05/29/2026
Your team is your greatest investment. Give them the tools to thrive.
Whether you're looking to strengthen classroom management, improve parent communication, build leadership skills, support inclusion, or create stronger team culture, our upcoming workshops are designed to provide practical strategies that educators can implement immediately.
✔ PD Funding Approved
✔ Interactive & Practical Learning
✔ In-Person and Online Options Available
✔ Designed Specifically for Early Learning & Childcare Professionals
Invest in professional development that creates lasting impact for children, families, and educators.
Browse our upcoming workshops and secure your spot today. Your next great idea, strategy, or breakthrough could be just one workshop away.
Discover all of our PD funding approved workshops on our website in our bio.
https://www.childcarebydesign.ca/workshops
05/26/2026
As an ECE, you never want to be standing in front of a group of children thinking:
“Okay… now what?” 😅
Whether it’s a rainy day, a low-energy afternoon, campfire time, transition struggles, or one of those long summer days where your group needs something right now… you need ideas you can actually grab quickly and use immediately.
That’s exactly why I created Back Pocket Games.
A practical collection of over 100:
🎵 Songs
🎲 Games
🏃 Movement Activities
🔥 Campfire Ideas
🎨 Craft Recipes
🌎 Multicultural Activities
⚡ High Energy Games
🪫 Low Energy Games
🏕 Camp Activities
🏁 Races & Relays
No complicated prep.
No scrambling for ideas last minute.
No spending hours searching Pinterest.
Just open the book, pick an activity, and go.
Whether you’re a:
👩🏫 Teacher
🏕 Camp Counselor
👨👩👧 Parent
🧸 Childcare Educator
Back Pocket Games was created to help you bring more connection, fun, movement, and engagement into your day — without making your job harder.
Get it for yourself from the shop in our Linktree!
https://www.childcarebydesign.ca/back-pocket-games
05/25/2026
Tired of constantly refereeing playtime conflicts?
The Play Together Lab helps children learn the social skills they need to play well with others — including turn-taking, joining group play, handling disappointment, solving disagreements, and communicating respectfully.
Through a 16-week curriculum of games, role play, movement, and guided coaching, children practice one new social-emotional skill each week.
Healthy play is not automatic. It is taught, practiced, and built over time.
Get the Play Together Lab through the link in bio.
https://www.childcarebydesign.ca/play-together-lab
05/22/2026
3 Don'ts that Childcare workers/Parents need to know!
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05/15/2026
Many educators struggle with:
-Difficult conversations
-Fear of saying the wrong thing
-Handling complaints professionally
-Emotional parent interactions
-Leading meetings with confidence
That’s exactly why we created the Parent Care Mastery Workshop.
This workshop gives childcare teams practical tools they can actually use in real-life situations.
Inside the workshop, participants learn how to:
-Navigate difficult conversations with professionalism and empathy
-Respond to feedback without becoming defensive
-Build trust with families
-Confidently lead productive parent meetings
-Communicate clearly during challenging situations
Through real childcare scenarios, hands-on activities, leadership tools, and practical scripts, educators leave feeling more confident, prepared, and supported.
Because strong parent relationships don’t happen by accident.
They’re built by design.
Book a workshop through the link in our bio
https://www.childcarebydesign.ca/workshops -workshop
01/30/2026
📣 Calling all School Age Care Educators
Join us for the Evolve School Age Care Conference, a thoughtfully designed event offering practical workshops, inspiring presentations, and valuable opportunities to connect with fellow educators.
This is your chance to learn, share, and grow—bringing fresh ideas and strategies back to your program. Tag your team and register today! https://www.childcarebydesign.ca/2026-evolve-school-age-care-conference