Keeping Reusable Water Bottles Clean
We often ask parents to bring in reusable water bottles, but did you know that without proper cleaning, children's water bottles can be filled with germs?
Reusable water bottles must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis to avoid contamination.
How to Facilitate Risky Play
Risky play is when children engage in risk-taking activities. This benefits the child because it helps them build essential skills for their development; for example, their confidence, self-regulation, and independence. But how can we
facilitate risky play safely in our programs?
How to Transform Challenging Behaviour
Are you struggling with children's behaviour and looking for ways to teach social-emotional skills in your CNC program? Here's a website and resources might help! You can even
download a free resource that's full of simple, practical strategies to help you create positive changes in your CNC program.
Dos and Don’ts of Classroom Decorations
What you put on your classroom walls can affect your students’ ability to learn. Heavily decorated classrooms can bombard students with too much visual information, interfering with their memory and ability to focus, a new study finds.
So what do researchers say teachers should do?
Toddler Activity Idea: Colour Run & Sort
With the long winter months, many children are missing outside play… so this
fun toddler activity idea that combines gross motor and colour recognition might be just what your program needs!
Measles Outbreak: Is your CNC program ready?
With the recent measles outbreak, it’s a good opportunity to review policies and procedures to ensure that you are meeting requirements and following public health expectations. Do you continue to provide information to parents about immunization? Do you understand public health expectations for documenting children’s immunization and developing an exclusion plan? Canada Public Health has weekly monitoring
reports on measles and a
parent's guide to immunization. HealthLinkBC also has
multilingual information about vaccination that you can share with parents. Contact your
local public health office for more information.
VIDEO: What is “Self-Reg”?
Have you ever wondered what it means when someone talks about "Self-Reg"? Here's a 1-minute video that explains
Self-Reg: A 5-step method for reducing stress.
A call for action: Increasing the mental health outcomes of our educators
Being an early childhood educator comes with a responsibility to inspire, cherish, provoke and entice deep learning processes in the children we care for and educate. With so much responsibility and emphasis on the importance of quality in early childhood programming, it is no wonder that educator mental health topics are coming up more often. It's time to put some thought into how you're going to
support your positive mental health and wellbeing this year!
Updated guidelines for introduction of common allergenic foods to infants
According to the
Canadian Paediatric Society, for high-risk infants (and based on developmental readiness) it's best to introduce common allergenic solids at around 6 months of age, but not before an infant is 4 months of age.
Making Small Feel Tall: The Early Childhood Classroom at a Child’s Eye Level
Imagine how the world looks from the eyes of a child: with everything always (literally) over their heads. This article has
tips for creating spaces that empower the children in our programs.
