Workshops & Training

Friday Spotlight Episode 13: Michelle Sradovnic

Welcome back to Friday Spotlight! After a summer hiatus we are back, chatting with Michelle Sradovnic about her upcoming workshop Managing Big Feelings: An Introduction to Emotion Regulation in Children.

In episode 13, registered clinical counsellor Michelle discusses how we hold space for children's emotions, including the difficult ones, and how we can support and steer children to express their emotions through experiencing, identifying, and processing them without becoming overwhelmed.

Friday Spotlight Episode 12: Ashleigh Davies

Welcome to Episode 12 of Friday Spotlight! In Emily's last ever Friday Spotlight episode, she interviews Ashleigh Davies about the power of dramatic play in the Early Years. Ashleigh is the presenter of our upcoming IN PERSON workshop Dramatic Play: More than Just the Housekeeping Corner On Saturday July 23 from 9:30am - 2pm.

Ashleigh is a post-secondary CWE instructor for Sprott Shaw College and has worked in a variety of roles with children over the last ten years, but she comes from a theatre background, previously working as a drama & musical theatre instructor.

Friday Spotlight Episode 11: Etovre Vese

In Episode 11 of Friday Spotlight, Rosa chats to Etovre Vese about strenghtening the connections between programs and families, ahead of her upcoming workshop on June 22 & 23.

Etovre has worn many hats during her Early Childhood Education career and offers insights into the complexity and fluidness involved in working with children and adults in childcare.

Friday Spotlight Episode 10: TK Hannah & Dee Abdi

Welcome to our 10th Episode of Friday Spotlight! In this episode, Emily chats to the hosts of our upcoming workshop, Digging Deeper: An Anti-Oppressive Look at Supporting Transgender & Gender Creative Children in the Early Years.

Friday Spotlight Episode 9: Candace Linklater

Welcome to Friday Spotlight Episode 9! In this episode, Nora introduces us to Candace Linklater, the "relentless Indigenous woman" presenting our upcoming workshop Guiding Early Learning Through Indigenous Worldviews on Saturday April 23.

Investing In Professional Development for Child Care Professionals

Continuation of The ECE Professional Development Bursary Fund

On February 18, 2022, the ECE Professional Development Bursary Fund (Bursary Fund) was relaunched to financially support child care professionals with their ongoing professional development in British Columbia. This initiative is funded through the Canada-British Columbia Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, in partnership with the Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (WCCRC), the agency responsible for administering the funds.

Friday Spotlight Episode 8: Ana Valle Rivera

Welcome to episode 8 of our Friday Spotlight podcast!

Today Ana Valle Rivera joins us to chat about her upcoming workshop Social Responsibility, Wellness and Resilience.

Ana is a parent, author, facilitator and founder of Early Years Workshops and Training and in this episode she shares how her personal experience with supporting her child's resilience through wellness has shaped her learning and research as an early childhood educator.