3-5 Child Care Program

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3-5 Child Care Program

Program Description

Our 3-5 Child Care program offer environments that are safe and stimulating with our caring and supportive Early Childhood Educators who understand what makes your child special. Educators care for children through a flexible group schedule and children are nurtured, well-cared for and provided with vital learning opportunities through YMCA Playing to Learn®.

Ages 3 to 5 years
Fees apply (Financial Assistance available)
Group Program
Y Membership Required: No
3-5 Child Care Program
Program overview

YMCA BC's 3-5 program offer environments that are safe and stimulating with our caring and supportive Early Childhood Educators who understand what makes your child special.

Educators care for children through a flexible group schedule and children are nurtured, well-cared for and provided with vital learning opportunities with YMCA Playing to Learn®.

Program objective

As the largest provider of licensed child care in BC, we understand the critical role the early years play in a child's growth and development. Through our child care program we:

 

  • Offer values-based programs that recognize that each child is an individual and that each family has different needs, interests, and expectations
  • Offer a child focused approach that stimulates interaction, creativity and learning through active hands-on play and exploration based on children’s interests and developmental needs
  • ‍‍Follow our national YMCA Playing to Learn® curriculum that fosters the physical, mental, and social development of your child
Program benefits
  • Children follow a flexible group schedule
  • Program includes opportunities for exploring indoors and outdoors, music and movement, discovering creative and sensory materials and imitation play and learning to play with others
  • A significant play experience is written daily in each child’s journal
  • Opportunities for your child to explore indoors and outdoors, music and movement, discover creative and sensory materials and imitation play and learn to play with others
  • A significant play experience is written daily in each child’s journal
  • Educators write weekly documentations highlighting learning that occurred during a play experience
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3-5 Child Care Program
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