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Hi there, I'm Ana Valle Rivera, a proud mom of three, a public speaker, a workshop facilitator, a consultant and the founder of Early Years Thriving.
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About Ana Valle Rivera
Ana is a proud mother of three, a public speaker, a consultant, and the founder of Early Years Thriving. Since 2007, Ana has worked in various capacities in the early years field to support children, families, and educators.
Through her passion for teaching, Ana has facilitated hundreds of educational workshops for thousands of ECEs, teachers, caregivers, and parents.
Through Early Years Thriving Ana provides leadership training called Workshop Facilitator Training and she organizes yearly Online Summits for the Early Years Community.
Ethical, relational, and inclusive pedagogies underpin Ana’s work. She is trauma-informed and advocates for play. Ana is a dynamic speaker and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise to all her presentations.
Ana has a background in ECE, a Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Youth Care, and a Master of Professional Education in ECE.
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Ana's Speaking Experience
Here is a list of some of the conferences where Ana has been invited to speak:
- Kootenay Boundary 2025 Early Years In-person Conference- May 2025 hosted by the West Kootenays CCRR.
- The Brilliance of Play In-person Conference- May 2025 hosted by the Manitoba Child Care Association.
- The Early Years Thriving In-Person Conference Keynote- May 2025 hosted by Early Years Thriving.
- Spring In-person Conference- March 2025 hosted by the Northwest Child Development Center and CCRR .
- Looking Back, Moving Forward In-person Conference - November 2024 hosted by the Early Childhood Development Association of PEI.
- Inspiring Care Virtual Conference- November 2024 hosted by CMAS Supporting the settlement of young immigrant and refugee children & the Toronto School Board District.
- Professional Learning Symposium- October 2023 hosted by The Halton Resource Connection.
- Early Learning Summer Institute: Exploring and Uncovering the Layers of Play In-person August 2023 hosted by the Central Okanagan School District and Childhood Connections.
- CNC Growing Strong Communities virtual conference - Feb 2023 hosted by CMAS Supporting the settlement of young immigrant and refugee children & the Toronto School Board District.
- Child Heart of the Matter In-person Conference - Feb 2023 hosted by Options Child Care Resource Center.
- Reignite Your Passion In-person Conference - May 2022 hosted by the Manitoba Child Care Association.
- Making Tomorrow Virtual Conference - April 2021 & 2022 hosted by the Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association.
- The Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association Virtual Conference - April 2021 & 2022 hosted by the Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association.
Testimonials from past participants and clients:
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“Ana's capacity to connect with her audience by providing relevant and relatable examples from educators' experiences, while consistently linking her insights back to the early learning framework and supporting her presentation with scientific data, was highly appreciated by all. Thank you for sharing!”
Kootaney-Columbia CCRR (Past Client)
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Ana was very welcoming and presented her material in a manner that easy to digest. It can be easy to get defensive when confronted about our biases/prejudices; however Ana's acknowledgment that we ALL have biases created an environment that was conducive to
learning and dialogue.
Manitoba Child Care Association (Workshop Participant)
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Today staff from several of Options Community Services early years programs spent the afternoon with Ana Valle Rivera who facilitated for us around the newly revised BC Early Learning Framework. Thank you Ana for giving us tools to think about the purpose of education, and to see how using language from the revised framework as opportunities to plant gentle seeds of these new ideas to the educators we provide services to.
Options CCRR (PAST CLIENT)
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This workshop is fantastic. I would like to say that Ana Valle accomplished her goal of sharing the information in a fun and accessible way. Her passion and commitment to children is palpable and contagious.
West Coast Child Care Resource centre (Workshop PARTICIPANT)
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Ana's presentation skills were so good, words were clear. She is very passionate and loves research. I love Ana, this is my second workshop with her and she’s great with her presentations and her knowledge.
Manitoba Child Care Association (WORkshop PARTICIPANT)
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This community of practice offered a safe space where we were able to share our knowledge, experience as well as learn from one another. Through this experience we were given the opportunity to grow and improve personally and professionally.
Options CCRR (Community of Practice Participant)
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This workshop is fantastic. I would like to say that Ana accomplished her goal of sharing the information in a fun and accessible way. Her passion and commitment to children is palpable and contagious. Thank you so much for always providing such amazing learning experiences available to all of us
West Coast CRC (Workshop Participant)
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