The Fall 2010 edition of Esteem is now available online. Click on Upcoming Training, Esteem. Watch for a copy in your mailbox coming soon!

Please see the link below for the article published in the St. Catharines Standard on June 29, 2010. The article highlights the Niagara Numeracy Project :  The Early Childhood Community Development Centre in partnership with the Kiwanis Clubs of Niagara received a Trillium Foundation grant to provide all licensed child care centres in Niagara with a numeracy resource kit containing over $1,000 of educational resource materials. http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2645109

SPEAKER WILL URGE PARENTS AND EDUCATORS TO TEAM UP FOR CHILDREN’S EARLY LEARNING St. Catharines: On Thursday, January 21 at 6:00 p.m., the Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) in partnership with the District School Board of Niagara and the Niagara District Catholic School Board will be hosting a free workshop for parents, educators and community leaders. This special, interactive event will feature a presentation by Dr. Debbie Pushor, Associate Professor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan and outspoken advocate...

The Spring Edition of ESTEEM is now available! Keep an eye out for a copy in your mailbox early April.  

New Employment Board Dedicated to the Early Learning and Child Care Sector The Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) is pleased to announce the creation of an Employment Board dedicated to the Early Learning and Child Care sector. As an Employer of an early learning and child care position you may post job openings by simply completing a Job Posting form on the ECCDC Website with the position information, and submit it...

Please see the link below for the article Frozen Speechless published in the St. Catharines Standard on Monday February 22, 2010. The article highlights the upcoming workshop; Supporting Young Children with Selective Mutism offered at the Early Childhood Community Development Centre on Tuesday March 30, 2010 with Assistant Professor Dr. Debra Harwood and Doctoral Candidate Po-Ling Bork from the Faculty of Education Department at Brock University.   http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2460149

Here are various articles and documents related to Full Day Learning May 19, 2010 - Day Nurseries Act Notification  (english) (french) April 27, 2010 - Ontario Passes Full-Day Learning Act April 15, 2010 - Full Day Kindergarten curriculum draft February 23, 2010 - Jim Grieve, Ministry of Education: letter introducing Bill 242 (english) (french) February 17, 2010 - Premier McGuinty: Implementing Full-Day Learning For Four- and Fire-Year Olds February 17, 2010 - Premier McGuinty: Ontario's Next Step For Full-Day Early Learning January 19, 2010 - Niagara Region: Invitation to Information Session January...

The 13th Annual Early Childhood Educators Awards of Excellence Celebration was held Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at the Quality Hotel and Convention Centre, St Catharines. Thank you to all of our 2009 Sponsors and to all who attended and helped make the celebration a success. Click here to see the 2009 award winners St. Catharines Standard feature page

NEW KIWANIS PROJECT WILL HELP CHILD CARE CENTRES BOOST CHILDREN'S MATH SKILLS St. Catharines: The Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) and the Kiwanis Clubs of Niagara are pleased to announce the launch of a new project designed to enhance children’s numeracy skills. The project, which is funded by the Trillium Foundation, will provide 150 of Niagara's licensed child care programs with classroom resources related to math and numeracy skills instruction. Additionally, over 1000 Early Childhood Educators will be specially trained...

ECCDC APPLAUDS NEW PROVINCIAL POLICY ON FULL-DAY LEARNING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN St. Catharines: The Early Childhood Community Development Centre (ECCDC) is pleased to welcome the Honourable Laurel Broten as the new Minister of Children and Youth Services and looks forward to working with other Niagara stakeholders to implement the new Provincial child care policies announced earlier today. “The announcement is a first step toward implementation of the broadly supported recommendations made last spring in a report by the Premier's early learning advisor Dr. Charles Pascal,”...