BC child care educators and early childhood professionals are essential in building happy, healthy communities across the province. We work with children, families, and community partners to create inclusive settings where all children can play, learn, and grow. Inclusive child care describes high quality programs that promote a sense of belonging, participation, and equity for all children. In an inclusive child care program, children with a range of skills and abilities are able to reach their full potential – in their own way and at their own pace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consultation processes showed that valued members within the child care community need support, strategies, and tools for understanding and supporting the diverse behaviours encountered in child care centres. The Behaviour in the Early Years Initiative deliverables work to help meet those needs, closing existing gaps and offering strategies for inclusive and respectful approaches to behaviour, which will benefit all individuals within care environments.

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The initiative deliverables include:

• A position statement

• A free online training

• Excellence in Action video series

• Digital toolkit for supporting children and their behaviours

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