The ECCDC supports and enhances Niagara’s early learning and child care sector by making quality classroom equipment and learning resources available through its lending library. Early childhood educators, teachers, centre and home based child care providers and other early year’s service providers have access to a wide range of tools and resources to use in their day to day early learning and child care planning and professional development.
Our facilities include:
- a lending library of various educational learning materials, programming ideas and play based learning resources
- a quiet workroom for program planning and preparation and access to expertise in designing quality environments and enriching programming ideas
- access to a variety of equipment including laminators, computers with internet access and various software programs, colour and black and white laser printer and photocopier, poster maker, button-making machines, dies and die press machines, paper cutters and binding machines
- opportunity to purchase assorted specialty products including puppets, craft supplies, ready-made developmentally appropriate activities and a variety of publications and documents
- volume discounts on educational materials, resources and equipment from a range of local suppliers
- use of meeting room facilities and access to various audiovisual equipment for staff and board meetings (advance booking required)
- exclusive use of the resource library and workroom on Wednesday evenings (advance booking required)
- access to one of our travelling die press machines and selection of shape cutters to use at your own location for ten days
- the opportunity to connect with others in the community who share your passion for high quality child care