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 Fall Conference

2A: Mirror mirror on the wall... am I really a professional at all?


Mirror mirror on the wall... am I really a professional at all?
with Michelle Doucette & Donna Barrett
8:30 am - 12:00 pm

As ECEs, we often feel as though we are not taken seriously by society. Long hours, low pay and heavy responsibility are all indicators of undervalued professions. It is easy to wonder how such a valuable and essential profession can go without distinction when we contribute so tremendously to shaping young minds. 

This session will explore professionalism and all that it includes in the field of early learning. While we believe that the work we do leads us to professionalism, there may be more to it than we can currently see. During this session, we take a deeper look in the mirror as the first step to evaluating ourselves as professionals, and help us to discover ways to "up" our professional image and accent the value with regular evaluation of ourselves, our environment and our program.

Date & Time

October 20, 2017
8:30 AM

Location

Memorial Hall | Confederation Centre of the Arts | Charlottetown PE

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2017 ECDA Fall Conference
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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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