Here is a job that, regardless of the setting, the focus remains the same: children’s health. As a Child Development Practitioner, you will plan and implement age-appropriate services, support, and programs for children. Your work will facilitate their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. CDPs deliver services in childcare centres, the preschool sections of hospitals and schools, and Ontario Early Years Centres.  ​
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On the job, you will foster relationships with children, plan developmentally appropriate programs, apply intervention strategies, support emergent learning practices, and cultivate family, cultural, and social relationships. You will participate in a team environment with families, colleagues, community members, and support services providers.  ​