Welcome to the ECCDC Podcast, your go-to podcast for an in-depth journey into the ever-evolving world of early learning and child care. Join us as we unravel the latest trends, confront challenges head-on, and delve deep into the critical issues shaping the early learning community today.
In each episode, we bring you insightful discussions with leading experts, educators and thought leaders who share their wisdom and experiences.
Join us as we navigate the path together to stay inspired, stay curious, and keep nurturing those young minds.
Are you curious about internships. Would you like to know more about the work that the summer ECCDC interns do. Or would you like to find out more about the behind the scenes at the ECCDC. If so then join Ginette and the ECCDC 2026summer interns Alison, Kennedy and Sarah as they share, amongst other things, what they have been working on during they time at the ECCDC, what they have learnt about the ECCCD while they have been part of the team and what skills they bring to their roles. And more.
20 May 2026
Play, How Does Learning Happen? And Home Child Care
In this episode of the ECCDC podcast we are pleased to be joined by Tina Geers BA(Hons) who is the owner of Inspiring Minds ECC, a play advocate, certified Playarista, coach and mentor, early childhood educator, and supporter and friend of the ECCDC.
During our conversation Tina discusses the importance of play and playfulness, and why play needs protecting. Tina also offers insight into a number of Canadian organizations that support early learning and child care professionals and children’s play along with resources and useful websites to support our work as early childhood educators. Tina then goes onto speak to the uniqueness of being a home child care educator along with ways to overcome the potential challenges of being a home child care educator.
Regardless of whether you are a centre-based educator or a home child care educator there is something for you to take away from this podcast conversation. So, join me as Tina shares her passion and vision for play in the early years.
Useful links:-
Inspired Minds ECC coaching solutions https://inspiredmindsecc.ca
The Play Connection Network https://aecpcn.org Original Learning by Suzanne Axelsson https://suzanneaxelsson.substack.com/ (https://suzanneaxelsson.substack.com/)
Become a Playarista https://courses.wunderled.com/playarista-waitlist (https://courses.wunderled.com/playarista-waitlist)
Interaction Imagination https://interactionimagination.blogspot.com/
National Institute for Play https://nifplay.org/ (https://nifplay.org/)
Peter Grey Play Makes Us Human https://petergray.substack.com/ (https://petergray.substack.com/)
International Play Association Canada https://www.ipacanada.org/ (https://www.ipacanada.org/)
17 May 2026
Meet the authors
Are you curious about the authors behind children’s books. Who are they and where they get their inspiration or are you interested in writing your own children’s book? If so, then join Ginette, Kathryn Recourt, Lisa Clarke as well as Grace Howes for conversation on all things children’s literature. Kathryn is the author of Sir Archibald Droolsalot and Lisa is the author of I'm a Growing Yogi. Grace will be joining us from St Catharine’s Public Library and will be bringing a libraries perspective to the conversation.
Join us as we discuss our favourite books as a children and the author’s very personal experiences behind their inspiration for story line, as well as choosing books for children and tips for reading books with children and much more.
Links
To find out more about Kathryn and her work, you can do soby clicking on these links
www.kathrynrecourt.ca (http://www.kathrynrecourt.ca)
@authorkathrynrecourt
#authorkathrynrecourt
To watch Lisa sharing her book ‘I’m a Growing Yogi’ pleaseclick on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCH5D-SCoy4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCH5D-SCoy4) and to find out more about Lisa and her work, you can do so by clicking on these link Https://www.lalawellness.ca/about (https://www.lalawellness.ca/about)
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