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Quest Kinder Care

For children attending CBE and CSSD Kindergarten programs.

About Quest Kinder Care

Kinder Care operates in conjunction with the part time school Kindergarten programs.

Most Kindergarten programming within both the CBE and CSSD are not full time programs. Typically the classes are half-day only, offered in either the morning or afternoon, with hours of operation varying from school to school.

Our Kinder Care program is designed to:

fill in the gaps during regular school hours so that your child can attend for 5 full days during the week
enable Kindergarten children to stay at school for the lunch hour and the duration of the regular school day.

Depending on whether or not you need care before and after the regular school bell times will determine whether you need to register for our Part Time Kinder Care option or our Full Time Kinder Care option.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

“Part Time” only includes care inside of the school bell hours, ie) 9:05am - 3:40pm.

“Full Time” ALSO includes care before and after the school bell hours. ***If you need to drop off before 9am or pick-up after 3:40pm, then you would need to sign up for “Full Time” care.

Please check your desired location for more details.

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WHY KINDERGARTEN CARE?

We provide a quality and convenient child care program for 1/2 day Kindergarten children to address child care needs for busy parents. The Kindergarten Enhancement program has a curriculum which fosters learning and works in conjunction with your child's Kindergarten class. Our Kindergarten Enhancement program supports “Learning through Play”.

The program incorporates the best balance of both teacher facilitated thematic programming and open ended child-led opportunities. The program also recognizes early literacy as the foundation to all learning and incorporates early literacy whenever possible into the day to day programming. Kindergarten Enhancement is a well-balanced program which addresses all areas of a child's growth; social, emotional, physical and cognitive.

PLAY: We adhere to the philosophy of "Learning Through Play", and provide opportunities which are fun, open ended and educational while keeping your child engaged and stimulated.

Explore our child centered environment.
Our class rooms have wonderfully equipped centers that the children may rotate through as they choose during "Center Time".
Ample opportunities for interaction with peers and teachers help to develop positive relationships.

LEARN: Nurture emergent literacy by encouraging interest in reading and writing.

Our program stimulates your child in the areas of social, emotional, intellectual, physical and creative growth.
We are strong supporters of the importance of Early Literacy.
Children are provided opportunity for fine motor skills development.
Our program is enhanced through partnership with outside providers, off-site trips, and in-class presenters.

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CURRICULUM

The Best of Both Worlds: Thematic & Open Ended Programming

"Learning Through Play" is an important part of our philosophy, enhanced with an educational component as we prepare children for the next step of their educational journey. Program Teachers plan thematically, but also take children's interests into consideration throughout the planning process. Our early literacy focus recognizes the fact that literacy is the basis for all learning. The program stimulates all areas of a child's growth and development.

Our well equipped classrooms allow children to explore the following centers: puzzles, paint easel, manipulatives, toy shelves, reading centre, science table, puppet play, playdough, large and small blocks, art & craft station, housekeeping, sand, water.

Learning opportunities integrate Reading Readiness, Math Readiness, Social Studies, Science, and Social Skills.

OFF-SITE TRIPS AND IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS

Throughout the year, the children may benefit from both off-site trips and special in-class presentations which enhance the children's educational experience.

Examples of off-site trips: Telus Spark Science Centre/Creative Kids Museum, Butterfield Acres Farm, Calgary Zoo, Calgary Corn Maze, Bow Valley Habitat, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and the local library.

Examples of in-class visitors: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Mad Science, Butterfly Wings ‘n Wishes.

PROGRAM SPECIFICS:

Morning Kindergarten children will attend our PM Kinder Care class.
Afternoon Kindergarten children will attend our AM Kinder Care class.
Lunch care supervision is included. Parents provide their child's lunch.
Children will be supervised and transferred between Kindergarten and Kinder Care at Marion Carson, Captain John Palliser, and Sunnyside. While we don’t offer bus transportation to/from our program, Program staff will pick children up from the bus, or take them to the bus, as needed.
Regarding the Ranchlands location, if your child attends Ranchlands school, we will transfer them to/from school to go to our program at the Ranchlands Community Association building next door. If your child attends a neighbouring school, we are able to accommodate them at this location if you are able to transport them to our program. IMPORTANT NOTE: no supervised bus pick up/drop off is available at this location.

CLASS ROUTINE: A typical daily routine in our classes involves…