10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!

Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.

Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.

Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.

Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.

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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.

Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.

Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!

Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!

Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!

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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 12.00 professional development training hours.

Payment Policy:

The ECDA's payment policy for all Professional Development is that fees must be paid prior to attending*. The final date to make your payment is one week prior to the start date of the event, unless otherwise communicated (i.e. council or board run centres for cheque approval/signature, would be the exceptions). If payment is not received, before the event payment deadline, you will not be permitted to attend.

In the past, exceptions have been made by the ECDA, but with our growing membership, it has become increasingly difficult to manage. We thank you for your understanding and your commitment to your ongoing Professional Development. The ECDA.

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Please be aware that to receive a full refund of your registration fees, notice must be provided to the ECDA, via email, 2 weeks prior to the start date of the event. Beyond that, to receive a 50% refund of fees for a cancelled registration, appropriate documentation ie, doctor's certificate or such must be provided.

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Handle with Care Facilitator Training

This is a two day training to become a Handle with Care Facilitator.

The Handle with Care (HWC ) program is designed to help parents and caregivers promote the social and emotional well-being of young children. Handle with Care is for everyone who cares for or works with children, parents, grandparents, friends, and those who work in early childhood or family resource centres.

The Handle with Care program consists of four (4) Building blocks that are designed to be interactive and provide strategies that enhance the strengths of parents and caregivers. The Building Blocks are:

•Building Trust & Attachment

•Building and Enhancing Self-esteem

•Expressing Emotions

•Relationships with Others

The Building Blocks provide a range of information and activities. They can be used with groups that encompass parents and/or caregivers. For each Building Block, there are activities designed for parents or caregivers of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. These activities can be adapted to apply to specific age groups or multiple ages.

Facilitators: Handle with Care Master Trainers Kellie Davies, Sara MacDougall & Amber Sampson( Master-in-training)

Please Note: This training provides interested individuals with the opportunity to become Handle with Care Facilitators, in turn giving them the capacity to run their own programs for families and caregivers. Upon completion of the training it will be an expectation that you run a program within a year.

When you register here, you are registering to attend both days of training.

Please fill out the required forms, linked below and submit them back to Jayne Crane hwcpei@ecdaofpei.ca no later than October 19th. These forms MUST be submitted prior to attending the session, we thank you for your cooperation : ). They are fillable PDFs to make this process more convenient for you!

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Facilitator Backgrounder

This training is eligible for PD hours BUT only to those who are taking it for the first time!

Dates: October 22nd and 23rd

Location: Hunter River Community Centre, 19816 Route 2, Hunter River, PE

Time(s):

Day 1 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (refreshments available on-site for breaks. Lunch on your own

Day 2 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (refreshments available on-site for breaks. Lunch on your own

Lunch breaks will be 30 minutes long, so we encourage you to bring your own lunch with you, choose an option that is close to the venue, or order ahead of time.

Refreshments will be available for breaks, please advise of any dietary requirements that should be considered.

10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

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