The Early Childhood Professional Resource Centre is a virtual support that highlights professional learning available in our community.
Region of Waterloo Children’s Services is working on developing a new model for professional learning supports, based on feedback we have received from the community, with the resources available to us.
Region of Waterloo Children’s Services is working on developing a new model for professional learning supports, based on feedback we have received from the community, with the resources available to us.
upcoming professional learning
Please see the Indigenous Reconciliation, Communities of Practice and the Rainbow Families page for additional learning opportunities.
Half-Day Professional Learning (Virtual) - Friday, May 29, 2026 (1:00-4:00pm)
• Virtual event for all Early Years Professionals (educators/facilitators/consultants, supervisors, managers, directors/owners).
• About the Session - “Supporting One, Supporting All: Collaborative support models for inclusive communities”, Dr. Shelley Moore
Full-Day Professional Learning (In person) - Monday, October 19, 2026
• In-person event for all Early Years Professionals in licensed child care and EarlyON (educators/facilitators/consultants, supervisors, managers, directors/owners).
Half-Day Leaders' Summit (In person) - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (8:00-12:00pm)
• More details to come
• Virtual event for all Early Years Professionals (educators/facilitators/consultants, supervisors, managers, directors/owners).
• About the Session - “Supporting One, Supporting All: Collaborative support models for inclusive communities”, Dr. Shelley Moore
- In this session, we will review some big ideas about inclusion in early learning settings. Then we will connect to Universal Design for Learning principles as well as Ontario's early learning frameworks and look at how we can plan for a child with a disability, in ways that can support many children in a community. The inclusive planning process aims to situate Disability as an identity, not a deficit, and so to determine what supports children require, teams are shifting to look at needs, instead of disabilities, as a reference point. In this way, planning for inclusive learning environments can be universal, and anticipate needs of everyone in a community.
Full-Day Professional Learning (In person) - Monday, October 19, 2026
• In-person event for all Early Years Professionals in licensed child care and EarlyON (educators/facilitators/consultants, supervisors, managers, directors/owners).
Half-Day Leaders' Summit (In person) - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (8:00-12:00pm)
• More details to come
