• Upcoming Professional Learning
  • Online Learning
  • Communities of Practice
  • Reconciliation
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Early Childhood Professional Resource Centre is permanently closed. 
Region of Waterloo Children’s Services is working on creating a new model for professional learning supports, based on feedback we have received from the community, with the resources available to us.

We want to ensure programs and educators are getting the support they need.
As we work through these changes, please reach out to your Early Years Analyst, Rhonda Warren (Supervisor, Partnerships, Quality and Growth) at [email protected] or Kim Sangüesa (Manager, Partnerships, Quality and Accountability) at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Reconciliation

Region of Waterloo Children’s Services welcome you on a journey of discovery. As part of this journey, we offer you this video to view and consider how Truth and Reconciliation connect to the early years sector.

Reflection resources:

 Land Acknowledgement

Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
Whose Land - Welcome

 truth and reconciliation

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
Beyond 94 | CBC News
​Reports - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

community resources

Indigenous Community Resources | Family & Children's Services of the Waterloo Region
Indigenous Reads for Children | Region of Waterloo Library | BiblioCommons
​Indigenous Child Care | Canadian Child Care Federation

 podcasts, blogs, & articles

Kiwew | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Edge of the Bush – Where Worldviews Meet
How I Use Indigenous Teachings to Help My Kids Respect the Earth | Learning
This Mohawk woman is translating nursery rhymes to share her language with kids — and caregivers, too | CBC News
Educator Stories | Natural Curiosity
​Identity and Knowledge in Indigenous Young Children's Experiences in Canada

indigenous early learning framework

INDIGENOUS EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE FRAMEWORK

 books

First Nations 101 - Lynda Gray’s Guide to Indigenous Issues

additional resources

A Sense of Belonging: Supporting Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
A Child Becomes Strong: Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle
​The Sacred Space of Womanhood - Mothering Across the Generations (EN - web).pdf

Contact Us:
Rhonda Warren; [email protected]
Kim Sangüesa; [email protected]​
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