Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

This workshop helps educators move from viewing parents as problems to solve toward seeing them as people to understand, engage, and collaborate with. Through real-life examples, reflective discussion, and practical strategies, participants will explore how to communicate with more clarity, compassion, and confidence.

💲Only $30!

Come join us by registering at https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/parents-problems-partners-4810-8100

“It’s July and I have hope in who I am becoming.”
—Charlotte Eriksson

Check out our July 2026 workshops coming up!

These are our new and exciting JULY workshops:
☀️ Supporting Connection in a World of Disconnection
☀️ Common Practice Gaps in Child Care: Strengthening Daily Practice
☀️ Webinar: Your Brain on the Job

Register now at https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/calendar

Welcome to our Westcoast Wave Newsletter! We are so excited to share our June 2026 edition.

Read on for a vibrant mix of learning opportunities, government news and family centred resources across Westcoast.

All available at: https://www.wstcoast.org/news-articles

This presentation will provide an overview of your legal duty to report when you, as an Early Childhood Educator, come across situations where you have reason to believe that a child or youth has been, or there is a likelihood that they will be abused or neglected.

❗ FREE

Register now at wccrc.ca/workshops

Happy Pride Month from our family to yours! 🏳️‍🌈

Check out this blog post "Attunement: An Essential Educator Life Skill" by Tyler Summers.

Attunement is the ability to listen, notice, reflect, and respond in a way that opens up a loop of communication and understanding. It is a bit like the way certain instruments harmonize when they are played with care, skill, and sensitivity.

Those who offer attunement also need care, rest, reflection, and community. We need ways to refill the energy we give through our heart, mind, and gut. Especially when we are using that energy to seek out children who have gone too long without being noticed, connected with, or understood.

This is part of what is explored in Nurturing Play and Beyond: Middle Years Child Care Fundamentals, Principles & Practices.

The course offers 27 professional development hours through 9 modules, self-led learning, and 4 facilitated Zoom sessions where educators can reflect, connect, and deepen their practice together.

The June 6th cohort is now enrolling, with bursary-supported spaces currently available for $55.

Read the blog post and learn more about the course here:

Attunement: An Essential Life Skill For Educators Attunement is an essential skill in child care, helping educators listen, respond, and build meaningful connections with children.

Join our self-guided Administration & Management for Child Care (AMCC) course, where we provide an overview of various aspects of leadership in childcare.

This is ideal for experienced leaders who are looking to improve or expand on their program's operations, and educators looking to become child care leaders in BC.

Register now at https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/administration-and-management-child-care-self-guided-course-4825-8011-14

Welcome to Season 5 Episode 8 of our BC's Path to Universal Child Care Podcast!

During this snippet, we share an update on our upcoming summer podcast schedule, and prepare for an exciting introduction to our sixth season of the podcast returning in September.

We look forward to seeing you all again very soon for more conversations in BC's child care systems and beyond.

Listen now at BC's Path to Universal Child Care Podcast Season 5, Episode 8 https://www.wstcoast.org/news-articles/podcasts/bcs-path-universal-child-care-podcast-season-5-episode-8-summer-break or wherever you get your podcasts.

Join us for our workshop, Considering Sensory Profiles for Neurodiverse Children.

The sensory inputs in the classroom environment can play a big role in the experience a neurodiverse child has in their learning space. This session will look at considerations of the sensory diet of each child, and how to support sensory seekers and sensory avoiders.

Register now at https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/considering-sensory-profiles-neurodiverse-children-4810-8100