Grand
Centre Playschool
5520
- 50th Ave., Cold Lake
(780) 594-4362
Philosophy / Mission Statement:
- To assist in a gradual and smooth transition from a home environment to a school environment
- To provide an opportunity for children to develop social skills such as sharing, turn taking, and consideration for others through interaction with peers
- To encourage self-reliance and self-discipline in children by doing things such as choosing their own activities, completing a chosen activity, accepting and doing given tasks and tidying up their playthings
- To provide and implement developmentally appropriate programming and curriculum for all the children, taking into account differences in age, interest, temperament and personal situations
- To stimulate children's social, physical, language, intellectual, creative and emotional development through play activities such as sorting, songs, colour recognition, letter recognition and story time, to name a few
- To stimulate spontaneity and curiosity in pre-schoolers by encouraging the use of their imagination, exposing them to new objects and ideas and by providing a play environment full of choices and few restrictions
- To encourage and support parental interest and involvement in their child's development
Learning is a child's play- Play is a child's learning
Program Highlights:
- Open door policy & parental involvement
- Field Trips throughout the year
- Pre-Kindergarten readiness skills
- Introduction to animated literacy
- Located within Elementary school allowing for smooth transition to Kindergarten
- Over 13 centres available and open daily
Center
Features:
Indoor
waiting area, snack / meal area, quiet area, reading room / library, computer
terminals, outdoor playground, gym / large motor room, puppetto, arts and crafts
centre, science / discovery centre, dramatic play centre, block centre, sand
table, water table, listening centre, music and movement.
Neighborhoods Served: Cold
Lake, Ardmore, Cherry Grove and surrounding areas
Years In Business: Since
1979
Licensed? Yes
Facility Type: Preschool
Curriculum Type: Developmental / Interactive / Academic / Special
Education / Learning Through Play
License Capacity: Licensed for 20 children but cap
at maximum 14 children per class
Ages of Children: 33
months - 5 years
Integrated Special Needs: Yes
Teacher to Child Ratio: 1:7
Staff Qualifications: Executive Director /
teacher and assistant teacher have Provincial Level 3 qualifications
Staff have current CPR? Yes
Hours of Operation: Monday,
Wednesday, Friday AM class - 9:00 - 11:30 am
Tuesday, Thursday AM class - 9:00 - 11:00 am and PM class - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Fee Schedule: $75 per month for 3 classes per week,
$50 per month for 2 classes per week
Subsidy Available? Yes
Toilet Training Required? Yes
- exception for children with Special Needs
Immunization Required? Yes
Meals & Snacks Provided? Parents provide
snacks for classes on rotating basis, so children have supplied snacks daily.
Accommodation for Special Diets? Yes
Transportation Available? No
Church Affiliation? No
Please contact
Grand
Centre Playschool
at (780) 594-4362
to discuss
your family's childcare needs
Let them know that you found them on the Canada Child Care
Directory!
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