In this workshop care providers and parents learn about the supports available to families from FSI - including what the supports look like and how to access them. The Family Support Institute offers free supports to families of children who are diagnosed and undiagnosed and champions the rights of individuals with disabilities.

This workshop brings you some of the most compelling research on media overuse and its impact on early development. We’ll explore how heavy exposure to screens can interfere with a child’s ability to focus, form secure attachments, and grow socially and emotionally, all foundational to healthy learning and relationships. But this isn’t just about what’s […]

In this workshop we will think about our youngest learners holistically, and discuss ways that we, as educators, can support them in a safe manner. Supporting infants and toddlers safely, means they can learn, grow and thrive in a healthy childcare environment that has been designed specifically for them. Understanding ways to support young children […]

This fun and interactive 8 hour course trains people how to react and improvise when dealing with life threatening emergencies. This course includes initial assessment, disease prevention, secondary survey, airway obstruction, adult, child and infant CPR and AED (level C). Recognition and first-aid treatment for head and spine injuries, shock, burns, bleeding, seizures, broken bones, […]

In this playful workshop we will read and sing together while sharing a variety of associated literacy extension ideas. Participants will leave the workshop, refreshed with a variety of hands-on, interactive activities and book ideas that can be easily incorporated into programming. This workshop is designed for those working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Asibikaashi, the Spider Woman; In Ojibwe tradition, she would weave intricate webs to catch negative spirits, allowing positive dreams to reach the sleeper. It was believed that the web would catch the bad dreams and hold them until morning when sunlight would destroy them. Over time, the practice was shared and adapted by other Indigenous […]

Are you interested in opening your own child care centre and not sure where to start? Join our CCRR consultants for a 1 hour information session that will provide you the beginning steps of starting and opening your in-home or commercial setting child care centre. *NO CERTIFICATE IS GIVEN FOR THIS INFORMATION SESSION

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Behavior is a form of communication. Children will communicate in the most effective and efficient manner available to them at any given time. During this workshop we will explore some of the factors that influence a child’s behavior and help us to work with the child in ways that contribute to their growth and development […]

Many early childhood educators wonder how to fit in meaningful documentation in their practice with young children. This workshop will remind participants of the purpose of documentation in early childhood programs and will share examples of simple ways to create documentation to make children's learning and exploration visible. Participants will explore how to use their […]

This fun and interactive 8 hour course trains people how to react and improvise when dealing with life threatening emergencies. This course includes initial assessment, disease prevention, secondary survey, airway obstruction, adult, child and infant CPR and AED (level C). Recognition and first-aid treatment for head and spine injuries, shock, burns, bleeding, seizures, broken bones, […]

Discover how to harness one of the most powerful and versatile play resources in early childhood education—loose parts! In this engaging and practical workshop, participants will explore the 5Ws of loose parts and gain insight into the #1 mistake educators often make during play. We'll unpack the general course of events in play, discuss the […]