Multi-Age Child Care

Multi-Age Child Care

Program Description

YMCA BC's Multi-Age child care program assures quality care as children belong, grow, thrive and lead. Our small group philosophy will allow your child to receive the individual attention they need as they learn through play exploring the indoors and outdoors, music and movement, sensory, stories, puzzles, blocks, dramatic play and learning to play with others.

Ages 0 to 5 years
Fees apply (Financial Assistance available)
Group Program
Y Membership Required: No
Multi-Age Child Care
Program overview

In our Multi-Age Child Care program, children are welcomed into a nurturing environment where they can feel safe, supported and inspired to explore the world around them. We know the early years are a time of incredible growth, which is why our program is designed to help each child belong, grow, thrive and lead in their own way.

Rooted in YMCA values and guided by our national Playing to Learn® curriculum, the program recognizes every child as an individual with unique interests, strengths and developmental needs.

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:

 

  1. Offer values-based programs that recognize that each child is an individual and that each family has different needs, interests and expectations

  2. 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

  3. Follow our national YMCA Playing to Learn® curriculum that fosters the physical, mental and social development of your child
Program benefits

Our Multi-Age program is more than child care. It is a caring community where children can build confidence, curiosity, relationships and a lifelong love of learning.

  • Children follow a flexible group schedule in a small group setting, children receive the attention and encouragement they need while learning through active, hands-on play

  • 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

When you join the YMCA you join more than a gym. You join a community.