Health and Safety
Understanding the Brain Story: Free Trauma-Informed Learning Resources
Do you ever wonder how early relationships and experiences shape lifelong outcomes and make a difference for kids? Explore these free videos, toolkits, and evidence-based resources on brain development, trauma, and resilience - all designed to help us strengthen trauma-informed practice in our programs.
Big Feelings, Small Moments
Children who are healthy in mind, body, and heart can thrive in every way - because mental health is health. This Mental Health Month, Sesame Workshop is sharing new videos and free resources to help us navigate big feelings, build resilience, and practice problem-solving together.
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month and Food Allergy Canada has lots planned this month to increase awareness and education of food allergy across the country. How will you spread awareness and education in your program this month?
Small Steps, Healthy Wins: Training & Parent Resources
Small Steps, Healthy Wins is a clinician-designed training with practical, family-centred, evidence- and strengths-based resources that can also be shared with families to support small, meaningful steps toward healthy everyday routines.
Keeping CNC Spaces Safe: Everyday Electrical Safety
Creating safe CNC environments includes paying close attention to how electrical products are used in care and program spaces. This Health Canada resource provides clear, practical guidance to support safe everyday use of items like extension cords and power bars.
Poison Prevention and Emergency Procedures
The best way to keep kids safe from poisonings, is by storing potentially harmful household items safely, and knowing emergency protocol. Knowing who to call when a poisoning occurs can be lifesaving. This video series features parents and healthcare professionals from across Canada, telling the real-life stories of poisoning incidents. Hear from parents who called the poison centre for help as well as the healthcare professionals who work in Canada’s poison centres about the cases they manage and their tips for preventing poisoning.
Buckle up! Child car seat safety
Properly installed child car seats are crucial for children's safety in a vehicle, yet choosing and installing a car seat can be confusing! To assist the newcomer parents in your program, you can help by sharing these Health Canada resources and visuals.
Family Day Across Canada
Family Day is celebrated differently across the country, but no matter where you live, it's a great opportunity to encourage families to get outside and have some fun with the kids! Here are two lists full of outdoor winter activity ideas to share with parents this month: 6 Budget-Friendly Winter Activities for Families & 10 Fun & Easy Outdoor Winter Activities for Kids
New Resource: Reducing Risks Through Effective Supervision
Inadequate supervision is one of the most common concerns in early learning and child care settings. The new resource, Professional Supervision: Reducing Risks in the Environment, provides practical strategies to strengthen supervision, reduce risks, and keep children safe across all environments. You can use it to reflect on current practices, enhance team collaboration, and build confidence, so your team can provide safe, engaging spaces where every child can learn and thrive.
Food, Feeding and Physical Activity in the Early Years
In this workshop Nicole Fetterly, Lead Trainer at Appetite to Play will enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence in creating childcare settings that support physical literacy, healthy eating and healthy child development. Planning tools, self-assessments, recipes, games and activities will be shared. An overview of the resource-rich Appetite to Play website will be included.
Handout: Online Workshop Resources