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This portfolio highlights the knowledge and skills I have developed throughout my journey as an Early Childhood Education student at Fanshawe College. Over the course of my studies, I have worked hard to build a strong foundation that supports both my personal and professional growth as an emerging early childhood educator.

I’ve had the privilege of completing my placements within the organization where I am currently employed. This experience has allowed me to deepen my learning in a familiar environment while gaining new insights through hands-on practice. I have especially enjoyed working in both the toddler and preschool rooms, where I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with experienced RECEs. Their guidance has encouraged me to think outside the box and view children's learning and development from new perspectives.

I chose to pursue a career in the childcare field because I have always had a strong desire to be a part of young children’s lives. Growing up around educators, I saw firsthand how rewarding this work can be, and it inspired me to follow a similar path.

As I continue to grow into my role as a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE), I look forward to supporting children and their families, especially during the important hours when parents are at work. It’s important to me that families feel confident and reassured knowing their child is in caring and capable hands. Being a positive part of a child’s day is something I truly value and take pride in.

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Artifacts:

How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014)

ELECT Document / Early Learning for Every Child Today. A framework for Ontario ... (2014)

The Kindergarten Program (2016)

CECE  /College of Early Childhood Education / www.college-ece.ca

Courses: 1. ECED-1074 Child Development: Intro 2. ECED-1075 Child Development: 0-3 Years

Reflection: These documents, or as I like to call them, the holy bible for early childhood educators, have been and are great resources. They have helped me to look at how I document, how I can set out an invitation and provocation to try and meet the needs of children in my care. In children's development, there is no clear-cut reason, and sometimes, as educators, we are like detectives and trying to see what a child needs and how they need it, and make a difference. This is an area i have really set goals for myself as grow as an educator working with young children.

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I liked reading and creating an invitation and provocation in different ways and using different materials. I learnt that Literacy is so much more than just books and paper. By providing purposeful invitations, we as educators can get the children to see and think outside the box.

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Lab 2 - Literacy Rich Environment indv or group

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I really looked into the pedagogy and how learning happens for us as educators.

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This assignment made me think about the differences between children and how to meet their needs using the different loose parts, and how they would manipulate them.

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Assignment #2-Supporting Emotional Intelligence

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Observation, Documentation, Invitation, and Provocation

Artifacts: How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014)

A resource about learning through relationships for those who work with young children and their families

Courses: ECED-1084

Reflection: As i continue to research, read, and learn about the documentation and the importance of it, I am learning what the purpose of how we say things and the area we look at that helps educators think and move forward in the daily interactions.

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The website for the College of Early Childhood Educators has so many great resources. This article I used and found extremely helpful to reflect and direct me to think through my position as an educator.

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Artifacts: Poster of community help and developmental ideas.

Courses: ECED-1075-(30-31)-25S

Reflection: I have chosen this artifact because it broadened my knowledge of development and the other partners that can be utilized to help children and families. It also showcases my understanding of the different levels needed to guide children to reach milestones and work on the skills they need to be successful.

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Green Pink Cute Floral Spring Newsletter A4 Document (3)

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Artifact:

Course: ECED-1075-(30-31)-25S

Reflection:

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Self Efficacy Assignment Template 1 to 3 years Julian Pimentel (1)

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Artifacts:

Course:ECED-3022-(30)-25S

Reflection:I truly enjoyed sitting down with the family and getting to know them. It was such an addition to be able to see the family outside the child care environment. It made me put the pieces together that sometimes we do not think of when working with the child and family. It was lovely to see and compare what life is now then it was when I grew up.

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I really enjoyed reading and researching this topic. It is truly

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Final Culminating Reflective Writing PaperJPim (1)

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As a new ECE, this is like the bible for all educators to follow, and I would say use it as a reflection to help me be a better educator and help children to start experiencing things in a way they need.

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When using resources to study and write my discussions, I do like to go outside the original recommended readings to scaffold my documentation. This book is very interesting and offers many ideas on the hows and whys of chld dvelopment and outdoor adventures.

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When using resources to study and write my discussions, I do like to go outside the original recommended readings to scaffold my documentation. This book is very interesting and offers many ideas on the hows and whys of chld dvelopment and outdoor adventures.

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In one of my classes, we discussed the importance of play. Play has so many components that help children explore different areas of development. Our invitation to play indoors and outdoors is always purposeful and meaningful. I love that it looks at bringing the outdoors in and the indoors out.

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when I was ready for my first placement I wanted parents to see I was serious about schooling and wanted a picture that gave people a good first impression and this one i thought made me transition into my school placement as an ECE.

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Here are a few of my experiences that led me to want to pursue the child care field. I look forward to adding to my experiences as I go through life.

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Even before I worked in the field, I was already introduced to a police check. I did not know how important it was to work with children and adults. I think this is a great way to make sure people are in the field for good.

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I thought I would include some of the people I have been introduced to ( not physically ), but in the field. Dr. Jean Clinton has so many words of wisdom. I do love how she explains and paints the picture of the children and families. I have seen one or two of her recordings. Last year I was invited to participate in the full-day province-wide professional learning, and they played her session and she really makes you think as an educator and as a human being. One of my heros for sure

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This assignment was done to provide a week of healthy, nutritious meals for young children in my care for the day. I loved how it was about healthy food that was good for the children and helped them grow physically, not to mention mentally. I was able to observe a true menu and the children's reaction to the lunches that they loved. This was also exciting to see the children eating like a family and sharing their critiques.

