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The BC
Early Childhood
Pedagogy Network

ECPN Mandate:

In partnership with ECEBC and BCACCS, the BC Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN) is a public forum for the advancement of early childhood pedagogies through the delivery of a provincially funded dynamic professional development program for early childhood educators (ECEs) by establishing, coordinating and evaluating a network of pedagogists.

ECPN Vision:

To establish an accessible provincial network of pedagogists who support early childhood educators in BC as informed by the Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework (2017), The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Reports and Calls to Action (2015), Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework (2018), and the BC Early Learning Framework (2018).

About the ECPN:

The ECPN expands the pilot work of two MCFD-funded projects: the Investigating Quality (IQ) Project (2005-2011) developed by Drs. Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw and Alan Pence at the University of Victoria, and the Community Early Years and Child Care Facilitators Pilot Project (2011-2018).

The ECPN will establish an accessible provincial network of pedagogists who work with early childhood educators in their early years setting and collaborate to organize and design pedagogical projects that meet their specific needs and local context.

The pedagogist is a professional role focused on leading early childhood educators’ pedagogical development. Pedagogists aim to foster democratic, experimental and socially just cultures of early learning and care aligned with the vision of the BC Early Learning Framework through dialogical processes, innovative pedagogies and courageous conversations.

The 3 Delivery Streams:

In Phase 1 of this expansion (December 2019 – June 2020) approximately 30 pedagogists will begin to work directly with educators in BC through three interconnected streams.

  1. The CCRR stream will position pedagogists within a CCRR program to work with educators in a hub of licensed ECE programs (including group- and home-based) in that CCRR program’s community.

  2. In the postsecondary institution stream, faculty pedagogists will provide pedagogical services to educators in a hub where educators also act as mentors to the training institutions’ student educators.

  3. The Indigenous stream, led by ECPN partner BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, will pilot pedagogists (or a First Nations equivalent term) working within First Nations early years programs both on and off reserve, as well as urban Indigenous early years programs.

These three streams are not separate systems but rather encompass different models of service delivery within one public system.

ECPN Discussion Rooms

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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.