Children's House is committed to providing a play based environment focusing on an emergent curriculum, grounded in child development.
As a Non-Profit Early Learning Center since 1976, we offer parents choices in child care to meet their needs through our Day home, Early Learning center, and onsite Alberta Education Kindergarten Program with before and after school care available.
Located downtown close to city hall and near bussing routes. Statement of Pedagogy:
Children’s House Child Care Society provides a play-based environment that focuses on an emergent curriculum grounded in child development.
Values and Beliefs:
Children’s House Child Care Society believes every child is unique, has the right to individually express themselves and contributes their own values and culture to the centre.
Children are:
• children are capable and confident mighty citizens
• co-researchers with families and educators
• valued to ask questions and seek answers
• able to assess their own risks and test their theories in their own time
• able to share their knowledge in a safe place
• able to make their own independent decisions
• able to learn through trial and error and have the right to fail and overcome
• respected
Children have the right to:
• feel safe, supported, and have needs met
• have long periods of uninterrupted play
• build caring relationships with family and community
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