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For childcare providers in the Central Okanagan.

3 hour Professional Development

* maximum 1 staff per centre 

Make & Take: Developing Small World Playmats and Resources 

By: Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family & Childcare Society

Make & Take: Developing Small World Playmats and Resources 

By: Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family & Childcare Society
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For childcare providers in the Central Okanagan.

3 hour Professional Development

* maximum 1 staff per centre 

When
Saturday, Sept 16th 9:00-12:00pm To Go -Lunch will be provided. 3 Hour Pro-D Certificate Provided
Where
Childhood Connections
1505 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC  V1Y 6G1

Make & Take: Developing Small World Playmats and Resources

Small world play provides for open ended creative play that sparks cognitive, fine motor, sensory, social, emotional, and spiritual development.

The opportunities for learning and growth are endless. In this workshop we will explore the values of small world play, and the many ways we can set the stage for meaningful learning opportunities.


Be prepared to use your imagination and have some fun! WE will use felt, wool, sticks, stones, wood and more to create a small world playmat, and some small world play items such as trees, rocks, and animals.


We will also collaborate and develop a resource list of loose parts that can be used to extend the playscapes. All these tools will be yours to take back and share with the children in your program.


* maximum 1 staff per centre 

Wendy Lee Kenward, ECED, BA, MA


I am a third-generation settler ally on the traditional unceded lands of the Syilx Okanagan peoples. I am the daughter of Gertrude Elizabeth Neale (Quebec) and Wilfred Maurice Kenward (Ontario). I am a proud mother of Sky Charles Henri MacDonald (1996-2001) and Ocean MacDonald (2005- present). I am grateful to be an uninvited resident on the traditional unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people on Westbank First Nations land, in what is colonially referred to as Kelowna. I have been an Early Childhood Educator for the past 33 years and currently I am a community development consultant working with early years, indigenous and early intervention communities. I am an instructor in the Indigenous Early Childhood Community Education program at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Merritt BC), and I am the Interior Regional Advisor for the Infant Development and Supported Child Development Programs in the province of BC. I am honored to be working in service of young children and families, and I love every day I get to work with communities in doing what is best for the children.

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Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family & Childcare Society
Since 1977, Childhood Connections – Okanagan Family & Childcare Society (formerly Kelowna Child Care Society) has been providing services and resources to help children in our community grow and thrive in safe, secure and healthy environments. We help families find the right care environment for their children, and we support those who provide care with valuable training, support and resources.
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