Hamilton Best Start Inter-professional Education

Today’s Family is proud to be involved in Hamilton’s Best Start Initiative.

There are many levels to the Hamilton Best Start Initiative, one of which includes inter-professional education opportunities.

Please join us for a conversation with Dianne Riehl and Rod Peturson from the Ministry of Education.

“Early brain development benefits from interactions with adults who are responsive ( ELECT, Early LEarning for Every Child Today, 2007)”

Together Rod and Dianne will explore this idea and what it means for all children in early learning and care settings and the relationships they have with

Rod Peturson is an education officer with the Ministry of Education and is currently working on the provincial team coordinating the implementation of the new full-day early learning  kindergarten program with an extended day component. He has also worked as a teacher, program consultant and superintendent of program and instructional services with the Greater Essex County District School Board.

Dianne Riehl is currently seconded to the  Ministry of Education as an education officer working on the full-day early learning kindergarten program. She has also been the program coordinator of the early years department in the Toronto District School Board..

Join us:

November 16, 2011

4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Ontario Early Years Hamilton Mountain

Hill Park Secondary , 465 East 16th

Register at: ascy@ascy.ca