Victoria CCRR will be closed Saturday August 1 and Monday August 3 for the BC Day Long Weekend.
Weekend Forecast: 99% chance of doing nothing, with a slight chance of something!
All weekends should be long, and all pajamas should be mandatory!
The Victoria CCRR team wishes everyone a safe and restful long weekend.
Our team will be back Tuesday August 4 at 9:00 am to assist you.
50 Essential Early Childhood Thought Leaders Canada
The first five years of a child’s life are the most consequential period of human development. Research in developmental neuroscience has established that the brain forms more than one million new neural connections every second during early childhood, laying foundations for language, emotional regulation, executive function, and social competence long before a child steps through a kindergarten door. Canada has built one of the most ambitious early childhood education and care systems in the world in response to this science.
Behind the landmark Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreements and the consequent policy achievements, is a field rich with thinkers, researchers, advocates, and practitioners who have spent their careers making the case for early childhood as a national priority. The 50 people on this list are the leaders who have genuinely shaped how Canada thinks about, delivers, researches, funds, and advocates for its youngest citizens.
To see the complete Clarity list, see here.
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Fifth Annual Métis Early Years Conference
Registration is now open for the fifth annual Métis Early Years Conference!
The Métis Early Years Conference brings Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Professionals together to continue the development and growth of supports for children with diverse abilities through a Métis lens.
This year’s theme is:
“Walking in a Good Way:
Honouring Métis Ways of Knowing and Being in Early Childhood.”
October 22-24, 2026
Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort
100 Harbour Road, Victoria
This year’s Métis Early Years Conference focuses on strengthening early years practices by grounding them in Métis culture, identity, and community.
Experience cultural breakout sessions, keynote speaker presentations, networking with MNBC staff, early learning professionals, provincial partners, and more.
Follow this link to register
Lullaby Choir
Come and sing with other early childhood educators in the Lullaby Choir!
The ECEBC Code of Ethics names the prioritization of “personal health and well-being” as one of ten principles that guide professional practice. Each week, the Lullaby Choir explores how singing in a group supports our nervous systems, and how co-regulation can support our holistic well-being.
Every Thursday, we meet in Fernwood to sing together from 6:00-7:30 pm.
We learn songs in a call-and-response style, no need to read music, or to have any formal training. We sing together because it feels good, and we would love to sing with you!
There is no cost to participate, and educators are offered professional development certificates to acknowledge your time.
Please email: lullabychoir.ece@gmail.com for more information.
