Development

All of our centers benefit from employing qualified Early Childhood professionals, and as a result the developmental programs used in our centers are based on sound knowledge and the most up-to-date early childhood education techniques.

Our curriculum incorporates all key components of a child's learning and development, such as cognition, music, drama, art, language and literacy, early math skills and concepts, science, gross and fine motor coordination, and of course, socialization.

We believe that a strong foundation in literacy is crucial to all aspects of child development. Our phonics based Letterland program introduces young children to the fundamentals of literacy at an early age and carries them through to reading.

Our staff will observe each child, and then implement their observations into the program, followed by regular evaluations. If you have any concerns about a particular aspect of your child's development please don't hesitate to talk to the Director or your child's primary caregiver.

The Dynamic Role of the Teacher

"Teachers begin to see themselves in new ways and in different roles. These varied and complex roles include: observer, listener, planner, communicator, provoker, interpreter, scaffolder, researcher, risk taker, creative problem solver, collaborator, documenter, facilitator and learning partner."

Trepanier-Street, Hong and Donegan, 2001

For more information on Education & Development we invite you to read the following articles.

Pre-school literacy

Phonics Letterland program

Pre-writing skills

Numeracy