Giggleberries Early Education Centre
Giggleberries Early Education Centre is...
A quality facility that sets a standard of excellence in all areas of child care and child development. We strive to rise above the standards set by children’s services each and every day. We provide a child-centered, safe, caring and nurturing environment that encourages, stimulates and fosters each child’s self-esteem, natural curiosity, imagination, and growth.
The childcare philosophy, which provides the basis for our daycare policies and practices, is outlined below:
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Each child is an important individual with varying and changing needs, abilities and interests.
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Each child is viewed as a “whole”, developing in all aspects-physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively, and in the use of language. Each aspect of development is of equal importance. The relationship between each of the developmental areas is crucial. It is impossible to separate them.
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Children learn best in an atmosphere of trust and encouragement and in an environment which encourages safe exploration through the senses of play.
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The family has the most critical influence on the child’s development. It is essential, that the daycare staff develop an effective partnership with each child’s family.
We make every effort to provide support, resources and ongoing education and training for our staff to ensure they have a clear understanding of age appropriate behavior and development. Our team-oriented staff members create an environment that challenges & stimulates each child to develop to the best of their abilities, all the while ensuring the children’s safety. Each room is designed to offer a variety of activity centers with multiple opportunities for the children to learn and grow.
Weekly and monthly programming is designed to supplement what the children learn outside the center and introduce them to new things. Parental involvement and input is encouraged and resources over and above the typical daycare resources are provided to parents so as to sponsor, encourage and broaden their child-rearing practices at home.
Children are encouraged, through modeling and guidance, to build appropriate social skills, gain a sense of self and celebrate their many accomplishments as they grow and learn. They are inspired to explore creatively, ask questions, make independent choices, and learn at his or her own level and pace through play in a supportive and caring atmosphere.
A play-based, imagination-oriented approach to children’s learning and development is the basis for our program planning and delivery of activities. Children use play and imagination to explore their environment, understand and make sense of their feelings, and develop their verbal and social skills.
