Childcares aim to support the whole child across all areas of development. In this presentation we will reflect on how our attitudes and experiences may impact our comfort level with supporting healthy sexual development in children. We will become familiar with typical sexual development and explore situations when behaviour is concerning. We will also review some practical steps to help educators assess and respond to children’s sexual exploration and development within the context of case scenarios across different age groups. The goal of this presentation is to build the confidence and comfort level of educators as they support healthy sexual development in children.

You will receive an email with a link to the meeting prior to the session.

This event is being delivered by an external organization from the County of Wellington and as such your name and email address may be provided to the third party for training purposes.

Participation is prioritized for child care and early years educators working in the Wellington service delivery area (City of Guelph and County of Wellington). Priority for participation at no cost will be given to Programme and Non-Programme staff who work in the following child care and early learning settings:

Licensed child care (centre-based and home-based)

Authorized Recreation programmes

EarlyON Child & Family Centres

Professionals representing the following groups may be eligible for participation in professional learning if spaces are available:

Enhanced Support System partners

Registered Early Childhood Educators working in school board operated Full-Day Kindergarten