By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Urban Circle Training Centre has launched a new holistic course to recruit more early child-care educators and increase diversity among daycare staff across Winnipeg. The centre has partnered with Red River College Polytechnic to run an accredited diploma program that will equip graduates with academic and Indigenous cultural lessons. Trista Harry signed up to build on her babysitting experience \u2014 the third oldest in a family of 11 children, she has plenty of it. The 25-year-old said helping her parents care for her siblings, the youngest of whom is six, sparked both her interest in early childhood education and desire to become a positive role model for Indigenous youth. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that they see their own people working. I know when I… <\/p>\n
By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Urban Circle Training Centre has launched a new holistic course to recruit more early child-care educators and increase diversity among daycare staff across Winnipeg. The centre has partnered with Red River College Polytechnic to run an accredited diploma program that will equip graduates with academic and Indigenous cultural lessons. Trista Harry signed up to build on her babysitting experience \u2014 the third oldest in a family of 11 children, she has plenty of it. The 25-year-old said helping her parents care for her siblings, the youngest of whom is six, sparked both her interest in early childhood education and desire to become a positive role model for Indigenous youth. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that they see their own people working. I know when I... <\/p>\n