New Grapat materials are now available in the Early Years Learning Store! We've recently started carrying this beautiful brand of children's open-ended play materials and more new stock has arrived. The new items include:   Wood Together Nins This set contains 12 Nins...

It's back early this year!  Be sure to get to Tim Hortons next week to purchase your smile cookies and you’ll be supporting local charities and groups such as Options Community Services to help make a difference in our communities. Local stores supporting Options:•...

In recognition of May as Child Care Month, we hope you will join us on May 27th to kick back, relax and enjoy the show. Come in your PJ’s for fun, networking time, and a chance to win great door prizes! See the flyer below for more details.

Meet our reception team, Laura, Reetu, Harveen and Becca. This is the wonderful team who happily greets you when you visit us at the CCRR as well as who answers your phone calls, takes workshop registrations, supports you with questions or concerns you may have,...

Lisa's book provides an in-depth exploration of her approach to working with children. Using true-to-life examples, anecdotes, and her signature conversational style, this book presents and explores the true identifying characteristics of a hands-on, play-based,...

Building, stacking and finding just the right balance with these organic, round stone shapes is challenging and fun. Enrich small worlds of your own creation: add to a river (silk scarf), make a cave, or present a stony landscape. These River Pebbles can be used in so...

Tree Log Climber Set Bring a little nature indoors with this three piece climber set. Sturdy foam on the inside is strong enough for balancing and climbing, while the vinyl cover is an ascetically pleasing log patterned cover. To view this item and more please visit...

We're excited to be carrying another new brand in the Early Years Learning Store, Grapat! Grapat provides material without instructions, open-ended and autonomous play. Their only premise is to let children play, slowly, without time limits. Grapat hand crafts...

Meet the members of our Outreach team, Cindy, Farzina and Allie! Together they support child care providers in family and in-home multi-age child care settings. They are here to support you with the valuable work that you provide to children and families in our...

This Canadian based small business, Little Larch, features products that are crafted with wholesome ingredients that are good for little hands and the planet. The colours come from veggies (no nasty synthetics here!) and the glitter is completely biodegradable (also...

Join us for this special Child Care Month event as we celebrate you and the important work you do for children and families! This free training event with Deb Curtis will be held virtually on May 8th! Registration is now open for all early care and learning...

It’s here! Our Spring/Summer 2023 Professional Development Calendar is now available, filled with some excellent training opportunities for you! Click here to register.

We've recently added new materials to borrow from the Parent Library, including a few gross motor items.   1. Shopping cart (this is our second one, as it's a very popular item!) 2. 2 Lightweight Tricycles 3. Plasma car ride-on 4. Hot Wheels car tracks 5. Wheely Bug...

The Early Childhood Resource Library has a selection of new and engaging materials that have recently been added to their inventory! The new items include, from top left: 1. Bear Balancing Game2. Sparkling Mandala3. Acrylic Ice Cubes4. Me and My Sit Spot for Early...

It's been two years since we've had the amazing Denita Dinger join us and you don't want to miss out! Denita will be presenting two workshops for us in March. Please see details in the flyer below and don't wait to register as spaces are filling up!  

Delta families... this is for you! Did you know we have a Parent Lending Library full of materials and toys for young children? Best of all we can come to you and it’s FREE!Pick-up for library items will be monthly, on the last Wednesday of every month from 10:00 am -...

That’s a wrap for this year’s Children the Heart of the Matter Conference! We hope those of you that attended took away something you can use in your practice or perhaps take time to reflect on. We thank ALL OF YOU for joining us this weekend! We’d like to give a huge...

If you didn't make it to the Italian Cultural Centre in the past few months when the Vancouver Reggio Association hosted the Mosaic of Marks, Words, Material exhibition-atelier you can see the collection through this beautiful book. This book is a collection of works...

If you choose to join us virtually from the comfort of your home you'll be able to see Dr. Jody Carrington, Dr. Peter Gray and Shelley Moore AND receive a professional development certificate for 8 hours! The sessions we have available for you to view from home...