YMCA CCRR News, May 2021

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YMCA CCRR News

Important Information about future workshop registrations!
ACTIVENet and what it means for you! We understand that many of you are looking forward to our summer training schedule and rest assured, it will be available to you very soon, in June! We’re also very excited to let you know that we will have ACTIVENet as our NEW registration platform for all our future workshops!

To prepare for your future workshop registrations, please take a few moments to complete your profile in myymca.ca. This step will help when you begin to access our training schedule online. Please note that for you to receive your certificates of participation after attending a workshop, you will also need to include your email address in your myymca.ca profile.

Important Request: We ask our CCRR members to contact us after creating their profiles so that we can activate their YMCA CCRR membership, this will then allow you to receive the YMCA CCRR workshops at the members' rate. Call the YMCA Tri-Cities CCRR at 604-931-3400, or the Burnaby/New Westminster CCRR at 604-294-1109, or email us at [email protected] and activate your YMCA CCRR membership today!

Hours
The YMCA CCRR offices will be closed Saturday, May 22 - May 24, 2026 for Victoria Day.
 
Child Care Appreciation Events
There’s still time to participate and have fun at the YMCA CCRR Child Care Appreciation Events! In recognition of May as Child Care Month, child care providers are invited to join us for an evening of fun, prizes, celebration, and appreciation!
 
Tri-Cities Child Care Appreciation event details.
New Westminster Child Care Appreciation event details.
Burnaby Child Care Appreciation event details.
 
Please note, these events are for child care providers working in Burnaby, New Westminster and Tri-Cities.
 
Library News
Inspiration awaits! Spring has sprung and the YMCA CCRR has added new resources to the Early Learning Resource Library. Imagine the fun that can be had by all!
 
“The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Artists play with colour and space. Musicians play with sound and silence. Children play with everything they can get their hands on.” Training
Managing Mental & Emotional Wellness – COVID-19 has changed the landscape of our work, and our home life. The struggle to maintain the mythical work/life balance has always been tough, and now we’re getting a crash course in resilience. Join Andrew Neufeld on Saturday, June 19, 2026 from 9:30-11:30 am, and learn to thrive through this pandemic together while maintaining your resilience. Cost: $10.00 members, $15.00 non-members. Call the YMCA CCRR at 604-931-3400 for details.
 
Introducing the Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (WCCRC) Administration & Management for Child Care Program, a training initiative created to support ECE leaders and students across BC. This program is available through the BC Early Years Professional Development Hub.
 
Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is offering Promoting outdoor play in schools and communities: Moving from risk and barriers to opportunities and facilitators. Presented by Dr. Eva Oberle, Dr. Marian Brussoni, and Megan Zeni. Learn about how outdoor play promotes children’s healthy social and physical development, emotional wellbeing, self-confidence, risk management and provides opportunities for being physically active. May 10, 2026 from 11:30-1:00pm. Learn more.

Supporting and Engaging Indigenous Fathers in a Group Setting: Live Virtual Workshop Training – Are you interested in providing family support for Indigenous fathers in a culturally grounded group setting? BC Council for Families is offering an Online training opportunity beginning May 10, 2021. Learn more or register now.

To celebrate Child Care month on May 15, ECEBC is offering an online conference – Discover our World, Discover the Possibilities …Standing Strong Together!  Visit ecebc.ca for details.

Canadian National Fatherhood Conference – The BC Council for Families, the provincial representative of Dad Central in British Columbia, invites you to attend the fourth Canadian National Fatherhood Conference, Side by Side: Celebrating the Diversity of Fatherhood, taking place virtually on May 12-13, 2021. Learn more.

The University of British Columbia Faculty of Education – Several educational opportunities for summer online professional development. Read more.