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Leaders of Inclusive Child Care

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Inclusive leadership is a continuous journey of learning, growing, and adapting to meet the evolving needs of our communities.

This course is for professionals in conventional child care leadership roles (including child care providers, supervisors, directors, managers, and board members) who wish to begin or continue their inclusive leadership journey. However, because inclusive leadership is a shared responsibility, the information in this course is relevant for all child care professionals, including emergent leaders, early childhood educators and assistants, support staff, responsible adults, and other community members that work with children.

Course goals

This course aims to support leaders in weaving inclusion into every stage of program delivery by exploring identity, awareness, care, and collective wisdom. We encourage leaders to do so by practicing the 4 Bes: Be authentic, Be curious, Be responsive, Be reflective.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

      1. Describe how their personal identities influence their leadership style.
      2. Increase awareness of how others’ lived experiences shape their perspectives and actions.
      3. Use their understanding of their identity and awareness of others to deliver quality care.
      4. Strengthen their ability to build relationships and improve practices using collective wisdom.
      5. Consistently apply the 4 Bes in all areas of their practice.

Course FAQs

Completion of the course usually takes around 10 hours.

As soon as you register for the course, you will be able to start on the first module which can be found on your dashboard under ‘Courses.’ Lessons must be completed in order.

Participants will receive a certificate for 10 hours of professional development upon completion of all modules. Certificates will be automatically generated and should be downloaded and saved to your computer.

If you have questions about the course or difficulty accessing any of the course components, please use the contact form here.

  • All text throughout the training can be read with a screen reader.
  • Each photo and all diagrams have embedded alt-text.
  • All videos throughout the training include closed captions.

The Leaders of Inclusive Child Care training was created with Universal Design for Learning in mind. The information in this course is represented through many forms in hopes of accommodating all learners. You will find the materials in the form of text, audio, video, and interactive activities.

Yes, you can! You can find the group material in the course intro under ‘Facilitating this Course.’

Course Content

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Course Includes

  • 5 Modules
  • 29 Lessons
  • 4 Quizzes
  • Course Certificate

Our Land Acknowledgment​

The partners of The Hub respectfully honor the sovereignty of all Indigenous Nations, including their lands, waters, and skies. We recognize that these lands are sacred and acknowledge the deep and enduring relationships between Indigenous peoples and their territories, which have been disrupted by oppressive colonial systems.


We further acknowledge that the partners and participants of The Hub gather on the traditional, unceded, and unsurrendered lands of the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded these territories since time immemorial. These ancestral lands were taken without consent, and we recognize the injustices of this history.


In taking responsibility to honor these nations and their legacies, and with a commitment to forging a better path forward, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and wisdom of Indigenous communities—past, present, and future.

ECPN logo featuring green and blue concentric brushstroke circles.
Logo of CCRC Westcoast Family Centres with a purple and green diamond shape above the text.
Logo of Early Childhood Educators of BC with a green emblem above the text ECEBC early childhood educators of BC on a dark background.
Logo of Aboriginal ChildCare with an illustration of a parent holding a child. Four feathers are hanging below the image on the left.

Scenario-based learning allows learners to view situations from different perspectives, encouraging thoughtful reflection. Applying learning in a more practical way can help to build confidence and gives the learner the ability to transfer knowledge to real-life work. You will see how best practices might look in action, determine alternate strategies you could implement in these situations, and reflect on your own experiences as a care provider.

Your task is to take on the perspective of the provider within the scenario and determine:

  • What worked well?
  • What, if anything, could be done differently?

Remember, it is not the job of providers to diagnose children. Instead, we can do our best to create safe childcare ecosystems that promote social emotional well-being and support children and their diverse range of behaviours. This will be important to keep in mind while navigating the scenarios in Module 4.