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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.

Year Three - 2019/2020 Portfolio Contents - English

Preface Picture of Early Years Engage Portfolio

Staff Training and Development Policy

Continuous Professional Learning Information

Professional Learning Plan (Optional form for Non-RECEs) Template

Professional Learning Reflection Tool

Program Annual Planning and Site Visit (information)

Program Annual Planning Template (2019/2020)

Accomplishments and Challenges Tool (2019/2020)

Assess, Plan, Do, Review Cycle

Year Three - 2019/2020 Portfolio Contents - French

Préface

Politique de formation et de perfectionnement du personnel

Informations sur l'apprentissage professionnel continu

Plan d'apprentissage professionnel - Formulaire facultatif pour les EPE non-inscrit(e)s

Outil de réflexion sur l'apprentissage professionnel

Planification annuelle du programme et visite du site

Modèle de planification annuelle de programme pour l'amélioration continue de la qualité (2019/2020)

Formulaire des réalisations et des défis pour tous les professionnels (2019/2020)

Cycle Évaluer, Planifier, Réaliser, Analyser

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:

Continually review their practices to better meet the needs of children and families and to align with Our Vision for Quality in Waterloo Region
Develop short and long terms goals for growth
Create action plans to meet the goals
Evaluate progress against 'Our Vision'
Involve all staff in the continuous improvement process
Have flexibility in choosing focus areas for their goals
Build relationships with each other and the Region, and celebrate successes

Support for early years partners

Early Years Engage includes:

Staff training and development policy
Guidelines for continuous professional learning
New service provider guide
Help navigating OneList Waterloo Region and expectations for service providers
Annual income statement reporting tool
Children's Services portal to allow for information and document sharing between Children's Services and Early Years Partners
Annual planning and site visit to share knowledge and ideas
Parent survey to gather parent perspective about the program and inform system-wide planning

For more information on Early Years Engage or for copies of Early Years Engage policies or templates, please contact: qualityinitiatives@regionofwaterloo.ca.

Resources

Our Vision for Quality in Waterloo Region (English)
Our Vision for Quality in Waterloo Region (French)
Final Key Informant Community Summary