^{May 3 2022}

Early Childhood Community Development Centre and Niagara College Partner on Accelerated Early Childhood Education Program to Support Niagara’s Educators in Upgrading Credentials and Skills

The Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) and Niagara College (NC) have received close to $2 million in funding through the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development to design and deliver an accelerated Early Childhood Education diploma program for educators currently employed within Niagara’s early learning programs.

The Skills Development funding will enable 100 educators currently working within licensed child care programs and EarlyON programs to participate in a year-long program through NC, while maintaining their current employment.
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^{December 30 2021}

Sensory-rich ‘Treasure Baskets’ to Promote Preverbal Kids’ Development

Niagara Kiwanis clubs team up with Early Childhood Community Development Centre on initiative to benefit all licensed child care centres in Niagara. Click here to view the article in Niagara This Week.

^{December 15 2021}

Kiwanis Club Sponsorship to Provide Innovative Infant and Toddler Resources for Niagara’s Licensed Child Care Centres

Approximately 172 licensed child care centres in Niagara will receive unique infant and toddler materials and complimentary training thanks to a generous contribution of more than $20,000 from the Kiwanis Clubs of Niagara. The infant and toddler materials are called “treasure baskets” and they provide sensory-rich play experiences for pre-verbal children and support the development of play schemas. The innovative resources will be sourced by the Early Childhood Community Development Centre, a longstanding charity offering resources, training and organizational supports to early learning programs within Niagara and across Ontario for close to 30 years.
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^{February 9 2021}

Virtual Wellness Fair: Feel Good February – Four Weeks of Wellness

The Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) is pleased to host the first Virtual Wellness Fair: Feel Good February sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs of Niagara and supported by Pathstone Mental Health and offered via Zoom and ECCDC’s Facebook www.facebook.com/eccdc.

The ECCDC is excited to support early learning professionals and children and families with wellness strategies for improving overall wellbeing during these challenging times. This virtual event is also a means of showing gratitude to early learning professionals for their ongoing service to support children and families during the Pandemic, and for the care they have offered to essential workers. The ECCDC’s primary funder, Niagara Region Children’s Services, is pleased to have the opportunity to recognize the work of Niagara’s early learning sector through fun, interactive events like these which help to support the wellbeing of educators across the Region.
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