Online Workshop -Trust and Relationship Building in Child Care Centres: How Do We Connect with Children with Developmental Challenges

As child care providers we are taught how to facilitate and support the five key areas of children’s development and spend much of our time and energy thinking about and implementing games and activities to support this development. However, sometimes in the planning and implementing we forget about the connections that we need to create in order to make all the children feel safe enough to learn from us. This is especially true for children with challenges and different learning needs.

In this workshop we hope to help you create stronger bonds and deeper relationships with all children in your care. Through some examples and strategies, we will explore each developmental area through a relationship lens. We hope that you will be able to come away feeling a deeper understanding of the role that attachment and connection plays in your child care centres especially in relation to some of the more challenging behaviors.

SUITABLE FOR ALL EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS

Presenter: Pia Evans

Having worked in infant/toddler, preschool, group care and, running her own family daycare, Pia has been creating relationships with children, families and other child care providers for over 25 years. Currantly Pia works as a Supported Child Development Consultant with Reach, helping to support child care providers in Delta integrate children with special needs into their centres. Her passion is children with challenges and how early relationships those children create with others can frame their learning and growth in the future.

This workshop is presented in partnership with Reach Child and Youth Development Society.