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Professional Development

Early Years Professional Development Centre

Goodwill Community Foundation

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L’Association de Development Professionel Pre-scolaire du Quebec (L’ADPPD)

L’ADPPD est engagée à fournir un soutien, le perfectionnement professionnel et des ressources a ces membres grâce a des possibilités qui garantissent l’intégrité du dévouement de l’association pour aider les professionnels de l’enfance atteindre leur plein potentiel.

Manitoba Child Care Association

The Manitoba Child Care Association (MCCA) is a nonprofit, membershipfunded, nonpartisan organization incorporated in 1974. Their mission is to advocate for a quality system of child care, to advance early childhood education as a profession, and to provide services to our members.

Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning

The Early Childhood Education Unit provides leadership and support to school divisions in the area of early learning for children up to age 8 years. Our focus is birth to eight since this is the most rapid period of development in human life. Through a collaborative approach, the unit partners with school divisions, other government departments (provincial, federal), Early Learning and Child Care, educational stakeholder groups, and parents to promote developmentally appropriate programming and services that help to prepare children for successful school entry and optimal learning in the early years.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Nova Scotia Child Care Association

The Nova Scotia Child Care Association (NSCCA) is a nonprofit organization that recognizes that child care practitioners are the main ingredient in high quality child care and provide a valuable service to society. The organization is committed to improving standards and guidelines for the profession and thereby increases the quality of child care. NSCCA is dedicated to increasing the recognition of the important role of child care practitioners in providing quality child care to our children. PD provided: The ethical practice of its members and support its members in applying ethics to their work, the use of standards of practice in its members.

PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture

The PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture has a section for administrators and educators in the early childhood sector and the public school system. You will find documents and resources that support teaching and learning and information that describes our early childhood and school programs and services.

Quebec Association for Preschool Professional Development

The Quebec Association for Preschool Professional Development promotes quality care for children in Quebec by providing ongoing professional development within the field.

Saskatchewan Early Childhood Association

The Saskatchewan Early Childhood Association, SECA, is a nonprofit, membership based organization dedicated to the support of high quality early childhood care, development and education. SECA provides education, research, resources and services to early childhood educators and those interested in the growth and development of children.