The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) has taken action to strengthen public awareness of the legal duty to report concerns about a child or youth’s safety or well-being under the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA).
Check out an article written by Kathreen Riel, the project manager of the ECE Professional Development Bursary Program.
In this article, Kathreen explores how communities of practice are transforming professional development for early childhood educators in British Columbia. Rather than focusing solely on improving outcomes, these communities offer spaces for connection, reflection, and personal growth.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has created resources to support child care facilities and school districts with emergency preparedness, response and recovery. The Education and Child Care Emergency Management Support Key Contacts 2024 includes key contact information for ministry and partner staff in the event of emergency. This document is intended for child care facilities, school districts and independent schools.
The Information Package – Emergency Management 2024 is a collection of information and resources for child care facilities, school administrators, independent schools, families and community regarding emergency management, wildfires, heat events, mental health and well-being, financial resources and droughts.
National Indigenous Peoples' Day is June 21.
Our Librarian Cassidy has put together some resources to support learning about the diverse culture of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of 'Canada' with young children.
Juneteenth commemorates the day slaves in Texas learned they were free — June 19th 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Civil War ended.
The resources below, compiled by our Librarian Cassidy, can be used to help you celebrate Juneteenth by learning about Black History and how to make a difference with young children.
Join Cassidy from the Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) for a virtual storytime! This episode features The Tortoise & The Hare, a traffic light game and the book Tortoise Finds His Home by Maya Fowler (Licensed under Creative Commons by Book Dash).
Some links to free anti-bias resources to support parents and educators in talking to young children about race, diversity and social justice.