The world of child care and early childhood education is always changing -- especially here in BC. We regularly gather articles, opinions and information to share. We hope you’ll find it interesting and valuable, whether you’re a parent, guardian, service provider or student. We encourage you to join the conversation with your own observations, news and questions.
Welcome to Episode 4 in Season 2 of our BC's Path to Universal Child Care Podcast. Today we turn the tables on our Interviewer Extraordinaire Gyda Chud, and ask her about her experiences and learning from her many years in the Child Care Sector.
Gyda discusses the importance of sharing stories in retaining and embedding learning, for both children and adults.
This Giving Tuesday, WCCRC is proud to be participating in a global day of giving!
The WELL is free for all borrowers! This includes our valued educators, families, students, care providers and all who are interested in quality early learning and care.
Please consider making a donation to our Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre Early Learning Library (WELL) campaign. Every contribution helps and we are so grateful for your support.
Welcome back to Season 2! We are so grateful for your support and interest in this Podcast, as we follow BC's Path to Universal Child Care, along with a series of special guests from the child care community.
In Episode 3, Gyda, Nora and Crystal chat with Adrienne Montani - social justice activist, child and youth advocate, past Vancouver School Board chair and Executive Director of First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society.
Finding Connection and Meaning through Communities of Practice
In this episode we explore how we find and sustain professional connections and meaning through communities of practice. We talk with Jacqueline Ewonus, Jen Vanderberg, Lisa Nicholson and Nicky Byres who are working as community of practice mentors with the ECE Professional Development Bursary Program. They share their powerful stories about participating in and leading communities of practice and the transformation that happens. Follow up with Jacqueline, Jen, Lisa and Nicky through Instagram or Twitter @bc_communities_of_practice. Find out how to get funding for a community of practice at eceprodbursary.org
In this episode, we explore how we find and sustain professional connections and meaning through communities of practice. We talk with Jacqueline Ewonus, Jen Vanderberg, Lisa Nicholson and Nicky Byres who are working as community of practice mentors with the ECE Professional Development Bursary Program. They share their powerful stories about participating in and leading communities of practice and the transformation that happens. Follow up with Jacqueline, Jen, Lisa, and Nicky through Instagram or Twitter @bc_communities_of_practice. Find out how to get funding for a community of practice at eceprodbursary.org
Finding Connection and Meaning through Communities of Practice
Finding Connection and Meaning through Communities of Practice
Welcome back to Friday Spotlight! After a summer hiatus we are back, chatting with Michelle Sradovnic about her upcoming workshop Managing Big Feelings: An Introduction to Emotion Regulation in Children.
In episode 13, registered clinical counsellor Michelle discusses how we hold space for children's emotions, including the difficult ones, and how we can support and steer children to express their emotions through experiencing, identifying, and processing them without becoming overwhelmed.
The Province is providing direct funding to child care providers to cut child care fees again, this time by as much as $550 each month, starting on December 1, 2022.
The Province is providing direct funding to child care providers to cut child care fees again, this time by as much as $550 each month, starting on December 1, 2022.
Families don’t have to take any action to see these new savings, they will be automatically applied to their child care bills each month for each child kindergarten aged and younger in a participating licensed child care centre.