! 3 Part Series (3 hours total): Wednesday, February 8 12:00-1:00PM Wednesday, February 15 12:00-1:00PM Wednesday, February 22 12:00-1:00PM Summary Attracting and Retaining a high quality team is perhaps the biggest challenge facing childcare leaders, not just in Alberta but across North America. Recent studies […]
Finding Calm in the Chaos: Importance of Self Care for Early Childhood Educators As early childhood educators, providers and leaders, we are used to always lending a helping hand when needed and going the extra mile for our children, our families, our co-workers and our field in general. We work hard, long hours. We go […]
Lunch & Learn! Exploring the Possibilities of Flight Welcome to our NEW Lunch and Learn webinars! These are mini online community webinars that give you some effective strategies you can implement right away! Lunch and Learn webinars are only 30 minutes and are offered over the lunch hour of 12:30-1:00PM. Each month we will present […]
The Me, The You, The We: Facilitating Social Emotional Learning Feelings! Feelings! And more Feelings! The everyday struggles of identifying and understanding big emotions is a tough gig for young children. It’s all so hard! But with the right positive supports and environment, children can thrive and build those skills required to manage these big […]
NEW! Leadership & Management: Top 5 Priorities for Childcare Leaders in 2023! FREE Welcome to our BRAND NEW online community webinars designed specifically for early childhood owners, operators, directors, assistant directors in leadership roles AND early childhood educators who would like to move into leadership and management roles! This session is to introduce you to […]
