OUR STANDARD IS HIGH

OUR PASSION IS CHILDREN

OUR COMITTMENT IS TOWARDS OUR FAMILIES

space

We believe that every child should have every opportunity to develop to their fullest potential through a child-initiated and adult-supported environment that embraces and focuses on 5 areas of development in a holistic way.

• Physical
• Social/Emotional
• Communication/Language
• Self-Esteem
• Cognitive

Our practice is guided by the work done on Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (How Does Learning Happen?). We understand that learning happens within relationships among children, families, educators, and their environments. 

The Foundations of Our Program

• Every child has a sense of belonging when they are connected to others and contribute to their world. 
  .
• Every child is developing a sense of self, health, and well-being.
  .
• Every child is an active and engaged learner who explores the world with body, mind, and senses.
  . 
• Every child is a capable communicator who expresses themselves in many ways.

Strategies & Approaches

To achieve these foundations, we implement the following:

– Promote a healthy and safe environment that supports general well being

– Promote an environment which ensures good nutrition and safe food preparation

– Support the children to interact, communicate, and co-regulate

– Foster exploration, play, and inquiry

– Incorporate indoor and outdoor play, active play and quiet time

– Foster the engagement of and communications with parents

– Involve local community partners

– Support others in relation to continuous professional learning

Play Inspires You to Think Differently

We value “play” as an essential medium for learning. The Ministry of Educations HDLH (How Does Learning Happen) and ELECT (Early Learning for Every Child Today) is the continuum which supports our play-based learning environment. Our staff aim to create an atmosphere that emphasizes individual and small-group child-initiated and adult-supported learning experiences through play.

Daily hands-on activities are designed to promote success and problem-solving. Our RECEs are responsive to the children’s cues and integrate their individual interests into the daily program plans, providing opportunities for children to develop social skills of cooperation and sharing.

These activities include:

– Creative art activities and projects

– Science experiments and inquisition

– Cognitive and problem solving activities

– Cooking and nutrition activities

– Educational computer activities

– Sensory activities

– Block building and construction

– Drama, pretending and role playing

– Literacy activities – stories, poems, finger plays, chants

– Activities that are at times structured to provide for guidance and are at times unstructured to allow for free individual expression and creativity

– Third party enrichment activities – Super Science, Applefun Puppetry, Ten Ten Sports, Safari Magic, Artistic Way, Travelling Critters, Scrapbooking