Richmond Child Care Resource & Referral

Workshops

Supporting Richmond’s Children

Chris Duggan, Sarah Hunn, Virginia Chiu, Nancy Small

9:00am - 12:00pm

7
May

Date: May 7, 2022 | Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

A Symposium celebrating Child Care Month for early childhood educators, child care providers and parents. Featuring three presentations including: The Current State of Richmond’s Children; Increasing Resilience for Child Care Providers; and Nurturing and Responsive Relationships. Professional development certificates will be issued on completion.


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The Current State of Richmond’s Children:
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have wide-reaching impacts on the world and the impacts on children and families continue to evolve. The Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (CHEQ) administered by the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), collected information on the impacts of COVID-19 on families in BC in 2021. This data, combined with data from the Early Development Instrument (EDI), provides insight into how the social, emotional, physical health and well-being, communication, language and cognitive development of children in BC is changing over time. These insights enable evidence-based decision making improve early child development outcomes.

Chris Duggan, Program Manager, Child Care and Youth for the City of Richmond will present information provided by The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). HELP is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network, based at the University of British Columbia.

Increasing Resilience for Child Care Providers:
Between a global pandemic and worsening affects of the climate crisis, the last couple of years has seen some of the deadliest, costliest, and most complex emergencies in BC history. In this dynamic workshop tailored for child care providers, learn about current trends in emergencies, steps to preparedness, and critical thinking skills that will be valuable in any emergency. Feel confident in you’re ability to keep yourself, and those in your care, safe while you respond to any number of hazards.

Sarah Hunn is the Coordinator, ESS and Public Education with Richmond Fire-Rescue Emergency Programs where she is responsible for public outreach around emergency preparedness with a focus on everyday readiness to create disaster-resilient communities. Sarah has facilitated hundreds of preparedness workshops, trained staff and volunteers, and has responded to numerous events including wind storm, flooding, apartment fire, pandemic, and heat wave.

Nurturing & Responsive Relationships:
Social emotional health is enhanced when learning occurs in the context of responsive, reciprocal relationships. Children need stimulating relationships with their parents as well as positive, meaningful relationships with peers and adults who feel that they matter. These relationships establish the connections necessary for social emotional development and social emotional learning to occur. This workshop will help participants learn about the importance of relationships as well as provide strategies to build those relationships with the children they care for.

Virginia Chiu and Nancy Frappier are consultants with Richmond Supported Child Development.
Virginia has over 20 years of experience working with children in child care centres, elementary, secondary, and clinical settings in the Lower Mainland. Virginia has been an Assistant Behaviour Analyst for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and supports children of varying needs in inclusive childcare environments. Nancy has over 10 years of experience working with children and her passion has always and this has been her focus for the past 4 years. She has completed the Disability and Applied Behavior Analysis certificate and the Infant Development & Supported Child Development Diploma and is now working on her ECE certificate at UBC.

Location: Online

Presenters

Chris Duggan

Chris Duggan, Program Manager, Child Care and Youth for the City of Richmond will present information provided by The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). HELP is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network, based at the University of British Columbia.

Sarah Hunn

Sarah Hunn is the Coordinator, ESS and Public Education with Richmond Fire-Rescue Emergency Programs where she is responsible for public outreach around emergency preparedness with a focus on everyday readiness to create disaster-resilient communities. Sarah has facilitated hundreds of preparedness workshops, trained staff and volunteers, and has responded to numerous events including wind storm, flooding, apartment fire, pandemic, and heat wave.

Virginia Chiu

Virginia Chiu is a consultant with Richmond Supported Child Development. Virginia has over 20 years of experience working with children in child care centres, elementary, secondary, and clinical settings in the Lower Mainland. Virginia has been an Assistant Behaviour Analyst for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and supports children of varying needs in inclusive childcare environments. 

Nancy Small

Nancy Small is a consultant with Richmond Supported Child Development. Nancy has over 10 years of experience working with children and her passion has always and this has been her focus for the past 4 years. She has completed the Disability and Applied Behavior Analysis certificate and the Infant Development & Supported Child Development Diploma and is now working on her ECE certificate at UBC.

Policies & Guidelines:

  1. It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure that the training selected is suitable for their learning needs.
  2. Participants are expected to follow the Classroom Code of Conduct.
  3. Training starts at the listed time. Late arrivals over 15 minutes will not receive credit for full hours.
  4. To receive a certificate, participants must attend a minimum of half of the workshop/course and complete an anonymous survey.
  5. Certificates can be accessed through the subscriber portal and printed by the participant at home for no fee. There is a $10 charge for requests to reprint a certificate up to 2 years from the workshop/course date.
  6. Handouts are provided at presenter discretion. Workshop content is copyrighted material and photographs/screenshots of slides are not permitted without permission from presenter. Any additional materials will be shared after the workshop by email.
  7. Child care is not provided during workshops / courses, and we are unable to accommodate them. Please make appropriate child care arrangements in advance.
  • In-Person Training:
    Registration can be completed in-person or online. Online registration receipts will be sent by email and a transaction history can also be accessed through the subscriber portal.
  • Online Training:
    Registration must be completed online only. Receipts will be sent by email and a transaction history can also be accessed through the subscriber portal. If you require assistance with registration, our staff can help you in-person at our office.
  • Respect the presenter and attendees by being mentally present and actively participating in the workshop. Cell phones should be off or muted, and try not to disturb the class.
  • The classroom is a safe space for people to share their thoughts, experiences, and feelings. The purpose of training is to learn and grow from our mistakes, not judge others.
  • Everyone has the right to privacy; what is said in class should stay in class.
  • Assume the best intent.

Parking is available in a variety of locations around the CCRR and Richmond Caring Place.

  • Paid parking is available in the Richmond Caring Place lot (entrance off of Minoru Blvd) or in the City of Richmond parking lot (entrance off of Granville Ave).
  • Free parking is available evenings after 4pm and weekends in the parking lot entering from Granville Ave.
  • Two 30-min free parking spaces can be found in the Richmond Caring Place lot for quick visits – please register your vehicle at the Caring Place front desk.
  • Additional street parking can be found along Minoru Blvd (with restrictions) or in the auxiliary parking lot of Richmond Secondary School.
  • Cancellations received 5 business days or prior to the workshop have the option to receive a credit for the full amount or may choose to receive a refund of fees less a $10 administration fee. Courses over $100 are subject to a $25 administration fee.
  • Cancellations received less than 5 business days prior to the workshop, or no-shows for any reason, will not receive a refund or credit. No refunds/credits will be issued once a course starts, no exceptions.
  • RCRG may cancel a workshop at any time. Registrants will be notified and receive a full refund or credit.
  • Workshop credits expire after a time period of 6 months, except in the case of workshop cancellations which do not expire.

Contact Us:

Have a question?
Phone: 604-279-7143
Email: childcare@rcrg.org

Richmond, BC

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