Continuous learning and growth is important for children and for early years partners. The Region's continuous quality improvement program is centered on this belief. Early Years Engage helps child care and early learning programs take an ongoing approach to improving.
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Year Five - 2021-2022 |
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Children's Services is excited to be enhancing the Early Years Engage process to continue supporting continuous quality improvement within our Early Years Learning and Child Care Community. As the Early Years Engage process continues to be revised this year, we will continue to make updates to our Quality Initiatives webpage. Please see our current resources below and check back often for updated information. Accomplishments and Challenges Tool (Optional) Professional Learning Reflection Tool Professional Learning Plan (Optional for Non-RECEs) Template *Please note English and French versions of the 2021/2022 Annual Planning Template can be found on the Children's Services Portal |
Expectations for early years partners |
Our early years partners (licensed child care centres, licensed home child care agencies, special needs resourcing agencies and EarlyON child and family centres) who contract with the Region will:
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Support for early years partners |
| Early years engage will provide the following supports to all early years partners (licensed child care centres, licensed home child care agencies, special needs resourcing agencies and EarlyON child and family centres) who contract with the Region:
For more information about Early Years Engage or for copies of Early Years Engage policies or templates, please contact: qualityinitiatives@regionofwaterloo.ca |
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