Do you know about the growing global movement in early childhood education that was announced earlier this year?
More than ever before, the earliest years of life are being recognized as the foundation of human development and economic success. Propelled by a combination of science, economics, parental demand, new champions and common sense, we are witnessing a revolution in thinking. Read more about the latest ideas, inspiring innovations and growing momentum in support of young children and families around the world in
Early Childhood Matters: Advances in Early Childhood Development
If you use Borax in your program, this Health Canada advisory is for you!
Health Canada is advising Canadians to avoid using boric acid for arts and crafts projects, such as homemade slime, or modelling clay.
Find out more...
A Guide for Newcomer Parents About School in Canada
The
Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation has
a guide that will help to address some of the questions that immigrant and refugee parents may have about the school system in Canada, and give them the opportunity to address how their parenting role may be different in Canada than it was in their home country.
Video: How to Develop Literacy Skills With Dual Language Learners
Find ideas for helping young dual language learners with their expressive and receptive language skills through reading, writing, and speaking in this helpful
video.
Register Now for the 2016 Provincial Early Learning and Child Care Conference
This September, join the conversation about local innovation, leadership and advocacy, and share your knowledge and experiences to help move our sector forward in Ontario.
Find out more and register now!
Register now for Manitoba Child Care Association’s Annual Directors Conference
This year's conference, Three Columns of Leadership for Staff, Self and Boards, will take place on Sept 29-30, 2016 in Russell Manitoba.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity and register now!
What’s So Special about Canada? Understanding the Resilience of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Canada has a long history of immigration and has managed to maintain a consistently positive public consensus around its immigration system.
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Communication Cards Can Help Bridge Communication Challenges with Syrian Refugee Families
Butterfly Communication makes a set of cards for Arabic-speaking families and the people in the community who support them. The Basic Set of cards contains greetings, leave-takings, and general communication phrases (eg. Welcome, How are you?, How do you say ____ in English/Arabic?).
Videos to share with parents
Parenting can be hard - but you can support the parents in your program by providing them with information and tools to help them feel successful! These simple videos for parents of preschoolers have tips from other parents, show ideas in action and are available in both
English and
French.
Webinar: Nurturing Bilingual Infants and Toddlers – August 31
Being bilingual is good for the brain and the earlier children start to learn two languages, the easier and more successful that bilingual development can be. We know that language begins to develop before babies begin to talk, so
this webinar will share developmentally appropriate ideas for supporting home languages and introducing new languages in play and caring routines.
