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"

2A: Two-Eyed Seeing (etuaptmumk) Early Childhood Care and Development


Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Mi’kmaq, Mi’kmaq Children, their language and culture? Join Nik Phillips, as he explores a historical overview of the Mi’kmaw people, their customs and practices around child raring, and how gender plays so little in traditional Mi’kmaw child rearing. Participates will have an opportunity to see Early Childhood Education through a different lens and look at how we support differences in the classroom.

 

 Facilitator Bio: Nicholas (Nik) Phillps is a Treaty Education policy analyst for the provincial department of Office of L'nu Affairs, and a faculty member of the Nova Scotia Community College, teaching Early Childhood Education and the Poqji-kina’masulti’kw tel-kina’mujik mijua’ji’jk (Mi’kmaq Early Childhood Education) program. 

He is a member of Mulin Sipu (Millbrook Mi’kmaw Nation). As a young two-spirited knowledge holder, Nik embodies the practice of Etuaptmumk (two-eyed seeing), bringing a wealth of Indigenous and Western knowledge to his life and work. He holds the belief that reconciliation is imbedded in our ability to share, listen, and understand one another. He is a well-rounded person who believes in supporting others in their own places of knowing.

Nik holds a BA (Honours) and MA (Child and Youth Study) from Mount Saint Vincent University. He is an active member of community who advocates for language, culture, inclusivity, and equity. He most recently served as the Director of Early Education for Mulin Sipu. 

Aside from Nik’s professional pursuits, he is an adventurous individual who enjoys the outdoors, collecting traditional medicines, hunting, fishing, gardening, bee keeping and growing. He is also a traditional artist, collecting and designing Mi’kmaw traditional baskets, porcupine quill work and bead work.

 

 

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November 15, 2021
9:00 AM

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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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