Useful Links
Websites
Ontario Reggio Association - Initiatives
The Ontario Reggio Association offers events and initiatives for Early Childhood Professionals. Previous topics of these events include Indigenous knowledge and teachings and children's mark-making. These events are often offered online!
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
We are a membership-driven organization that supports, promotes and elevates the professions of our members and associates. We are the only national organization passionately supporting and representing speech-language pathologists, audiologists and communication health assistants inclusively. Through this support, we champion the needs of people with communication disorders.
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
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The most up-to-date scientific knowledge on early childhood development, from conception to age five.
College of Early Childhood Educators
This resources is from the College of Early Childhood Educators. This resource serves the needs of educators, by regulating the profession of early childhood education.
Toronto Children’s Services
This resource is the Toronto Children's Services. The Toronto Children's Services focus on promoting the access to quality early learning and child care services and works closely with the community, to develop a coordinated system that meets the diverse needs of Toronto families and children.
Infant Mental Health Promotion
Infant mental health practice refers to the promotion of optimal development and well-being in infants and young children (prenatal to age five) and their families, the prevention of difficulties, and intervention when infants are at-risk or have identified problems.
ConnectABILITY
Provides resources for supporting children in their holistic development, with a focus on children on the autism spectrum. In addition, it has a visuals engine to help educators create visual supports.
Child and Nature Alliance
A resource for educators to learn about the value of land-based learning through written publications, podcasts, and blogs. Opportunities for courses and workshops are available for further professional learning.
Do2Learn
Do2Learn began in 1996 through a National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovative Research grant. Our team searches out the most talented and creative teachers and clinicians across the world.
Common Sense Education
A resource for ensuring and enhancing digital literacy in the classroom through free lesson plans in children’s digital lives, website recommendations for the classroom, and digital games for school-agers.
Kids Grief
A resource for educators in supporting children dealing with grief. Includes an extensive set of informational modules designated for educators to use in supporting a grieving child.
Ministry of Education in Ontario
This resource is from the Ministry of Education for the province of Ontario. This resource provides updates on delivering early years, child care and publicly funded education from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Toronto Early Childhood and Family Resource System
Welcome to the Toronto Early Childhood and Family Resource System: Pathway and Resource Listing, a tool to help link families to appropriate community services and programs that promote development, reduce risks, and address developmental concerns.