For Our Families

Helpful info for current and prospective Bright Eyes families.

Helpful links

A few good places to explore.

The provincial guiding document behind our curriculum.

Official BC gov page for ACCB, CCFRI and $10-a-day.

Explore licensing information for community care facilities in our region.

Good to know

[Answers below are starting points — Bright Eyes to confirm specifics.]

Professional reading

Books our educators have read and loved together in our Communities of Practice.

Discipline Without Damage
Dr. Vanessa Lapointe
Feeling Seen
Jody Carrington, PhD
Daring Greatly
Brené Brown
Dare to Lead
Brené Brown
Dear Writer
Maggie Smith
From Teaching to Thinking
Ann Pelo & Margie Carter
A gentle invitation to slow down, wonder alongside children and reimagine our work as educators.
Hold On to Your Kids
Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté
Why strong, warm connections with the adults in their lives matter so much for growing children.
Illuminating Care
Carol Garboden Murray
A heartfelt look at care as the foundation of everything we do in early childhood communities.
Parenting Right From the Start
Dr. Vanessa Lapointe
Laying a healthy, loving foundation in the baby and toddler years.
Pursuing Bad Guys
Donna King
A classroom story of following children's play toward clarity, courage and community.
Rest, Play, Grow
Deborah MacNamara, PhD
Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child
Alison Clark
Speaking Our Truth
Monique Gray Smith
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
The Role of the Pedagogista in Reggio Emilia
Stefania Giamminuti, Paola Cagliari, Claudia Giudici & Paola Strozzi

Making Adjustments: Meditations on Learning with Children
Misa Okayama (edited by Ann Pelo & Margie Carter)
The Language of Art: Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood Settings
Ann Pelo