Celebrated & Inspired 2025: Richmond's Child Care Community
Ana Valle Rivera
6:15pm - 9:00pm
Date: May 27, 2025 | Time: 6:15pm - 9:00pm
Richmond Child Care educators, providers, and operators; we invite you to join us in an evening of learning, enjoyment and the opportunity to celebrate together. Come by yourself, with friends or as a fun night out. The evening will start off with a social where you can connect with colleagues in the field, play games, enjoy delicious food and refreshments, followed by a workshop from special presenter Ana Valle Rivera.
While we always encourage teams to join, this year's presenter topic: "Creating a Positive Outlook within ECE Teams" will build upon themes explored during the Symposium and is a perfect opportunity to combine a night out with team-building. Taking place at the Seedlings Early Childhood Development Hub, doors open at 6:00pm. For those driving or carpooling, parking is available in the underground parking lot and further details will be sent out close to the event date.
Whether your background is in family child care, infants and toddlers, school age care, and everything in-between, this event is perfect for anyone working in the Richmond child care field. We encourage everyone to mingle and build new connections during the social that will start off our event. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Doors open 6:00pm
- Attendees will receive a certificate for 3 hours of professional development
- Parking available onsite, carpooling encouraged
- Issues registering as a group? Contact childcare@rcrg.org
- This event celebrates child care educators, providers and operators in Richmond, BC
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Workshop Topic: Creating a Positive Outlook within ECE Teams
Ana Valle Rivera
An engaging workshop designed specifically for early childhood educators and leaders, focused on creating and maintaining a positive outlook within ECE teams. This interactive session will support you with practical strategies and insights to foster an optimistic work environment, essential for enhancing team cohesion. In this workshop, participants will cover:
- Cultivating a Growth Mindset: Strategies to encourage a culture of continuous learning and resilience, helping teams embrace challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth.
- Effective Communication Strategies: The power of clear, positive communication in building trust, reducing misunderstandings, and fostering a collaborative team atmosphere.
- Recognizing and Celebrating Wins: The importance of acknowledging achievements, both big and small, to boost team cohesion and motivate excellence.
- Building Emotional Intelligence: Strategies to better understand and manage emotions, both your own and your team’s, to create a more empathetic and supportive workplace
Location: Seedlings Early Development Hub
Presenter
Ana Valle Rivera
Ana is a proud mother of three, a public speaker, a consultant, and the founder of Early Years Thriving. Ana has 18+ years of experience in the childcare field. She has direct experience working with children and families using inclusive and trauma-informed approaches. Ana has 9+ years of experience as a workshop facilitator and has facilitated hundreds of professional development workshops for thousands of educators, teachers, and parents. Ana has a Diploma in ECE, a Bachelor's Degree in Child & Youth Care, and is currently completing a Master's of Professional Education in ECE.
Policies & Guidelines:
- It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure that the training selected is suitable for their learning needs.
- Participants are expected to follow the Classroom Code of Conduct.
- Training starts at the listed time. Late arrivals over 15 minutes will not receive credit for full hours.
- To receive a certificate, participants must attend a minimum of half of the workshop/course and complete an anonymous survey.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
We may take photographs during training and events. By registering, you consent to allow Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives (RCRG) the right to photograph (still and/or moving) you while attending any of our workshops, events and/or projects with the purpose of promoting our training. These images may appear in any of the variety of formats and media now available to Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives and that may be available in the future.
- 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.
Workshop Registration
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Registration closes: May 23rd
Spaces available: 119
Credit Hours: 3
Fee: $35.00
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