Inspirations for Practice and Leading
In spring 2021, the Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care (ECELC) and MacEwan University conducted case studies with Indigenous families, childcare educators, directors, and senior staff to learn how support for newcomer and Indigenous families can be realized in the Edmonton region ( Leading from the Field: Practices to Support Indigenous and Newcomer Families — ECELC). The case studies were part of the research titled Quality Indicators and Dispositions in the Early Learning and Child Care Sector: Learning from Indigenous and Newcomer Families: Final Report — ECELC conducted by Chelsea Freeborn, MEd., Alvina Mardhani-Bayne, PhD., and Cheyanne Soetaert.
Many themes were derived from the case study conversations which resulted in the development of documents on various topics to support child care educators and directors in their work in meeting the needs of newcomer and Indigenous families.
The Inspiration for Practice documents are organized under three themes and be accessed using the listed links:
Inspirations for Practice: Educators Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families
Educators Supporting Indigenous Families: Culture
Educators Supporting Indigenous Families: Relationships
Educators Supporting Indigenous Families: Trust
Educators Supporting Indigenous Families: Accessing Child
Educators Supporting Indigenous Families: The Flight
Inspirations for Practice: Educators Supporting Newcomer Families
Educators Supporting Newcomer Families: Multimodal and
Educators Supporting Newcomer Families: Funds of Knowledge
Educators Supporting Newcomer Families: Home Language
Educators Supporting Newcomer Families: Being Open and
Educators Supporting Newcomer Families: Growing, Seeking,
Inspirations for Leading
Inspiration for Leading: Policy, Programming and Practices
Inspiration for Leading: Physical Environment
Inspiration for Leading: Learning, Reflecting and Being
Inspiration for Leading: Fostering Relationships
Inspiration for Leading: Image of the Child and Family