Children Ages 12 months to 12 years
(Not all programs are available at all locations)
Program Philosophy: Discovery Child Care brings nature into the classroom and takes the classroom into nature, offering an environmentally aware foundation of early learning for children, from infants to school-age.
We follow an Emergent Curriculum philosophy which means: Your child will be provided with hands-on, play-based learning opportunities that will encourage active exploration, autonomy, choice, problem solving and plain old fun! Your child’s individual interests, abilities and needs will be considered when planning our indoor and outdoor programs.
A balanced, developmentally appropriate and challenging program focusing on the areas of physical, intellectual, creative, social and emotional growth will be available for your child daily. We base our programs on the ELECT document (Early Learning for Every Child Today; A framework for Ontario early childhood settings, Best Start Expert Panel on Early Learning, 2006)
Your child will be involved in indoor and outdoor activities every day. We spend a minimum of 2 hours outside everyday (and even more when the weather permits). At Discovery Child Care Centre we call our playground a “Nature Classroom” It is seen as an extension of the indoor classroom and is not only for the purpose of releasing physical energy (although that certainly is important too!). Children will have the opportunity to interact daily with materials found in nature and in the process become thoughtful stewards of the earth we share.
For more information on each program and available locations, click on the appropriate button in the above menu or on the program titles below.
- Infant/Toddler Programs
- Pre-School Programs
- Nursery School Programs
- Kindergarten Programs
- School Age Programs
Child Care Waiting List
If you wish to be placed on our child care waiting list, please CLICK HERE to fill in our online form. For information on waiting list length, please call the centre at 705-733-2052.