{"id":64661,"date":"2026-02-26T15:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=64661"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:12:56","slug":"register-for-nurturing-play-and-beyond-course-for-early-childhood-educators","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/register-for-nurturing-play-and-beyond-course-for-early-childhood-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Register for Nurturing Play and Beyond course for Early Childhood Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2026-02-27\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday February 27 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Register for Nurturing Play and Beyond course for Early Childhood Educators<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/saccabc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School Aged Child Care Association of BC <\/a>is offering <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbcearlyyearshub.ca%2Fcourses%2Fnurturing-play-and-beyond-middle-years-child-care-fundamentals-principles-practices%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cguy.paynter%40gov.bc.ca%7Cfa07e9b6a3134ceb2f9208de65b85902%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C639060039609411782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b0Qi9X0SYCqAHubxZjW42I5SkHQ8Nb0rCE%2B0sFc6btY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nurturing Play and Beyond: Middle Years Child Care Fundamentals, Principles &amp; Practices<\/a>, an online, hybrid\u00a0 course created to address the gap in accessible, high-quality, holistic training for early childhood educators, early childhood educator assistants and school-age educators working with school-aged children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Four-weeks in length<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six hours of self-led course material per week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two-hour facilitated session at the end of each week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nine modules inspired by the B.C. Early Learning Framework, including trauma-informed practice, and guidance from subject matter experts in child care and education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants receive a certificate for 27 professional development hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cost: $270.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cohort 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;March 7-28, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cohort 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;April 4-25, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about course offerings and bursary options, please contact <a href=\"mailto:tyler@thesummerslifecreative.com\">Tyler Summers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details and to register, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbcearlyyearshub.ca%2Fcourses%2Fnurturing-play-and-beyond-middle-years-child-care-fundamentals-principles-practices%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cguy.paynter%40gov.bc.ca%7Cfa07e9b6a3134ceb2f9208de65b85902%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C639060039609449433%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fhpwi74FN75ssOqS2aMTw2H9GyjH1kM7LRcNwEidbss%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nurturing Play and Beyond: Middle Years Child Care Fundamentals Principles &amp; Practices web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School Aged Child Care Association of BC is offering Nurturing Play and Beyond: Middle Years Child Care Fundamentals, Principles &amp; Practices, an online, hybrid\u00a0 course created to address the gap in accessible, high-quality, holistic training for early childhood educators, early childhood educator assistants and school-age educators working with school-aged children. 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