Our Learning Environments
An environment for learning
Our environments and overall atmospheres support and enhance each child’s learning, through enabling positive relationships and effective communication.
The design of our physical space plays a primary role in facilitating the development and maintenance of relationships, with indoor and outdoor spaces sending a message that getting to know one another is important and constructing expectations of how we work, live, and play.
The design of our physical space plays a primary role in facilitating the development and maintenance of relationships, with indoor and outdoor spaces sending a message that getting to know one another is important and constructing expectations of how we work, live, and play.
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Creativity and Life Skills
Being creative helps children become better problem solvers in all areas of life. Creativity helps them see things differently and better deal with uncertainty. Studies show that creative children are better able to live with uncertainty because they can adapt their thinking to allow for the flow of the unknown.
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Language & Literacy
Literacy is a vital part of a child's success now and in the future as an adult, which is why a literacy learning center is a must-have. Literacy centers help ensure that children have access to a variety of books and literacy tools to practice reading and writing and increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Reading also sparks children's imaginations and helps them learn about the world around them.
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Mathematics and Numeracy
Children begin to develop numeracy skills from a very early age. We introduce maths skills and ideas into everyday activities with your child to help build early numeracy. Numeracy skills involve understanding numbers, counting, solving number problems, measuring, sorting, noticing patterns, adding and subtracting numbers, and so on.
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Dramatic Play
The dramatic play area is a favorite with all children. Young children thrive on pretend play, they love to dress up and act out real-life situations in the play center. The opportunities for developing creativity, imagination, and oral language skills in the play center are endless!
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Physical development
Physical development includes both growth and the ability to use muscles and body parts for particular skills. Both gross (large muscle movements) and fine (small movements) motor skills contribute to physical development, and children often learn a set of skills by a certain age.
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Science
Science is important for early childhood development. Ideas for developing the mind of a young scientist. The use of scientific thinking helps children make sense of the world. Learning skills to support scientific thinking is an important part of a young child's development.
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Sensory Play
Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates a young child's senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight, and hearing. Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate, and explore.