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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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 2.00 professional development training hours.

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All Behavior is Communication

Children express their emotions through their actions, similar to adults who can articulate their feelings with words. Have you ever wondered to yourself why a child behaves a certain way, trying to uncover the message behind their actions? If you have, you're on the right track! You just need to shift your focus slightly. Instead of looking at the behavior itself, look at what the child is trying to communicate BEFORE it happens – that's where you'll find your answer. For instance, consider a scenario where you refuse a hug after visiting your grandparents, but they hug you anyway, leading you to react with yelling or hitting. This situation teaches two important lessons:

The significance of consent: Despite saying no, your words were disregarded, and the hug was given anyway.
The necessity to resort to yelling and hitting to ensure your words are acknowledged and respected.

Children deserve to be acknowledged, listened to, loved, and treated with respect for who they are. They are our youngest and most vulnerable members of our communities, they absorb everything around them like sponges. It's crucial to equip them with the understanding that they are our top priority during our time together, and that we will indeed walk the mile with them- and be their champion.

Facilitator Bio - Kati Smallman

Kati was born and raised on PEI, she grew up in Summerside and moved to Bloomfield with her Husband; Hayden Smallman. She and her husband have 3 beautiful children; one in heaven before arrival on earth, Roman who is 6 years old and Ruby who is 16 months old. After graduating from Three Oaks Senior High School in 2011, Kati attended the Early Childhood program at Holland College. When she completed her ECE diploma she decided to further her studies at UPEI, earning a degree with a Major of Child and Family Studies and a Minor of Family Science and a Certified Family Life Educator in 2016. She is currently the Owner/ Operator/ Director of Wee The West Childcare located in her home community; Bloomfield.

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10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

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All Behavior is Communication