Early Childhood Educator & Child Care Worker Appreciation Day is coming up on Wednesday, October 21st, and we have put together some resources to help you and your community get ready for the day!
Tips for operators, supervisors, school leaders, child care centre boards
- Share a “mark your calendars!” message with your community – let families, school staff, and community members know that Appreciation Day is coming up on October 21st. You can share this through your email list, group chats, social media, bulletin boards, apps, etc.
- Make it visible – invite children to decorate your space with visual reminders. Depending on you capacity and their interest, you can let them get creative or use our printable colouring sheets to get started. Click here to download the printables!
Tips for families
- Print our card template and make it colourful with markers, crayons, stickers, or add a picture of your child (with their educators if you have it!) Click here to download the printable card template!
- Make sure you write down your child’s name, their school/centre/program, class/group and the date, including the year
- Include a message from the whole family! Share your gratitude and why you all appreciate ECEs and child care workers!
Tips for writing meaningful messages with young children
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- Write the message for your child or help them write it themselves
- Talk to your child about their educators individually, showing pictures if available
- Be specific, mentioning activities from your child’s day at school/child care: books they read, songs they sing, games they play, mealtimes…
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