This course was developed to meet the requirements for 20 hours of training for “Responsible Adult” as stipulated by Child Care Licensing Regulation. Through interactive sessions, it covers basic concepts about child development from birth to 12 years of age, child guidance, health, safety, nutrition and programming. Participants must be at least 19 years old […]

Participants will actively participate in critical thinking, dialogue and reflection. We will explore the following: What does it mean to be healthy? What are our beliefs and perspectives on healthy food? What is the connection between food practices and identity? How does licensing regulations and Canada Food Guide impact our practice? How are we considering […]

To provide a tailored experience for caregivers wanting to learn specific and applicable techniques for helping regulate the nervous system of both themselves as caretakers/educators/parents as well                                                          […]

This workshop is an interactive Indigenous led workshop that teaches the history of colonization in Canada. Participants will stand on blankets representing the land, working through pre-contact, treaty making and colonization, which fosters empathy and understanding of our shared history.

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

This workshop invites educators to shift their understanding of behaviour from something to manage or correct to something meaningful to listen to. Participants will explore behaviour as a form of communication, especially when children lack the words to express their needs. Through real-life examples, reflection, and practical strategies, educators will learn how to identify the  […]

Science connects so naturally to the play-based approach to learning because through play children investigate, test out their ideas and build knowledge about the world around them. In this workshop we will explore a range of fun, hands-on activities that will help build your confidence in exploring science with 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, […]

Participants will gain information on specific communication challenges, and strategies to use within their own educational settings. Specific emphasis will be placed on the following: speech and language milestones, disorders of the voice, stuttering, augmentative and alternative communication, feeding and swallowing, bilingual and multilingual language development, specific strategies to facilitate communication.

This workshop breaks down what pedagogy is and how it shows up in everyday practice. We discuss the BC ELF, pedagogical choices and we focus on empowerment as we highlight all the pedagogy we embody daily. This workshop discusses the origins and meaning of pedagogy, how it shows up in ECE settings, and all the […]

Compassion in childcare means responding to children with understanding, patience and emotional awareness. It involves seeing behaviour as communication of unmet needs rather than misbehaviour and supporting children with calm, respectful guidance. It also includes using simple, validating language, setting clear but kind boundaries and giving children choices to help them feel safe and in […]

In these hands on, in person, small group workshops we will be exploring a variety of materials at the Abbotsford CCRR. Creatively engage with many different materials in open-ended ways. Different materials will be explored every month. Spending time experimenting with a variety of materials will help educators build confidence in presenting materials to children. […]