KEY FEATURES
Keep families and educators up to date
Capture children's learning as it happens
Ensure quality practice across services
Data driven decision making for ECE leaders
Create plans for children, groups and educators
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Staff retention in child care settings is always a challenge and it’s not getting any better. Market forces clearly affect staff turnover rates, but there are elements within an organization’s control that also have an impact on staff satisfaction.
Early childhood educators are under tremendous pressure to meet demands on their time, energy and capabilities. If we examine their workspace through a pedagogical lens we can identify similarities between how we plan for and encourage children’s development and how successful programs create engaging work environments where staff feel supported and valued.
Inspiration for applying pedagogical principles to improve staff experience
Prompts for fostering reflective practice in professional development
Strategies for optimizing the work environment to build staff capacity
Tips on revising recruitment practices to find candidates who fit your organization’s culture
Pedagogy Specialist, Network Child Care Services
As an experienced early childhood educator, Susan is currently the Pedagogy Specialist for Network Child Care Services in Toronto, developing program initiatives for child care centres and licensed home child care providers, as well as advising on sector trends, regulatory standards, and effective field practice. As Chair of Network’s IDEA Advisory Council (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access), she oversees outreach projects involving equity-deserving and marginalized communities. Susan is also the owner of Workshop Associates, an organization that links child care subject experts with agencies needing professional development seminars.
Pedagogy Specialist, Network Child Care Services
As an experienced early childhood educator, Susan is currently the Pedagogy Specialist for Network Child Care Services in Toronto, developing program initiatives for child care centres and licensed home child care providers, as well as advising on sector trends, regulatory standards, and effective field practice. As Chair of Network’s IDEA Advisory Council (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access), she oversees outreach projects involving equity-deserving and marginalized communities. Susan is also the owner of Workshop Associates, an organization that links child care subject experts with agencies needing professional development seminars.
