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: 2021 ECDA Fall Conference- "Be the Leader You Would Follow"

1A: Peer-Mentoring through Communities of Practice: Opportunities for Belonging, Engagement, and Renewal


As early childhood educators, we all know the importance of the early years for young children, but what about the importance of the early years for early childhood educators? The journey of becoming an early childhood educator takes time, and it does not happen in isolation. The Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC) reports that as many as 50% of beginning early childhood educators leave the field within the first five years of work (ECEBC, 2012). This statistic does not have to include you or your fellow educators. Are you an Administrator, a Senior Educator, or a Team Leader? As a leader, you have the opportunity to make such a difference in the lives of beginning early childhood educators, including all of your staff and colleagues. How can you move beyond managing to leading – giving direction, offering inspiration, building teamwork, setting an example, and gaining acceptance (Rodd, 2006)? How can you develop a culture of learning and respect within the workplace? What aspects of mentoring are important to ensure a successful experience for both mentors and mentees?

In this workshop, you will learn about the Peer-Mentoring for Early Childhood Educators in BC Project. Information on how the project was set up, what components helped to make it a success, as well as what participants experienced will be shared. Through this project, participants found a safe space to share their everyday experiences as early childhood educators. As one educator shared, “The Peer-Mentoring [Project] gave us a space and an intention, a structure to come together and share our individual journeys and our different journeys”. Ideas for starting up a peer-mentoring program in your community will be shared.

 

Facilitator Biography
Dr. Laura K. Doan is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education and Social
Work at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, where she teaches in the Early
Childhood Education and Master of Education programs. Laura recently completed a
province-wide peer-mentoring project for early childhood educators, that took place in
17 regions across British Columbia, Canada. Laura is inspired by the wisdom, strength,
and resilience of early childhood educators.

 

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November 12, 2021
1:15 PM

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2021 ECDA Fall Conference- "Be the Leader You Would Follow"
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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 12.00 professional development training hours.
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