Exploring the importance of promoting inclusivity in play by offering different toys labeled by gender. Participants will have the chance to learn and break down barriers or stereotypes of toys highlighted to connect or identify gender roles. Participants will learn about different resources that can be used as a tool to support gender roles and toys. 

To remind providers that not all children are alike. Children are forever changing and evolving whether it is physical challenges, behavior challenges, gender questions. Children go through many emotions and parents are at a loss at times with how to connect. If we can show how working together between provider and parent can better help emotionally secure a child’s life. As a community we can make a difference and learn acceptance.

This engaging and informative session is designed to empower caregivers and educators with the tools to enhance communication with infants and toddlers and build stronger bonds through the power of baby sign language.

Explore stress and the impact it has on children’s socio-emotional development.

During this workshop, participants will learn more about stress and how it impacts child development. They will have the opportunity to discover some strategies that will help them manage childhood stress in their care program, and they will also have information that will allow them to learn the extreme relationship between stress management and children’s socio-emotional development. All of this will enable participants to connect with the children in their program in a meaningful and educationally positive way.

Exploring the importance of promoting literacy at a very early age. Providing an inclusive literacy experience in learning environments that support early child development. Participants will have opportunities to learn about the different resources that support the understanding of introducing literacy at a young age. Topics highlighted are Books, Libraries, shared activities, and communication.   

This workshop will present some ideas for improving the profitability of a childcare business and implementing new revenue streams. The facilitator will share various strategic ways to make a childcare business more profitable.  

Transforming negative and struggles into families’ strengths. Providing opportunities and learning experience where participants will explore using peripheral vision or indirect vision to avoid judgement towards families. Participants will have opportunities to learn about strategies that support outlining families’ strengths.  

Through this workshop, the goal is to lay the groundwork for healthy socioemotional development in early childhood, equipping educators with strategies and knowledge that can be applied in the educational environment to educate children not only about the importance of empathy and effective communication but also to create environments that foster positive practices from early childhood. This establishes a solid foundation for healthy interpersonal relationships in their future lives, involving the participation of parents.

In this workshop, educators will learn how to go beyond the barrier to create an inclusive environment that incorporates cultures in their programs. Educators will learn about why the connection between different languages and music is impartment. How to create the connection to make child’s first step in exposure to their own and multi-cultures more acceptable. And lastly, the impact it will have on a child’s language development. 

Dive into the enriching world of early childhood literacy with our workshop, ‘Cultivating Inclusive Literacy: Interactive Reading and Oral Storytelling in Early Education.’ This dynamic session empowers educators and caregivers to create inclusive learning environments by embracing the transformative power of interactive reading techniques and the timeless tradition of oral storytelling. Participants will gain practical strategies for engaging young learners from diverse cultural backgrounds, integrating multicultural literature into the curriculum, and fostering family involvement in literacy development. Join us as we explore the magic of storytelling and interactive reading, igniting a passion for learning that transcends cultural boundaries and nurtures the minds of our youngest learners.