Developing Your Professional Brand & Identity as an ECE in-person workshop. 🗓 Wed., October 4, 🕡 6:30 - 8:30 pm 📍 NEW Location: Conestoga College, in ECE 300 📌 Register now at forms.gle/PbnekQBwr2R2An… #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment

Developing Your Professional Brand & Identity as an ECE in-person workshop. 🗓 Wed., October 4, 🕡 6:30 - 8:30 pm 📍 NEW Location: Conestoga College, in ECE 300 📌 Register now at forms.gle/PbnekQBwr2R2An… #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment

🌟 #ECEWorthMore Advocacy Challenge 🌟 Parents, educators, businesses &kids, tell us why ECEs and Child Care Workers are Worth More to you! 1️⃣ Add a comment 📝 2️⃣ Post an image 📸 3️⃣ Share a video message 📹 Deadline: Oct 16 at noon ⏰

Developing your Professional Brand as an ECE. Engagement with parents, peers and children; your appearance and leadership/setting an example all impact your reputation and your personal and professional brand.

The Early Years Coalition Waterloo Region invites you to join us online on Wednesday November 15th, from 7-8pm (EDT). We will spend our time discussing opportunities for participation in the National Day of Action for the Early Years Workforce. We can’t wait to see you there!

This Thursday, wear #DotForSpots - for child care spots, that is. All children and families have a right to high-quality ELCC. Join the National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care. Better Access. Better Wages. Better Quality.

Take action… join the rally, wear #DotsForSpots or start a conversation. Every action counts.

Take action.

Thanks to Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre for sharing their Day of Action ideas. What are you doing to raise awareness and support on the Nov 30 Day of Action?

On November 30, wear #DotsforChildCareSpots All children & families need access to high-quality #EarlyLearning and #ChildCare. Recent investments in the #ECE workforce are good, but they are just a first step in what's needed to ensure that every child thrives. #SupportChildCare

Calling all child care/FDK staff: Join us for these great Feel Good February networking events: 📅 Thurs, Feb 22: 6:00 pm 📅 Sat., Feb 24: 10:30 am 📅 Sat., Feb 24: 10:30 am 📅 Sat., Feb 24: 2:00 pm RSVP at: buff.ly/3TgGxgB

Thanks Region of Waterloo for continuing to provide recycling ♻️ services to early learning and child care centres, despite being excluded under the new regulations. 🙂

Tonight, April 9, Child Care Parent & Family Community Action meeting. Parents with and without child care are welcome. By coming together in solidarity, we hope to build our collective voice and advocate for positive change for child care in ON. Scan the QR code to register.

When dozens of parents from WR joined the OCBCC/ AECEO Parent Community Action meeting to share their experience on child care wait lists, we knew we had to take action. Happy to work with RisingOaks Early Learning, CreativeBeginnings & Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre to co-host this roundtable.

Welcome MPP @ToddSmithPC, the new Minister of Education. We look forward to working with you to support Ontario families and the child care workforce as part of an expanding system under CWELCC.

Thanks to Lori Prospero, CAE, Barb Cardow and Sandra for sharing their perspectives for this child care check in. Investing in the workforce to truly make early childhood education a viable career option will support expansion and ultimately children and families.

Just Asking: a special segment on the Canada-wide Early Learning/Child Care program on Sat, Sept 7, 4 - 6 pm. Includes a back-to-school discussion on child advocacy & insights from Morna Ballantyne, of Child Care Now, on the significance & potential growth of CWELCC.