Building more inclusive Early Learning and Child Care Programs

For our first ECCDC podcast of 2026 we are pleased to welcome Dr. Dane Marco Di Cesare (he/him) who is an Associate Professor and the program director for the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with the Faculty of Education at Brock University. He is also the Chair of the Canada Regional Network of INQYR (the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience). During this episode of the ECCDC podcast we will be exploring how educators and programs can build more inclusive communities where all families fells seen, respected, and safe. We discuss some of the challenges that programs face and Dane shares some great strategies to overcome those challenges and many practical strategies and wonderful resources that educators and programs can utilize to incorporate diverse perspectives and experiences into their curriculums.Dane draws on his research work and his personal lived experiences of working as an early childhood educator as well as navigating the child care system as part of a same sex family with a child attending an early learning and child careprogram.So, if this sparks your curiosity join Dane and Ginette as they dive more deeply into how programs can build more inclusiveenvironments.To register for Dane’s 2 part webinar seriestaking place on Tuesday the 3rd of February and the 3rdof March Every Family Belongs: Equity-Centered Practices to Foster 2SLGBTQ+Belonging within Early Childhood Spaces place click on this link  https://www.eccdc.org/events/registration/487