ECPN Newsletter

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

ECPN Newsletter Issue 9: June 2023

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Jun 21, 2023

In Issue #9 of the Here and Now, the ECPN reflects on Elder Pointe's words during the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBCs) conference in May. The ECPN takes seriously pedagogists' and educators' roles in creating spaces where children can flourish and a curriculum is fostered that can respond to the worlds that children inhabit. This issue also recognizes Pride Month and emphasizes the need for early childhood centers to celebrate diversity in sexuality and gender identity, thereby challenging heteronormative discourses. June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and the ECPN celebrates the work of our sister Network, The First Nations Pedagogies Network (FNPN) and the work of The Métis Nation of BC.
 

ECPN Newsletter Issue 8: May 2023

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: May 8, 2023

Issue # 8 Celebrates May is Child Care Month in BC. In this edition of the Here and Now, ECPN acknowledges the transformative change taking place across the province in spite of ongoing challenges such as the recruitment and retention of educators. This month's Here & Now asks members of the ECPN community to look for opportunities to become active participants in the dialogue of universal early learning and early childhood education infrastructure. A few ways to make your voice heard by decision-makers and policymakers is to write to your elected Member of Parliament (MP). Let your MP know your thoughts, concerns, questions, and wonderings on Bill C-35. 

ECPN Newsletter Issue 7: August 2022

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Aug 8, 2022

Issue # 7 of the Here & Now begins by wishing our early childhood colleagues an enjoyable and restorative summer, and recognizing the seriousness currently faced by many, trying to stay safe during heat warnings and/or being confronted by painful trauma reignited by Pope Francis’ apology to survivors and families for harmful legacies wrought by the Catholic-run Residential School system. This month's Here & Now responds to an unprecedented year of federal and provincial governments making bold and necessary moves to support the creation of a nationally-funded early learning and child care (ELCC) system.

ECPN Newsletter Issue 6: May/June 2022

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Jun 15, 2022

Issue #6 of the Here & Now, ECPN’s newsletter engages with Reimagining the role of ‘educating early childhood educators’ in BC. Last month’s edition of the Here & Now highlighted issues raised by ECEBC’s call to radically reimagine The Role of the Early Childhood Educator (ECE) in British Columbia. This month’s issue extends this important conversation by asking: what kind of education might need to be in place to realize this new vision?

ECPN Newsletter Issue 5: Mar./Apr. 2022

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Apr 15, 2022

The fifth issue of Here and Now engages with critical questions that consider a new vision of the role of the educator in connection with the role of the pedagogist, as a professional figure who walks with educators and young children along the path of reconsidering what it means to live well together within the here and now of a rapidly changing world.

ECPN Newsletter Issue 4: Feb. 2022

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Feb 15, 2022

This fourth issue from the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network responds to the BC Government’s commitment to invest $125,000 to expand the Just Be Four (Just B4) early childhood education program. The Just B4 programs are licensed BC half-day early years programs for children entering kindergarten the following year. With the introduction of this initiative, there is an opportunity to ask critical questions regarding the values that shape early childhood education policy.

ECPN Newsletter Issue 3: Jan. 2022

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Jan 15, 2022

This third issue from the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network responds to Canada's transition towards a universal child care system. The Network notes that a just transition requires clarity on how moving to a publicly funded national public system will be capable of honouring the needs and realities of local communities. Specific to BC, the Network suggests this means supporting early childhood educators who have high levels of education and ongoing professional development to promote understandings of the important role they play in upholding the vision and commitments to young children and their families as highlighted in the BC Early Learning Framework.

ECPN Newsletter Issue 2: Dec. 2021

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods In Urgent Times

Posted On: Dec 15, 2021

Contributing to the government of British Columbia's ongoing consultation with childcare partners, the second issue from the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network invites readers to engage with theme #2 of BC child care plan—educators’ obligations and responsibilities towards difference and diversity. This issue provides critical questions to facilitate thinking about systemic exclusions of children and their families, as well as information on how to engage in the conversation and pedagogical events taking place in January 2022.

ECPN Newsletter Issue 1: Nov. 2021

The Here and Now: Reimagining Early Childhoods in Urgent Times

Posted On: Nov 15, 2021

Responding to the new pieces of early learning and child care legislation enshrined in BC law, the first issue from the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network invites readers to respond to Bill 14, 2021. The issue also poses questions that promote thinking about who is the child and educator that the new Act(s) are serving.