Age groups

Baby Group (2 - 9 month olds) & Bambino Group (9 months - 1.5 year old)

Infants grow and learn every day. Childcare provides a safe and nurturing "home-away-from-home" where infants can explore and make new discoveries.  Young children learn through play, and our program is designed to provide infants with the skills that serve as building blocks for a lifetime of learning.

• We support your baby as he or she rolls from side-to-side and learns to crawl, stand, and walk; support the development of motor skills with blocks and shape boards; and meet your child's individual needs for rest and nutrition.
• We respond to your baby with sensitivity and attention; use words, facial expressions, and eye contact to communicate; and use family photos to promote self-awareness and provide continuity with your child's home.
• We help your child explore the concepts of cause-and-effect, trial-and-error, and object permanence through play; provide a variety of materials of different colours, sizes, textures, and shapes; and encourage the use of all five senses to discover the world.
• We talk with your child; communicate verbally and through non-verbal gestures; tell stories and sing songs to model conversational skills; and use picture books to build association between sounds, objects, and words.
• We provide paint, crayons, and other tools that promote artistic exploration and creativity; support imaginative play with photo cards and puppets; and encourage self-expression through movement and music.

Toddler group (1.5 - 2.5 year olds), Intermediate group (2.5 - 3.5) & Pre-schooler group (3.5 - 4.5 year olds)

The toddler, intermediate and pre-schooler groups will have a very similar approach with regards to the daily routine and the curriculum.

The groups will operate mostly apart to give the children all the advantages created through horizontal groups. In order to keep continuity between the groups, the daily routine will be very similar.

Due to the limited concentration span of toddlers, the timings of all activities will be a little shorter and they will have more free play compared to the daily routine of the pre-schoolers.

Daily routine:

08:00 – 09:00                                          Children arrive and settle

09:00 – 09:10                                          Clean up time 

09:10 – 09:30                                          Circle time 

09:30 – 10:00                                          Free play / Dedicated group time 

10:00 – 10:30                                          Snack time

10:30 – 11:30                                          Outside play/inside play

11:30 – 12:00                                          Dedicated group time 

12:00 – 12:30                                          Lunchtime

12:30 – 14:30                                          Quiet time/nap time

14:30 – 17:00                                          Free play, weather permitting outside play

17:00 – 18:00                                          Snack time and clean-up time/quiet time