Our Childcare Philosophy

Children are individuals with unique talents, capabilities and aspirations. These qualities need to be nurtured in order for children to flourish in their development. Children who have known respect will value themselves and others.

Children have a natural sense of curiosity. We hope to facilitate this by providing a stimulating, healthy and caring environment. If the magical early steps of discovering are accentuated with enjoyment, children will thrive.

Children are social. The early emotional bonds are fostered through a loving accepting environment where their own special uniqueness is nurtured. Our quest is to encourage each child's talents and uniqueness, and support each child in their daily task of knowing and valuing themselves. We accept each child as special and exceptional.

Children are creative. These young artists of song, dance, paint and thought infuse their own individuality into every experience they encounter. Their own unique sense of self is evident in their manner of expressing themselves and in the special way they magically experience everything from music to sunshine.

Children are active. They need to stand, hop, step, jump, roll, tumble, leap and run. The desire to know and explore actively is the essence of childhood. Children's energy is the motivation to discover; to try; to do; to understand; and, to learn. Children are action!

We recognize that children experience life at their own level. We support this by accepting each child for their uniqueness and challenging their own interests, talents and abilities. Each child's individuality will be recognized and respected. When children are valued, they will be confident to develop their own potential. Children will be encouraged to face new experiences and to know that it is not the success or the failure that is important, but the growing that occurs.

Our environment promotes each child's sense of autonomy by providing choices. These choices allow each child to discover according to their own interests. Choices are provided to support each child in the problem solving process or in situations where they are experiencing a challenge. Children are always encouraged to express their needs in order to promote their own sense of self. In allowing a child to choose appropriately, each child becomes increasingly self-directed and consequently acquires greater self esteem.

The Centre for Early Childhood Education strives to create a supportive family atmosphere in which the care given is an extension of the home. During the early childhood years it is essential to establish a positive partnership between home and the Centre. Our quest is to provide young children with a caring, accepting, magical and discovering childhood.