Our Preschool Program – The Butterflies & The Dragonflies
We have two preschool classrooms in our program. One with 16 children and 2 educators (known as the Butterfly Preschool Group), and the other with 24 children and 3 educators (known as the Dragonfly Preschool Group).
Our preschool program welcomes all children to learn in a fun environment enriched with activities that will enhance their social skills. By engaging in a multitude of activities, they work on learning co-operation, sharing, and turn-taking. Through exploration with sensory materials, books, music and art, your child will further develop curiosity, creativity and self-expression.
Based on the child’s interests, our educators will use both the indoors and outdoors to promote the development of skill such as:
- Language
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Self-help and independence
- Emotional regulation
- Fine and gross motor skills
- Social skills and all-around well-being
Daily Updates
Parents have daily access to their child’s day through daily reports on Digibot (the online app used at Fairview), that will inform you about meals, toileting and naps. Educators are readily available to communicate with parents through the ‘Digibot Chat’ feature, as well as at drop off and pick up on a daily basis.
Through Storypark, parents will have access to learning stories about their child that features photos of their child engaged in activities, as well as the learning outcomes of the activities. Also, through Storypark, parents can share these stories with family and friends of their choosing, and share family stories with of their own with us.
A Day in the Life of Our Preschoolers
Although we have two preschool classes, the goals and outcomes are the same. We want children to explore, be curious, ask questions and have fun. Through both structured and unstructured activities, we believe our preschoolers are learning and growing in a supportive and loving environment. Here is a look at what a typical day generally looks like for our preschoolers:
| Time | Activity | ||
| 7:30 am | Centre opens for Drop-Off
(parents can drop off their child between 7:30 and 10:00 am) |
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| 7:30 to 8:10 | Greeting and welcoming families as they arrive – Free play for both groups in the Dragonfly room. | ||
| 8:10 to 8:30 | Morning snack is served as the children arrive. At around 8:30, our Butterfly children start to head off to their classroom | ||
| NOTE | Butterfly and Dragonfly groups alternate on a weekly basis their morning indoor/outdoor time. | ||
| 8:30 to 9:15 | Structured activities (i.e. sensory, art, science activities) as well as free play are available to the children. | 8:30 to 9:45 | Structured activities (i.e. sensory, art, science activities) as well as free play are available to the children. |
| 9:15 to 9:30 | Washroom and dressing for outdoors | 9:45 to 10:00 | Circle Time |
| 9:30 to 10:30 | Outdoor play | 9:50 to 10:15 | Bathroom routine |
| 10:30 to 10:40 | Undress and washroom | 10:15 to 10:30 | Dressing for outdoors |
| 10:40 to 11:00 | Circle Time | 10:30 to 11:30 | Outdoor play |
| 11:00 to 11:30 | Free Play and Bathroom Routine | 11:30 to 11:40 | Undress and wash up for lunch |
| 11:30 to 12:00 | Lunch Time | ||
| 12:00 to 12:30 | Wash up from lunch, brush teeth and settle for nap | ||
| 12:30 to 2:30 | Nap Time | ||
| 2:30 to 3:00 | Bathroom and pm snack | ||
| 3:00 to 4:00 | Climbing Room | ||
| 4:00 to 4:15 | Get ready for outside | ||
| 4:15 to 5:15 | Outdoor play – Both groups together | ||
| 5:15 to 5:30 | Free play/climbing room – Both groups together | ||