Understanding the Early Years

Offered by Yukon First Nations Education Directorate Early Years Program

in Whitehorse, YT

Registration is now full. Any new registrations will be added to the waitlist.

The Early Learning and Child Care Branch at the Yukon Department of Education is committed to implementing policies and programs that support high quality early learning and child care and improved long-term outcomes for children in all areas of their education and development.

To support that commitment, and in partnership with the Yukon First Nations Education Directorate and the Early Years Program, we are pleased to offer another ‘Understanding the Early Years’ course. This course will fulfill requirements for educators holding level 3 equivalent certificates. The course, rich in Yukon First Nations culture and history, supports the development of culturally competent early childhood educators. Coralee Buchanan is the Manager and lead for this project at the Early Years Program. 

This course is available to a cohort of 12 early childhood educators (who currently work directly with children in licensed early learning and child care programs) in Whitehorse every Thursday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) from January 16th to March 6th.

  • Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

To complete this course, you must attend all 8 sessions. 

Enrollment will be first-come, first-served. We intend on offering this course again (dates to be determined). The course is only available in English at this time. 

Please ensure you have supervisor approval prior to registering. 

Additional information will be sent to those registered for the course.

Thank you for your commitment to create and grow the best early learning and child care system for the Yukon. We certainly cannot do this work without you. 

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If you have any questions please email earlylearning@yukon.ca.