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Strengthening Our Practice- Professional Learning Opportunity

We are so excited to offer to the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton Early Learning Programs the opportunity for Growing Earth Stewards: Inspiring Wonder Through Nature Play: An Eco Mentor Workshop with Jacob Rodenburg. Saturday September 12 and Saturday November 14 (2-Part Series) The Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, Peterborough 9:00 am-3:00 pm… Continue reading Strengthening Our Practice- Professional Learning Opportunity

Empowering Educators, Inspiring Children, Building Physical Literacy-From EDI Results to Meaningful Practice: Supporting Children Through Professional Learning

The Early Learning Quality Initiative was pleased to host Trent University Nursing students Brianna Sandercock and Angela Rogers over the past two months. On July 16th they presented their Physical Literacy Handbook to the community—a practical resource designed to help early learning educators foster movement, active play, and physical development in their programs. Thank you… Continue reading Empowering Educators, Inspiring Children, Building Physical Literacy-From EDI Results to Meaningful Practice: Supporting Children Through Professional Learning

Early Development Instrument (EDI)

The Early Development Instrument, or the EDI for short, is a questionnaire developed by Dr. Dan Offord and Dr. Magdalena Janus at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University. The EDI is a 103-item questionnaire completed by kindergarten teachers in the second half of the school year that measures children’s ability to meet… Continue reading Early Development Instrument (EDI)

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The Early Learning Quality Initiative (ELQI) promotes professional development and high-quality early learning programs within the Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton.

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