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Yukon early learning educators

Professional development community

This is a space for early childhood educators to learn, explore and grow together as a community.

It all begins at an early age.

Our view of ourselves, others and the world begins in our earliest years. These views set our course for the years to follow. As early childhood educators, the work you do today, shapes childrens’ futures.

This community aims to help you:

  • promote child-led discoveries to inspire their confidence to innovate solutions to tomorrow’s challenges;
  • direct purposeful play to develop skills children will need to create a strong and healthy community;
  • model the empathy and care you hope to see reflected in children as empathetic and caring adults;
  • listen to, learn from and support the work of Indigenous knowledge holders and Elders with the understanding that education is key for reconciliation; and
  • celebrate the unique culture and background of each child ensuring that they see themselves, their cultures and their identities reflected in their environments.

The future of our society begins with the next generation. Today and every day, early childhood educators are shaping tomorrow’s worldview.

Learning and development

We've curated a variety of training opportunities and professional resources to help you grow in your career

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Yukon resources

We've compiled a list of helpful resources from the Government of Yukon and community organizations so you can stay connected.

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News and events

Find out about the latest news and events that support early childhood educators, including monthly newsletters and professional development opportunities.

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See the future. Look to early learning.

The way children see the world today will create the world we live in tomorrow.

Latest news and events

Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the early learning educators professional development community.

Tough choices: learning to make good decisions

From understanding feelings, to considering others, to making thoughtful choices: this is how children learn to decide well.
Join us for an engaging workshop that builds on empathy and social awareness to explore how young children learn to make “big choices.” Educators will examine how problem-solving, prediction, and risk-taking support responsible decision-making in early childhood, and how educators can coach children through everyday social challenges.

View Tough choices: learning to make good decisions workshop

Supported Child Care - understanding the contract

Hosted by the Child Development Centre and the ELCC branch, this in-person information session is for owner/operators of licensed early learning and child care programs who want to know more about the requirements after you have been approved for supported child care. 

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Understanding the Early Years

The Early Learning and Child Care branch at the Yukon Department of Education have partnered with Yukon First Nations Education Directorate and the Early Years Program to offer the ‘Understanding the Early Years’ course. The course, rich in Yukon First Nations culture, supports the development of culturally competent early childhood educators.

View Understanding the Early Years course Whitehorse Spring 2026

Past Event - Growing from me to we: empathy, feelings, and friendship

The ELCC team has combined the postponed "You and me: exploring empathy and social awareness" workshop with our "Friends and feelings: forming healthy relationships" workshop to create one enriched, hands-on session: "Growing from me to we: empathy, feelings, and friendship"

Join the us for an exciting new workshop that focuses on how empathy supports children as they shift from individual perspectives toward shared understanding, and how friendships and caring actions grow alongside emotional and social awareness. Through discussion and practical activities, educators will explore ways to intentionally support this progression during everyday peer interactions, playful learning, and imaginative social experiences.
 

View Growing from me to we: empathy, feelings, and friendship workshop

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