Mission Statement

We strive to provide the highest quality of care for your child by participating in workshops, and professional organizations that help us enhance the development of each child.

Our Goals

• Provide a variety of age appropriate toys and equipment
• Display interesting reading material
• Provide age appropriate games and puzzles
• To have adequate indoor and outdoor play space
• Use active listening skills
• Meet each child’s needs completely

Program Philosophy / Policy

Our Centre's philosophy is to provide the best quality care possible for your child, where children can develop new relationships, learn and grow as individuals, express their own ideas and feelings, and use their personal skills and talents.

We have adopted the following goals and objectives to help us achieve this:

• To develop a program to enhance each child's social, emotional, intellectual, creative and physical skills and abilities.
• To provide a physically and emotionally safe and stimulating environment where a child can learn to cooperate with others, practice decision-making and problem-solving, develop thinking skills and language, become an independent learner and learn to care for him or herself in nutrition and hygiene.
• To provide a setting where a child may make new friends, develop respect for self and others, and create a sense of well-being.
• To recognize each child as unique and support them in developing to their full potential.
• To embrace principles of diversity and accept all kinds of people regardless of their cast, creed, color, religion and ethnicity.
• To promote positive relationships and interactions between staff, families and children based on respect, trust and fairness.

Little Wonders will meet the developmental needs of the children by offering:

• A well-trained, caring, result-oriented, professional staff with admirable expertise, dedication, and commitment.
• A rich and stimulating environment which can respond and adapt to the needs of individual children and encourage positive self-esteem.
• An indoor and outdoor play environment where children can partake in age- and developmentally-appropriate gross and fine motor activities.
• A predictable, structured, yet flexible daily routine that offers children the security of a stable framework for their day.
• On-going communication between families and staff.

We encourage nurturing relationships by providing children with age and developmentally-appropriate activities daily. Staff listen and are always available to children so they feel valued and important. A safe, positive environment is provided by having a well-set-up, welcoming, well-lit, inviting and comfortable space. A variety of resources are also available to the children. Confidence is nurtured by paying close attention to what children say and do and being there for them. We promote independence by encouraging them to age-appropriate things for themselves, therefore increasing confidence. Cooperation games, group games, take-turn games, and dramatic play games are all examples of activities organized for children to provide social opportunities for children.

Accreditation

Little Wonders Child Development Centre and Out of School Care is accredited by the Government of Alberta, Children Services.

Curriculum

Our curriculum is based on learning through play and we offer the following:

• Homework support
• Leadership and communication skills through activities and interactions
• We provide a comfortable environment to help develop confidence, self-esteem, values, and social skills
• Teamwork is encouraged