Sheridan College's Virtual Early Childhood Education Expo 2023

The Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies, in collaboration with Sheridan's Career-Integrated Learning, Special Events and Alumni Relations teams is pleased to invite you to Sheridan’s Annual Early Childhood Education Expo taking place virtually on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

During the event, you will get the opportunity to connect and network with participating employers and community partners by visiting their virtual booths, find out about available job opportunities, and get tips and career advice from Sheridan alumni working in within the ECE/ECL fields!

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: vFairs Virtual Event Platform

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At the ECE Expo, you can connect with representatives from these companies and more, ask questions about the company culture, job responsibilities, and qualifications.

Register now to secure your spot at this must-attend virtual event and take the first step towards a successful career in early childhood education, all from the comfort of your home!

More About The ECE Alumni Panel:

Sarah Frost, Early Childhood Education ’15 
EarlyON Facilitator, District School Board of Niagara

My name is Sarah Frost, I am an alumna of Sheridan College with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and an Hon. Bachelors in Early Childhood Leadership. I have been a RECE working in the field for the past seven years gaining experience as a Program Director, Site Supervisor and now EarlyON Program Facilitator for DSBN.

My goal working in the field of Early Childhood Education is to support families and children through developing high quality early learning experiences and building trusting relationships. I am eager to bring positive change to the sector by supporting new Early Childhood Educators interested in learning about the types of careers they can pursue with their ECE diploma.

I look forward to bringing my learning experiences to this panel and hope to help students to gain a wider perspective on all the opportunities there are for them once they have graduated.

Kyle Meikle ‘18, Early Childhood Education
RECE, Sheridan College Childcare Centre 

Kyle Meikle is a registered early childcare educator at Sheridan College Childcare Centre in Oakville, Ontario. He graduated from the Early Childhood Education program at Sheridan college in 2018 with high honors and has been working alongside an amazing team at Sheridan College ever since. He is a student mentor to those in the early childhood education program and has been instrumental in several large centre initiatives such as the children’s art show that went on display inside of Sheridan College. Kyle continues to practice the values of “How Does Learning Happen” by creating a space of belonging and well-being along side the children and their families to bring that connection between centre and home into the classroom.

Carmela Roper, Early Childhood Education ‘96
Early Childhood Educator

Hello! My name is Carmela Roper. I graduated from Sheridan College with a diploma in Early Childhood Education in 1996. I have been in the education field for 27 years and have taught infancy through kindergarten. I am currently working with the toddler age group. I was raised in Oakville and reside in Milton with my husband, James. Most of my free time is spent with family and friends, cooking, drawing, and going for walks with my brother’s dog, Cooper. My favourite part of working in this field is seeing the wonder in young children and knowing that my efforts in creating a nurturing and stimulating educational environment will help children navigate this world more confidently.

Shannon Speer, Early Childhood Education ‘96
Milton Community Resource Centre

I am an RECE, artist, materials and natural spaces specialist whose work has taken many twists and turns on the early learning path. I have actively and happily worked in the field in a variety of roles along these 28, braiding my arts, nature and ECE lens together in ways that extend early learning environments, educator thinking about who children are and who educators are as well as exploring the curious nature of being human in an early learning  world.

Alpha's Discovery Club
Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario
Bridge Way Family Centre
BrightPath Kids
Childventures: Early Learning Academy
Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board
Family Day Care services
Halton Catholic District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Kids & Company
Kids Zone Child Care Centre
Kinder Kids
Laugh & Learn Early Learning and Childcare Centre
Lullaboo
Milton Community Resource Centre
Mini Skool
Oakville CPR & First Aid
Oakville Parent-Child Centre
Orange Seeds
Parkview Children's Centre
Peel School Board
PLASP Early Learning and Child Care Centre
Sentient HR
The Halton Resource Connection
Toronto Mandarin School
YMCA of Greater Toronto
YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford
YMCA, Oakville
York Region District School Board