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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Event: 2017 ECDA Spring Conference

Workshop 1 (AM): "Equipped for Scientific Exploration" with Annette Comeau


9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conference Centre | Harvard Room

Workshop Description
Exploring science with young children is an exciting and organic process that is most effective when it emerges from the children’s own interests, questions and experiences. As educators we need to be prepared to recognize and to support these explorations when they arise. This workshop offers suggestions on how to begin this process. First we will look at some real world examples of children exploring science. Next we will work hands-on with materials that you might use to encourage or to support science experiences with your own group of children. In addition we will consider how to use loose parts and found objects as “scientific equipment”. Finally we will look at the types of science questions that seem to arise on a regular basis with young children and we will consider how you can start to acquire materials, to have on hand, that will support these explorations. Come along for a very hands-on science experience.

Facilitator Bio:  Annette Comeau (NS)
Annette Comeau BFA, BAAE, BD, is an artist and an early childhood educator. She has sixteen years of experience in the field of Early Childhood Education as a teacher, an assistant director, a director and as a centre artist. Recently she has started her own education consulting business, Carton Creative Education Consulting. She is a strong advocate for interest and project based approaches that engage children in meaningful and exciting learning. She has studied and practiced the Reggio Emilia Approach extensively and has participated in conferences and study tours both in Italy and the United States. She is very proud that her work and that of her colleagues has been written about in articles that have appeared in Young Children Magazine and in two books published by NAYEC. She feels privileged to be part of and to share in the wonder of learning with children and adults. To learn see more about Annette and her work you can visit her website www.cartonconsulting.com.

Date & Time

May 5, 2017
9:00 AM

Location

Slemon Park Hotel & Convention Centre

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2017 ECDA Spring Conference
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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 5.00 professional development training hours.
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