Discovery Blog
Stay up-to-date with all things happening at Discovery Child Care. If you are looking to see what our month usually looks like this is the place for you! We update our blog monthly with highlights and some great pictures of our interactive activities!

Reciprocity and Connection as a Natural Guide for Learning
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe children have been delighting in their reciprocal relationship with winter birds. The children sing in the forest; the birds sing back to us, the children offer nourishment to the birds in the form of sunflower seeds; they, in tu...
What have the children taught me about democracy?
Discovery GeneralI was inspired to share a recent experience that I had while observing children engaged in playful learning experiences in our kindergarten program. I am always amazed at the lessons we can learn about ourselves when we are co-learning w...
Learning Alongside the Preschool Children and Educators. What am I thinking about now?
Discovery General, PreschoolI have been privileged enough to spend the week of November 30-December 4, 2020 in the preschool program. I spent the days working, learning, and noticing alongside Angie, Lisa, and Sam. I noticed how the educators have a passion for c...
Navigating a Pandemic: How to Reopen A Child Care after a 6-month closure?
Discovery GeneralAs a licensed child care centre, we were impacted greatly by the COVID-19 pandemic. We officially shut down operations on March 17, 2020, and we remained closed until September 8, 2020. After being closed and disconnected from our team f...
March Highlights: This Month we Combine Staying Safe at Home, While Retaining Our Passion for Nature
Discovery General, children in nature, Children outside, DiscoveryMarch has been a crazy month, and we were sad earlier in the month to have been given direction to temporarily close until further notice. This was an important measure for the health of the children and our staff members, but it won’t...
February Fun: Learning About Snowflakes, Back Out in Our Snowshoes, Pushing Our Balance to the Limit in the Forest and Much More
Discovery General, children in nature, Children outside, DiscoveryThe first two months of 2020 has been incredible for us here at Discovery Child Care. This month we learned whether we can eat snow, researched the circle of life, got our snowshoes back on and pushed our balance to the limits on ropes...