The world of child care and early childhood education is always changing, especially here in BC. We regularly gather articles, opinions and information to share. We hope you’ll find it interesting and valuable, whether you’re a parent, guardian, service provider or student. We encourage you to join the conversation with your own observations, news and questions.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to episode 5! In this episode Gyda welcomes Public Policy Researcher and Community Engagement Specialist Lynell Anderson. Lynell joins us to discuss the development of a wage grid for the early childhood education sector in BC and to update us on the latest steps toward implementation.
Our 7th episode of Friday Spotlight features ECE Instructor Pooja Kalsi.
Pooja joins us to tell us all about her upcoming workshop, Setting the Foundation for Early Literacy for Young Children.
Welcome back to our Podcast and Happy New year! In Epsiode 4, Gyda welcomes her very own 'in real life' sister, Rita Chudnovsky. A tireless child care advocate, Rita talks us through the Roadmap for $10aday Child Care in BC.
A Friday Spotlight festive special! Join our very own Professional Development team for a short chat and learn about our year here at WCCRC, as well as our future plans for 2022 and beyond.