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HiMama Helps Webinar: Managing Mental Health During COVID-19

This webinar is all about prioritizing our mental health during COVID-19.  The session will cover the impact of the crisis on our well-being and practical strategies to manage our mental health.


Win at Online Meetings When You are NOT Home Alone!

Straight from an expert with lots of experience, here are some tips for presenting webinars and participating in conference calls when there are children around!


HiMama Helps Webinar: How To Run a Virtual Circle Time

This webinar is all about how to do a virtual circle time.  The session will cover strategies on how to keep parents engaged while distance learning and planning your own virtual circle time. It will also include a discussion on the pre-recorded versus live sessions, share easy activity ideas and more!


Webinar: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Behaviour

Trauma in young children is much more pervasive—and much more destructive—than we ever thought. The research on trauma has made it clear that children’s challenging behavior is not intentional, but is instead driven by fear and a protective strategy for coping with their experience. This webinar helps participants develop an understanding of trauma and how it affects behavior, learn ways to support children, and develop strategies to promote your own resilience

Webinar Series: Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic

In response to the current COVID-19 climate, Families Canada (FC) and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) is launching a weekly webinar series called Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic. The weekly webinars will highlight some possible effects of the pandemic on young children’s behaviours and emotions and discuss ways to support children, families and service providers. View the recordings now!

10 Important Professional Development Topics for ECEs

Wondering which topics you can study that will help you engage in developmentally appropriate ways to nurture and nourish this generation of young children? Here's a list of 10 professional development topics that ECE teachers are studying today - that they might not have explored 10 years ago!

Webinar – Bracing for COVID-19: What Early Childhood Programs Need to Know and Consider

While we may have heard tips to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, you may be scrambling to figure out the many other details that will impact your program. This Early Childhood Investigations webinar will take a deeper dive into all aspects of disaster preparedness including policies and procedures, and health considerations.


Webinar: Moving Beyond Multicultural Education- Promoting Equity in Early Childhood Education

This inspiring webinar is designed to create a shift in how early childhood professionals view and address educational equity in early childhood settings. The session will help you learn about implicit racial bias and its role in managing behaviour, learning experiences, and relationships. Participants will leave the webinar with a better understanding of the inequities and barriers as well as practices that promote more equitable learning experiences for all children.

New CMAS Online Course: Understanding Child Abuse and Your Duty to Report

Canada takes the protection of children very seriously. Each year thousands of children are subjected to abuse while in the care of their families. All of us who work with families need to understand our duty to report and role in protecting children. This includes knowing how to identify different types and indicators of abuse, cultural considerations, and steps to report and document suspected abuse–as well as strategies to support staff, parents, and children after a report has been made. All CNC program staff and administrators are encouraged to take our new interactive ecourse Understanding Child Abuse and Your Duty to Report.

Free Online Course! The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development

With leading experts in the field – from Harvard University, New York University and UNICEF - ecourse participants will explore how neuroscience, sociology, anthropology and other studies have influenced our understanding of early childhood development. Find out more and register now!