Celebrating the Good Times! Understanding the Anti-Biased Approach to Celebrations in Early Learning Environments Celebrations! Holidays! Traditions! Celebrations in the early learning years are full of excitement, joy, and play. However, they can also be overwhelming, exclusive, and difficult for children if we don't consider the meaning and relevance of these holidays for children and […]
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 […]
From Crying to Smiling: Understanding Children's Behaviours Ever wonder WHY some children react in ways we just don't understand? The screaming, biting and hitting came from no where! When a seemingly small situation throws them right into a major meltdown. Feeling like you're at a standstill of what to do next? Well, then this webinar […]
RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 20, 2024 Lunch & Learn Mini Webinar: Image of the Educator Welcome to our Lunch and Learn mini webinars! These are 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. […]
ECE Leaders Social Event NEW for 2024! Connection is key! We are inviting all ECE Leaders to join us for our ECE Leaders Social Event! This is an opportunity to network, share our stories, and discuss struggles and how we have overcome them. You are not alone! Program Directors, Leaders, Owners, Assistant Directors, Dayhome Consultants, […]
The Third Teacher: Creating Responsive Environments to Support Children's Behaviours Children experience big feelings and have big actions to communicate these feelings with the people around them. It’s important that early childhood educators create an environment that is safe, physically, mentally, and emotionally, for children to learn about these emotions and discover ways to express […]
The Daily Struggle: Facilitating Conflict Resolution with Young Children Conflict is something that we all experience on a daily basis. We all have our own perceptions and experiences and opinions, and with children...these opinions can get very vocal! It's up to us, the adults in their lives, to facilitate how to resolve conflicts constructively so […]
DAP Trivia Time: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Best Practices in Early Learning and Child Care Are you DAP? What is DAP? This hands-on, full-participation workshop is designed to get you involved in understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices. What exactly is DAP? How does it affect my early learning environment, professional practices, and children’s learning? Come […]
Lunch & Learn Mini Webinar: Fabric Play Welcome to our Lunch and Learn mini webinars! These are 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 a different topic […]
Adventures of Play! Exploring Risky Play Taking risk is a necessary part of play. It's part of how children assess what they can do, what challenges them and what to leave until a later date to try. However, many of us face obstacles, barriers and reluctance to accept this into children's play. Join me as […]