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In one of the rooms, I worked with this was something that they taught the toddlers. Even though they had one child who had challenges and used the sign language, they taught all the children different signs. for example, please, thank you, more. I thought this was a great way to meet the one child's needs, but get others involved. It builds community and connection. It shows a safe space and caring.

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This assignment involved me in investigating and trying to see how this child's needs could be met. It was interesting to see that in different environments, different people reacted and treated the child differently. As an educator, it shows us how important documentation and observation are to help each child.

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I liked referring to this book when I needed some more ideas or clarification.

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As educators again, this shows me how to be open-minded and how to document. How important documentation is. I learned that it is this practice that keeps me focused and reflective on myself and the children in my care.

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This was such an amazing placement. I learnt so many things from the educators and from the children. I learnt a lot of things from myself working with this young age group. I had a vision that it was going to be hard, but it flowed nicely and was more open than I thought.

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The history that has slowly come to light and absolutely changed the history of Canada. It has shown me that cultural genocide is real in more than what I thought and read.

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The history regarding residential schools really came to life for me as I looked and read deeper into the history of the survivors. I think hearing it through the news and social media feels so commercial. I found an article that talked about the survivors and what they went through and endured. We will never know or truly feel what that horrible time for those young children.

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This paper made me think and put it as part of my professional growth in the field. I think every component of our job is so important in our growth and the children's. This reflection piece helps me to really build my connection with the families and their families to help develop and build them up.

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Final Culminating Reflective Writing PaperJPim (2)

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I really enjoyed writing and thinking about this particular family and their lives. Even though I am slowly working in the field and seeing things, I do not usually have a big part in the issue. This was a good way to think about the future and what obstacles I will face, and how I will be able to handle them. Researching and finding many agencies that are available to help I absolutely fantastic.

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Final Case Study Test R-F21- with Miskasowin JPIM (1)

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Even though there is so much literature out there, I did like this booklet with information also for parents and other caregivers.

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Literacy Rich Environment

This really allowed me to create an invitation and a provocation for the young children based on their interests. I was also able to add to the activity and try to explore a different avenue. I enjoyed it, and the children really taught me about inviataitoanal play.

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Lab 2 - Literacy Rich Environment indv or group

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I really enjoyed this paper. To be able to provide an environment that helps all the children in our care to meet to the best of their ability. Being able to allow such activities that will touch each child in our room and not worry about having to direct one child, as these activities always challenge everyone.

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Province wide Professional Learning Nov.14th 2025

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Province wide Professional Learning Nov.14th 2025

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Not only was I fortunate to hear from such amazing people during the presentation. Resources were shared, and I think the one that is a great one is written by one of our Professors, Sheryl Third. I have read some of the book and think that as RECE, it will always be in my resources to use and share.

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Provincial Wide Professional Learning STRIVE Nov. 14th, 2025

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Provincial Wide Professional Learning STRIVE Nov. 14th, 2025

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I can not express the amount of excitement I had today. I was in a room with over 100 educators, young and old, who shared the same passion as myself. Then to hear professionals like Dr. Jean Clinton and Dr. Billan was really educational. It is so different then sitting in the classroom, it is an experience that we as educators/RECEs are invited to be a part of. I really loved being able to see Dr Jean Clinton again.

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Morning Key Note Speakers - The Heart Of Understanding (1) (1)

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Field Practicum: FLDP 3024 Age Group: 0-12 Years 

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Field Practicum: FLDP 3024 Age Group: 0-12 Years 

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Challenge Evaluation / Project Assignment

I knew I always wanted to work with children of all ages. I was able to look at my experience with the older children and write about my connections with the CECE policies and platform.

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These activities challenged my knowledge of working with children of all ages. It made the invitation and provocation come to light, and how to help me invite children to activities that will help them towards their development and thought process.

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ECED_3040 – Professionalism, Ethics, and Advocacy

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ECED_3040 – Professionalism, Ethics, and Advocacy

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I think it is important that when we are creating a play environment for the children that we are learning as well. This helps me and other ECEs to understand the children's reactions and thoughts to what they are being invited to participate in.

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This was a fantastic assignment that I learned is something that can actually be applied to families and places of care. I think also being aware and able to promote these ideas and food for thought is a great resource.

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Pink and Blue Collage Scrapbook Data Infographic

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Documentation is such a key piece in our daily and weekly work with the children. It helps us as educators to learn and adapt to the needs of our children. It helps us ot relay to parents how and what their children are up to in the day and how they are developing.

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I thought this was an interesting one to add, as I have experienced that working with parents sometimes is not that easy. Even though we all want the best for the children. We have to be careful about how we approach them and what we say. Right or wrong, so to speak, it is important to build our relationships positively, which is challenging and delicate.

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Focusing on children's development helps us to put out different interventions to help meet those needs. Even helps us, the educators, see exactly what we can and need to do to help keep the children moving forward.

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While reading and researching this is an article that sums up really how I think and believe learning should be for all children

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Literacy-Rich Environment

This section outlines four physical items that will be placed in each play centre to encourage and support literacy development.

This is achieved through the Dramatic Play Centre, Block Centre, Creative Centre, Science/Math Centre, and the Outdoor Environment.

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Lab 2 - Literacy Rich Environment indv or group

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The letter says it all.