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Frequenza di aggiornamento:
weekly
Durata media dell'audio:
31 minutes
Inglese
Canada
13 episodi
da 21 Gennaio 2026
episodic

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What happens when children are not just invited into an activity, but are trusted to shape it from the beginning?  In this episode, we sit down with Kennedy Kozak, a play professional and designer with a background in early childhood education and inclusive design, to explore what it means to co-de…

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What assumptions about play might we be carrying without realizing it—and who gets left out when we expect play to look a certain way?  In this episode, we sit down with Alison Rinas, Manager of Inclusive Childcare at KidsIncluded, and Shay Saxton, Early Learning Inclusion Navigator at KidsIncluded…
What can children’s play teach us about who they are and what matters to their families?  In this episode, we sit down with Amaka Amadike, faculty member at Bow Valley College and Executive Director of Between Cultures Foundation, to explore how culture shapes the ways children play, connect, and m…
What can we learn about children’s thinking when they play?  In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ozlem Cankaya, Associate Professor in Early Learning and Curriculum Studies at MacEwan University, to explore the connection between play and children’s cognitive development. Dr. Cankaya shares how p…
How do you create a childcare system that truly supports culture, diversity, and belonging?   In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca Leong, an early learning leader with over 20 years of experience and a strong focus on educator well-being and children’s rights, to explore what culturally respon…
Que signifie soutenir les enfants tout en renforçant une langue et une culture ?  Dans cet émission, l'animatrice invitée Meghan Perrin s'entretient avec Kirsten Wallace, directrice de la prématernelle La Capucine à Calgary et professeure au Campus Saint-Jean, au sujet de l'apprentissage précoce da…
What if navigating difference wasn’t a problem to solve, but an invitation to learn?  In this episode, we speak with Deanna Mendoza, an award-winning early childhood educator and Coordinator of the Care for Newcomer Children Program at the Edmonton Newcomer Centre, about the everyday realities of n…
What changes when we treat children’s languages as strengths?  In this episode, we speak with Andrea MacLeod, a researcher on multilingual families and bilingual development, about early learning in minority language contexts and the powerful role childcare plays in shaping how children and familie…
What becomes possible when leadership is grounded in collaboration rather than hierarchy?  In this episode, we speak with Adine Shuchuk, Executive Director of Jasper Place Family Resource Centre, about how thoughtful, values-based leadership can uplift educators and strengthen culturally responsive…
What do we do when a child names a difference, and we’re not quite sure how to respond?  In this episode, we sit down with Jasvinder Heran, Executive Director of the  Intercultural Child and Family Center in Edmonton, to explore the moments that make educators pause, feel uncomfortable, or second-g…
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