A NEW APPROACH TO CHILDCARE.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6 pm
Two, three or five days a week
Toddler: 18 mos to 2 1/2 ***2 spots available now- flexible options 2,3 or 5 days!***
Preschool: 2 1/2 to 4 *** 2 spots available in September for 2 day option.***
Healthy organic snacks and meals are provided by Whole Foods.

The First Waldorf Daycare in Toronto.
These early years are critical for healthy development of the child. We take great care that the young child is in a beautiful and natural environment that is home-like with a caregiver who is nurturing.

Our daily rhythm include free play, time for snack preparation, outdoor time, circle and story time with seasonal verses, nutritious organic lunch, followed by rest time. The afternoon rhythm will continue with quiet free play, afternoon snack, outdoor play and the weekly activities.

The daycare practices are based upon the fundamental need for relationship-based care (bonding and continuity), neurological research, and recognition of living arts (domestic, nurturing, creative and social arts) as central to the advancement of children’s social, emotional and intellectual skills. These practices can be applied at home as well.

• Emphasis is placed on practical life skills such as building, gardening, cleaning, cooking, washing, repairing, and sewing, among other things.
• Movement/play curriculum emphasizes child-initiated activities that promote healthy musculoskeletal development, providing opportunities for unstructured, spontaneous movement in a safe environment. Traditional games and finger-plays provide opportunities for the children to imitate healthy movement, develop proprioception and increase both their small and large motor skills.
• The children go outside in all but the most inclement weather. This helps them become more robust and strengthens their bond with the environment in which they live.
• Emphasis is on loving human interaction with warm speech, live singing, verses, and stories rather than technology. Alan Howard Waldorf school is television- and video-free environments except for use in administration and adult education.
• Child guidance is based on the L.O.V.E. Approach to Discipline which includes Listening, Laughter, Order, Objectivity, Versatility, Vulnerability, Energy and Enthusiasm
• Foundation for lifelong literacy is fostered through storytelling and puppetry, individual lap time with a book, through poetry, verse, and music on a daily basis, through drama, and through the daily interactions of play and movement in a healthy, secure environment.
• Pre-School program is a developmentally appropriate, play-based approach found in Waldorf preschools and kindergartens throughout the world.
• We provide the best in natural organic foods (whenever this is possible) and involve the children in the food preparation.
• Festivals and celebrations, honoring the various cultural backgrounds of the families, as well as traditional seasonal festivals and birthday parties, are offered.
• When possible, ongoing relationships are established with senior adults and youth who visit on a regular basis.
• Foreign language -Community friends who speak a native language other than English may be invited to play simple games or sing simple songs with the children on a routine basis.