The indoor environment creates opportunities for both active and quiet play. Children have a chance to explore various centres within the classroom such as dramatic play, sensory, fine and gross motor, and reading and writing.   As well we support a healthy eating environment that facilitates a positive relationship with food.  Our menu exceeds the Canadian Food Guide requirements as it includes a variety of new and familiar foods that support good health and learning.   We are also committed to accommodating any special dietary needs and allergies.

Toys reflect the children’s current interest and are rotated as the children’s interests change. All toys are easily accessible and children are able to play with them as they choose. Through pictures and words, staff can record their observations on their documentation boards, as well as in their documentation log books.

We at the Creative Child Learning Centre feel that music is good for the body, mind and soul as it allows children to be creative, build connections and stimulate the brain as they actively explore musical instruments and sound.  We are fortunate to have an outside music agency that visits us weekly.

In order to provide each child with equal amount of opportunities and continuous learning we partner with outside agencies to support children in helping them reach their full potential.  These agencies help with speech and language, building fine and gross motor skills, instructions to employees regarding support aids. The classrooms are modified to support the individual needs of each child.  Collaboratively with teachers, families and support staff a individualized support plan is developed for each child with special needs in order to achieve their wishes, dreams and hopes for their children

Our outdoor environment fosters the child’s learning through play and exploration. The children are able to bring various “indoor toys” outside and explore them in a different capacity. The children are able to explore nature during outside time whether it is planting various seeds, raking leaves or building a snowman. Through hands on experience they learn to appreciate the outdoor environment.

The children also have the opportunity to visit various community centres such as Fire Station, Police Station, Veterinarian Clinic and Post Office, which allows them to interact with our community helpers.  Parents are also invited to share in these experiences with their children.

Relationships between the children and their caregivers are incredibly important.  We encourage healthy self-images in children by valuing them as individuals. It is important to us that children and their families see themselves reflected in our program. We try to make our toys, books, dolls etc. as diverse as the families within our centre. There are many ways we show the children that they are valued. Some of these include pictures at their locker, bulletin boards in the hallways and classrooms that display their play experiences, and photo albums that include pictures of their families in the book centres.

We encourage Children to respect the differences of each individual in a polite way.  Staff models how to respect and communicate through their words and actions.
Children are encouraged to do the same.

Children’s feelings are supported and accepted by staff.  Together, they find ways to express their feelings appropriately. Through this, children learn social skills that will help them connect with their peers and teach self-regulation skills.