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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Early Childhood Educators are the cornerstone to early childhood development and education. They are experts in early childhood education, child development, and program planning/implementation. The Early Childhood Development Association believes in partnering with educators to inspire positive outcomes and healthy child development for PEI's youngest children. 

The ECDA works with Early Childhood Educators to provide them with the resources, professional development, support, and the collaborative voice needed to deliver high quality early learning and child care services and programs.

Membership with the ECDA is open to any person involved or interested in early childhood development and helping Prince Edward Island families make the early years count. With your ECDA membership, you will gain invaluable benefits, including access to an extensive bank of resources on this website. To access these resources, log in with your membership information through the link above.

There are many non-member resources available through our website, including a calendar of upcoming professional development activties and other events, a list of career opportunities currently listed within PEI's ELCC system, public resources on child development and more! We invite you to browse through our site. If you are not yet a member, you can learn more about why you should join us at the link above!

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