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Synopsis: The Child Encyclopedia is a Canadian website that is filled with information on how we can better support children with things like health, behaviour and education.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this website because I think it has a lot of good information and is easy to navigate.

Intended audience: this website has a few different sections to it, some of which apply to educators and some that apply to families.

How I plan to use it: This resource will give me the best information on language development and literacy, ideas for outdoor play, and how to monitor sleep behaviour. All of these things are things I've been wanting to look into, and now they are easily accessed in one spot.

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Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development

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Home | Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development

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The Encyclopedia is a reliable and easy-to-use reference tool, a unique and free resource of the best knowledge on early childhood development.

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Synopsis: Interior Health has shared some information about how much screen time a child should have. They have also shared some facts about what screen time does for a child.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because I think screen time has become a big deal in a lot of young kids' lives now, so it is important to know the risks of too much.

Intended audience: Families

How I plan to use it: Read it for my knowledge, then share it with families.

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Synopsis: Keep Connected has posted a website that covers all the ages and stages a child will go through in their years from 0-18.

Why I chose this resource: This website really covers the ages and stages of children and puts it in easy-to-understand terms so that parents and educators can understand.

Intended audience: I do think educators should already have a little bit of knowledge of the ages and stages, but they could still use this as a reference. I do think this resource is primarily for families.

How I plan to use it: This would be a website that I use to show a family where their child sits or where they will go, depending on their stage.

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Understand Ages & Stages - Keep Connected

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Use these key ideas about each of the child development stages to become more intentional about the ways you interact with your child.

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Synopsis: Interior Health created a fact sheet about how to keep kids active.

Why I chose this resource: I think this resource is a fun way to keep kids active, and it supplies some really fun ideas on how to do so. It also has a few other links that take you to even more resources for keeping kids active.

Intended audience: Educators and families.

How I plan to use it: I plan to use some of the ideas provided in the resource as well as share them with families to hopefully carry on active play at home.

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Synopsis: This is a short and sweet resource about what we should be doing in our centres to prevent germs.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because I think it is what all centres should already be doing to prevent germs.

Intended audience: Educators and professional development.

How I plan to use it: I plan to print this out if it isn't already and keep a copy of it in every room so we can stay on top of preventing germs.

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Synopsis: This is a guide for educators on how to be sun smart.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because it goes into depth about alternative ways to stay sun safe, not just sunscreen and hats.

Intended audience: Educators and Professional development.

How I plan to use it: I plan to read this and use the alternative ideas to protect the kids from the sun.

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Sun Protection in Early Childhood Education: A Practical Guide | Canadian Child Care Federation

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Early Childhood Educators can play an important role in reducing childhood exposure to ultraviolet radiation and can help children develop good sun safety habits early on. Read the practical tips to help you properly protect children from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the Canadian Cancer Society’s SunSense research.

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Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Checklist

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Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Checklist

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Synopsis: This is a checklist/quiz that asks educators about their centres and ''can help a child care program go beyond basic regulatory requirements to create healthier and more sustainable indoor and outdoor environments for the children in their care''.(Children's Health and Environment, 2024)

Why I chose this resource: I think it goes into great depth about what we as educators should be looking at when it comes to the health and safety of our students.

Intended audience: Professional development and Educators.

How I plan to use it: I think some of us should take the quiz and see where are centre is on the checklist.

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Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE)

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Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Checklist - CPCHE

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How healthy and sustainable is your child care environment? Do the free online checklist today.

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Synopsis: This is another resource from Interior Health that covers how we, as educators, can foster healthy eating habits.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because it gives some good ideas of what to do if a child won't eat or if a child wants more. This resource also provides some information on how to communicate healthy eating habits with families.

Intended audience: Families and educators.

How I plan to use it: I plan to use the parent part to make it a little easier to talk to families about eating habits.

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Synopsis: The Canada Food Guide is a well-known resource that provides information on what foods we eat and the quantities we should be eating of them.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because I think it is a widely followed resource that has become the basis of nutrition in Canada.

Intended audience: Families, educators and professional development.

How I plan to use it: I plan to use it to make sure the food provided in our centre follows the guidelines and requirements of the Canadian Food Guide.

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Find our healthy eating recommendations, food guide kitchen, tips, resources and more.

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Synopsis: This resource covers how to spin meal time into a more educational and relaxed time.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this resource because it is a short, bulleted website that gives lots of insight on how we can get creative during mealtimes.

Intended audience: Educators

How I plan to use it: I plan to use some of the tips provided to try and make mealtime a less stressful time for both us as educators and the kids.

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Synopsis: These are just some fun ideas on how parents and educators can make meal time easier for our picky-eater friends

Why I chose this resource: I chose this one because I think it gives us ideas on how we can put a fun spin on a stressful time for picky-eaters.

Intended audience: Educators and families.

How I plan to use it: I plan to implement these ideas during our meal times to better assist our kids with picky eating habits.

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7 Ideas to help a picky eater in the early childhood years

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And children who never eat what’s right? How do you help a picky eater in the early childhood years? Below we’ll give some ideas and clues on this issue.

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Synopsis: This resource has a lot of information on how you can set up a healthy sleep routine for kids.

Why I chose this resource: I chose this because I think sleep is so important for children's wellness and health. I also think it has some good strategies to try at home.

Intended audience: Families

How I plan to use it: I plan to use this to open the conversation with families about what their kids need at home to have a healthy sleep schedule.

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A Good Night’s Sleep Can Be Routine for Kids – and Their Parents

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Wellness Resources: A Good Night’s Sleep Can Be Routine for Kids – and Their Parents

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Synopsis: This would be a good handout to have during the colder months. It is filled with info on how we can keep kids safe in the freezing weather.

Why I chose this resource: Living in Canada makes it so we need to be very aware of how to keep our kids safe in the winter months. I think this resource is well organized and short enough that we could give it to families.

Intended audience: Families and Educators.

How I plan to use it: I plan to print it out to hand out to families during the cold months.