Adults are motivated when they have competent leaders who help them succeed, and good delegation is part of that success. Come and learn how to delegate, and learn that there is more than one way to get things done.

Participants will learn:

1. How to empower others to learn and grown through delegation.

2. How to utilize the skills and talents of each employee

3. How to allow employees to use their own ideas and creativity to get the job done

4. How to maintain accountability.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, iPad, smartphone).

Our webinars are held through Zoom and you will receive an invitational e-mail the evening before the workshop - invitations are sent to the e-mail address you provided when registering.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

As a leader, your greatest strength is the staff. When a director's team is actively engaged in performing their responsibilities and looking for ways to improve their skills, then you are doing your job; you are motivating and teaching adults. During this workshop participants will learn how to create a safe place for staff to provide input, and perform their best.

Participants will learn:

1. How to create a culture that encourages input and allows for mistakes

2. How to gain the perspective of others

3. How to create an environment where people feel safe to share their thoughts.

4. How to provide opportunities for staff to vent.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, iPad, smartphone).

Our webinars are held through Zoom and you will receive an invitational e-mail the evening before the workshop - invitations are sent to the e-mail address you provided when registering.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Helping adults succeed is a journey which occurs over a period of time. This workshop will show directors how to help staff succeed by practicing DAP for adults, setting realistic expectations, and overcoming barriers to success.

Participants will learn:

1. That adults innately want to succeed.

2. How to set realistic expectations and communicate effectively.

3. How to communicate your expectations in a clear, and specific manner.

4. How to coach staff to success.

5. The difference between an excuse and a barrier.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, iPad, smartphone).

Our webinars are held through Zoom and you will receive an invitational e-mail the evening before the workshop - invitations are sent to the e-mail address you provided when registering.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Whether you wanted the promotion to director or were encouraged by others, it's your title now. Come and learn how to accept your role as a director, gain respect of the people you supervise and make an impact on the people you supervise.

Participants will learn:

1. How to accept your role as a director

2. How to use your skills in working with children as a basis for directing adults

3. How to feel comfortable when people treat you differently because you are the director.    

4. How to gain the respect of the people you supervise and your supervisor.

5. How to create an impact on more adults and children as a director.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, iPad, smartphone).

Our webinars are held through Zoom and you will receive an invitational e-mail the evening before the workshop - invitations are sent to the e-mail address you provided when registering.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Simply stated, an invitation to play is arranging the environment so that it “invites” children to come to an area in the playroom to explore, investigate, question, examine, participate, touch, feel, and manipulate through as much independent play as the materials can possibly allow. During this workshop participants will learn how to set up invitations to play in all areas of the playroom based on children’s interests. Participants will learn that by using play invitations they can expand children’s development, curiosity and executive function skills.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, ipad, smartphone).  

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Helping adults succeed is a journey that occurs over a period of time. This workshop will show directors how to help staff succeed by practicing DAP for adults, setting realistic expectations, and overcoming barriers to success.

Participants will learn:

1. That adults innately want to succeed.

2. How to set realistic expectations and communicate effectively.

3. How to communicate your expectations in a clear, and specific manner.

4. How to coach staff to success.

5. The difference between an excuse and a barrier.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Note: You will get the most out of the live video webinar if you have a microphone and camera available on your device (computer, ipad, smartphone).

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Helping adults succeed is a journey that occurs over a period of time. This workshop will show directors how to help staff succeed by practicing DAP for adults, setting realistic expectations, and overcoming barriers to success.

Participants will learn:

1. That adults innately want to succeed.

2. How to set realistic expectations and communicate effectively.

3. How to communicate your expectations in a clear, and specific manner.

4. How to coach staff to success.

5. The difference between an excuse and a barrier.

Who should attend?
Directors, Assistant Directors, Team Leaders, Executive Director and Board Members. This training is specifically for CDS's and Board Members.

