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The Early Learning Quality Initiative (ELQI) promotes professional development and high-quality early learning programs. Our services are available to Registered Early Childhood Educators and all staff working in centres/programs within our local early learning and childcare community in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton.
We are a program of Community Living Trent Highlands.
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Introducing: Children’s Services Connections
CKL Children’s Services is launching a new quarterly e- newsletter! Watch for the first issue that will be emailed out next week. We encourage everyone to subscribe to get updates and information about all things Early Learning in the City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton. Subscribe to Children’s Services Connections Newsletter –… Continue reading Introducing: Children’s Services Connections
Happy Holidays!
To all the educators and community members that we have the privilege of collaborating and engaging with throughout the year, we want to wish you a joyful and restful season filled with warmth, laughter, and moments that refill your cup. Thank you for the incredible care, creativity, and compassion you bring to children and families… Continue reading Happy Holidays!
2026 ELQI Professional Learning Opportunities
We’re thrilled to share the first three special events kicking off our 2026 year! We’ll be hosting virtual sessions with Janice Belfour (FASD Ontario), Carol Garboden Murray—author of Illuminating Care—and the Devereux Centre, which will be offering an inspiring presentation for supervisors and leaders on Overcoming a Crisis of Confidence. Our Early Learning Team has… Continue reading 2026 ELQI Professional Learning Opportunities
New Virtual Event Date – Join us for an evening where your voice counts!
The City of Kawartha Lakes and Trent Community Based Research invite you to explore the findings of our ‘Understanding Job Satisfaction Among Child Care Educators Throughout The City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton’ project on Thursday, January 8, 2026. All are welcome and the more the merrier. Please designate at least one representative… Continue reading New Virtual Event Date – Join us for an evening where your voice counts!
Exciting News for ELQI
Update on Our Professional Learning & Library Communications To streamline our communication and ensure that all information is easy to access, we are transitioning to a single shared email address for all ELQI professional learning and library inquiries. This change will allow us to manage messages more efficiently, keep all resources and requests in one… Continue reading Exciting News for ELQI
SAVE THE DATES for our Network and Library Open Houses
We are excited to invite you to our networks and the library open house happening throughout the month of December . We hope to see you there!!!! All networks take place at the CLTH office at 205 McLaughlin Road, Lindsay ON and the registration closes at 4 pm the day before the network. Infant Registration:… Continue reading SAVE THE DATES for our Network and Library Open Houses
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Rose McHugh, RECE, Manager of Early Learning Services
(705) 328-0464, ext. 246 or send a message
Beckie Kellett, RECE, Early Learning Coordinator
(705) 328-0464, ext. 236 or send a message
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