Health and Safety
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
Supporting Children in Developing a Practice of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with kindness and acceptance. When introduced early, it helps children build habits that support calm, confidence, and resilience throughout life. Mindfulness can reduce anxiety, promote well-being, and give children practical tools to manage stress and approach challenges with self-awareness.
Ginette Wilson of ECCDC will share resources and hands-on experiences to highlight the benefits of mindfulness and support curriculum planning for children of all ages.✨
Handouts:
Introducing Yoga in Preschool
Mindfulness Exercises for Kids
Reflection Journal
Why Mindfulness Belongs in the Classroom
Digital Well-Being for Families
Raising kids in today’s digital world isn’t easy. Caregivers all agree that young children’s digital use is spinning out of control, and nearly three-quarters of parents are concerned about the amount of screen time their children have. Technology isn’t inherently good or bad, though — it’s how we use it that matters. But it’s hard to know how to make informed tech choices for little ones. Sesame has developed some wonderful resources to help families navigate a digital world. From screen-time transitions to mindful media use, they’ve created simple, kid-friendly, research-tested strategies that help families build healthy digital habits. Check out these new videos, storybooks, and more here!
6 Mood-Boosting Yoga Poses to Try With Kids
Kids aren’t immune to stress and anxiety. There are a number of yoga postures (asana) and breathing techniques (pranayama) that can benefit children’s mental health and well-being and are easy to do with kids of all ages.Here are six wonderful poses that can help reduce stress and enhance well-being for children.