Caring for infants in early learning environments is both a joyful and complex experience. Yet, the infant room can sometimes feel overlooked or routine, leaving educators searching for fresh inspiration to create intentional, engaging spaces that truly support each baby’s growth and sense of belonging.
Join us for an uplifting workshop where we explore how small observations and simple changes can transform your baby room into a vibrant learning environment. Drawing on practical strategies and creative ideas, we’ll celebrate the vital role infant educators play while offering new tools to inspire connection, curiosity, and meaningful play for both babies and educators alike.
RECE, ECC Community Advisor & Facilitator
Sophie (She/They) is a queer, heavily tattooed, and creative educator living and working on the Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Peoples in a city known as Ottawa, ON.
Her first experiences and connections to caring for young children started with babysitting. While volunteering in a special needs program in Japan, Sophie decided to give Early Childhood Education a shot and applied to school back home in Canada. Eventually, with experience, she moved to private home care during the summer while studying early childhood education at Algonquin College. Graduating with Honours in 2014, Sophie has been in the sector as a Registered Early Childhood Educator RECE ever since. The majority of her career has been working with young parents and their infants and toddlers in Non-Profit Centre based Subsidised Licensed Child Care. Sophie is all about Infant care and play - using her creativity to plan intentional programming for the youngest learners as a passionate play partner is one of her absolute favourite parts of being an ECE!
Recently moving into an Early Literacy and Parenting Educator position, Sophie gets to show off her passions for parenting, play, diverse books, and early learning every day!
In addition to being an educator, Sophie is a loving spouse, cat caregiver, and active neighbour & volunteer in her cooperative housing community!