Approved for PD Funding Grant through AECEA for Level 3 staff (CDS)

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Working in partnership with parents in a child care setting is integral to the development of the children who attend child care programs. This workshop will teach participants how to build trusting relationships with parents through daily communications, parent involvement in the child care program, parent-teacher meetings and parent gatherings.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Working in partnership with parents in a child care setting is integral to the development of the children who attend child care programs. This workshop will teach participants how to build trusting relationships with parents through daily communications, parent involvement in the child care program, parent-teacher meetings and parent gatherings.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Come and learn how to be an Intentional Teacher; with a purposeful goal in mind and a plan to accomplish it. This workshop will cover a wide range of teaching strategies to create a balance between children learning through child-guided activities and adult-guided activities. You will learn how to set up experiences where they present information, model skills, and guild the children’s learning towards a specific goal.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Making Stories Engaging and Fun.

There may be times that a book is not available on hand and/or all the books on the shelf have been read and it’s time for something new. Telling a story without a book provides the opportunity to make the story more engaging and fun by using the whole body and imagination. It allows the children to fully participate in the creation of the story or just to tell an old favourite. This workshop provides the opportunity for participants to practice telling a story without using a book and also receiving feedback from the instructor as well as other participants. They will also learn tricks and tips to improve their techniques in order for children to be more engaged and give/get more from their storytelling session.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

What are the characteristics of an Inclusive Child Care Environment and how well do you support individual children in an environment that is friendly, welcoming and enjoyable? This workshop will focus on the following:

• inclusion quality

• modifications to the environment

• equipment & materials

• teacher & director attitude & involvement

• board of directors, staff support & training

• therapies & individual program plans

• policies & procedures

• family & community involvement & resources

• transitioning children to school
  
  Approved for PD Funding Grant
  
  

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Minimum of 5 participants required to run the workshop.

Working in partnership with parents in a childcare setting is integral to the development of the children who attend childcare programs. This workshop will teach participants how to build trusting relationships with parents through daily communications, parent involvement in the childcare program, parent-teacher meetings and parent gatherings.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Effective supervision reduces the risk of harm to children by preventing injuries and accidents. Come and join Developing Harmony and learn how to promote safe positive, responsive, and intentional learning environments for children, teachers and license holders.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Communication is crucial in every setting around the world and has a profound impact on every aspect of our lives. Communicating effectively with children is imperative to building trusting relationships with them. This workshop will discuss why positive communications with children, is integral to their development. Participants will learn about verbal and non-verbal communications, the importance of healthy attachments, voice tone, and positive language when communication with children from birth to school age.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Effective discipline is important for maintaining a positive atmosphere in the classroom and supporting children's learning. In order to maintain an environment where all children are supported in their social-emotional development Early Childhood Educators must ensure they are providing clear expectations, and consistent strategies to guide children's behaviours.

This workshop teaches strategies Early Childhood Educators can use to guide and support children towards successful social and emotional outcomes.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Creating Exciting Play Centres.

The observations an Early Childhood Educator make are critical to creating a program for children based on their interests. After organizing the documentation, the Early Childhood Educator is faced with a wide variety of children’s interests. What is the next step to include all the children’s interests in the daily program? This workshop will teach participants how to take children’s interests and enhance, drama, art, sensory, block, literacy, math centres as well as how to create new centres, for indoors and outdoors.  Bring your children’s interests and turn then into exciting play centres.

Approved for PD Funding Grant

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $60/person, plus GST

Your day of play for preschooler will include:

• The Art of Story Telling Without A Book

• Loose Parts Play

• Setting Up an Invitation to Play

• Managing Big Emotions with Feeling Teddy Bears

Come and join us for a day of fun, play and create
unique resources for your playroom

Refreshments will be served please bring a bag lunch

Cost: $100/person, plus GST

Your Day of Play for infants and toddlers includes:

• The Art of Story Telling Without A Book

• Creating Treasure Baskets of Loose Parts

• Setting Up an Invitation to Play

• Managing Big Emotions with Feeling Teddy Bears

Come and join us for a day of fun, play and creating unique resources for your playroom.

Refreshments will be served, please bring a bag lunch

Cost: $100/person, plus GST