Tip Tools is a licensed childcare established in Calgary, AB in 2023 that provides a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment to children in the Rangeview community and its neighbours.
We strive to build strong relationships with the children and their families, listening to their concerns, providing regular updates on their child's progress, and creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere where children feel valued and cared for.
Mariana is an Early Childhood Educator and she graduated from Seneca College with honours in 2016. She has over 8 years of experience in education working with ages from infant to school-age children, developing appropriate program planning, and focusing on children’s development, health, and well-being. Mariana has extensive knowledge of How Does Learning Happen, Emergent Curriculum, Alberta FLIGHT Curriculum, and Child Care & Early Years Act, and she is an advocate for the right of educators. She is organized, enthusiastic, creative, flexible, and empathetic. Mariana also has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and additional training in Human Resources, but her real passion is working with children. She considers herself to be a “grown-up child” which facilitates her understanding of children’s needs. When it comes to children, Mariana’s inspiration is the results achieved in children's development by applying a program that inspires and provokes their imagination. She loves baking, biking, reading, music, and NFL, and she is always seeking professional development to provide the best ideas for children to explore.
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1 | Leadership Institute: Leadership Development | 2015 |
2 | School Age Programs: What are the possibilities? | 2016 |
3 | Creative School Age Program Ideas | 2017 |
4 | Fun and Meaningful Activities to help Regulate Behaviour | 2017 |
5 | Raising Sexually Healthy Children Training for Childcare Workers | 2017 |
6 | Promoting STEM within the Classroom | 2017 |
7 | Nonviolent Crisis Intervention | 2017 |
8 | Workplace Violence and Harassment Training | 2019 |
9 | Comprehensive Customer Service Training | 2019 |
10 | Inquiry for young children and how to support in Early Learning Programs | 2020 |
11 | Children’s Lively Minds: Insights about Schema Theory | 2020 |
12 | Kindermusik Relaxation Rituals | 2020 |
13 | Strategies for ECE Programs through Pedagogical Leadership and Creative Systems | 2020 |
14 | Self-Regulation: How to Successfully Transition and Support Change | 2020 |
15 | Helping Children Develop Fine Motor SkillsJ | 2020 |
16 | Executive Function and Language Development: Unpacking the Science and Exploring New FindingsJ | 2020 |
17 | Small Worlds Play | 2020 |
18 | The Reopening of Childcare Centres During COVID-19 | 2020 |
19 | Taking Learning Outdoors: Outdoor Play Environment | 2020 |
20 | Exploring Emotions | 2021 |
21 | Art Therapy and Supporting Social Emotional Wellness | 2021 |
22 | Outdoor Environments: It Starts with the Educators | 2021 |
23 | Computational Thinkers in Early Years: Having fun with Sequencing and Sorting | 2021 |
24 | Effective Communication | 2023 |
25 | Understanding Challenging Behaviours | 2023 |
26 | Unconscious Bias Training | 2023 |
27 | Introducing Woodwork in Early Years | 2023 |
28 | Playful Mathematics: More than numbers | 2023 |
29 | Playing with Word and World: Literacy in Early Years | 2023 |
30 | The wonderful world of treasure baskets | 2023 |
31 | Connecting Contemporary Art and Children’s Play through Sound Art | 2023 |
32 | Literacy and Loose Parts | 2023 |
33 | Hands-on Math for Kids | 2023 |
34 | Guiding Children's Behaviours | 2023 |
35 | Children Learn through Play (Infant through SA) | 2023 |
36 | From crying to smiling: Understanding children's behaviours | 2023 |
37 | Flight Curriculum Framework- Possibilities for Practice | 2024 |
38 | Managing Stress: Finding balance in work and in life | 2024 |
39 | Brain Story Certification | 2024 |
40 | How to teach picky eaters to try new foods without a battle | 2024 |
41 | Unleashing Creativity: Exploring process art through play-based learning and sensory experiences | 2024 |