The Early Childhood Pedagogy Network has accepted CVIMS’s letter of interest to work with a community Early Years Pedagogist (EYP). Our childminding team at CVIMS will be working with the Early Years Pedagogist, Rachel Philips, to support and mentor the team. This is exciting news for the team and the families.
Rachel Philips is an EYP with 20 years of experience in the ECE field and will spend the next few months collaborating with our team to create inquiry that further supports children’s early year development in our program. She will be in the childminding room meeting and connecting with our families, children and of course the CVIMS childminding team!
I’m excited about the work we’ll be engaging in with Rachel. The goal is to engage the childminding team in professional learning that supports meaningful and collaborative connections, as well as create opportunities for listening and researching the relationships and experiences in the context of their work. Rachel’s practice in ECE has evolved and her knowledge will help facilitate the conditions needed for inquiry-based learning in relational contexts. Our hope is that this engagement will lend voice as well as broaden and deepen dialogue in community partnerships regarding the supports needed for the early year settlement sector, specifically in Nanaimo. – Vania Zanetti, CVIMS Childminding Team lead.
The British Columbia Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN) is the provincial group of pedagogists who support early childhood educators in BC. You can find out more about the ECPN and the work that’s happening for early childhood here.Our childminding team provides children in our care with the experiences to explore, play, and connect with each other and the world while their parents learn English in our classrooms. CVIMS continues to work with community organizations and partners in BC and all over Canada to further enrich the experiences of our community members, especially newcomer children and families in Nanaimo and the surrounding areas.