Nominations are open for the 7th Annual Child Care Professional Awards of Excellence

The Child Care Professional Awards of Excellence was designed to salute the highly skilled people who provide quality care to Alberta's children and families. These individuals work in day cares, pre-schools, out-of-school care and approved family day homes, or in the network of Parent Link Centres that help families in communities all across the province.

 

Eligible nominees work with pre-school and school-age children in licensed day care, pre-school, or out-of-school care programs; approved family day homes; and Parent Link Centres in Alberta's rural or urban communities. Nominees will be evaluated based on their innovation and creativity when working with children and parents and how they demonstrate professional excellence in four key areas:

• supporting children's development and well-being;
• nurturing the individuality of each child;
• engaging parents, families and communities as partners in the care and education of children; and
• raising the profile of the early learning and child care field through commitment to ongoing learning and development and their willingness to share their knowledge with others.

 

To nominate that special early learning and child care professional in your community, submit a completed nomination form - available online, at any licensed or approved child care program, Parent Link Centre or at the child care office of a local Child and Family Services Authority.

 

Alberta Human Services and the Alberta Child Care Association are proud to be working together to host the Child Care Professionals Awards of Excellence, wth the support of  CTV and CTV Two Alberta; Built To Learn – A Division of the Excel Society; Wintergreen Learning Materials, and Groundwater Communications.