Nurturing the Leaders of Tomorrow

Kids Haven Community Child Care’s Preschool Program builds on skills from the Toddler program while moving towards mastering additional skills in a small group through cognitive tasks and individual achievement. An introduction to reading is promoted through storytelling, games, dramatic play, art, music and learning circles. Our preschool program uses ‘teachable moments’ to focus on developing independence, self-help skills, social/emotional and cognitive skills. We encourage positive reinforcement through helping them to work through their differences by using appropriate language to express what they are feeling. They are encouraged to develop their self-help skills by self-serving meals and snacks, getting ready for outdoor play, cooperating with their peers through sharing toys, helping each other, and showing respect for each other and the environment. We also plan experiences for basic math concepts, science, printing and reading readiness skills (letter recognition, numbers, shapes, colours, etc.). Kids Haven operates 2 seperate Preschool Programs. Each program is licensed for 16 children with 2 qualified Early Childhood Educators.

The Montessori Enriched Program at Kids Haven is based upon a pedagogical approach that focuses on a child’s natural curiosity which is the motivation for the child’s learning. The children’s natural development and inherent joy of learning is nurtured while self-directed hands-on learning activities are elements of the prepared environment.