NB ELCC Curriculum
Onsite Support



The Early Learning Community Advisors (ELCAs) work with individuals and centres to support reflective practice and curriculum implementation through a variety of ways including:


  • Site visits - using an enhanced model
  • Staff meetings
  • Phone and email support
  • Connection to resources
  • Facilitated site visits to other centres

In collaboration with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, our partners and the ELCC sector work is currently underway on:
  • Collaborative Assessment Tools
  • Side by Side Mentoring Model








"To enter into a style of teaching which is based on questioning what we're doing and why, on listening to children, on thinking about how theory is translated into practice and how practice informs theory, is to enter into a way of working where professional development takes place day after day in the classroom."
Sonya Shoptaugh





In keeping with contemporary research and theory, the framework emphasizes responsive relationships, children's strengths, and engaging environments. It views children as confident, active learners whose learning, growth and development are profoundly influenced by the quality of their relationships with people and their interactions with places and things...
~An excerpt from the Vision pg 1, New Brunswick Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care - English