Our Childcare Facility
At The Learning Tree, we are committed to providing a well-rounded and stimulating environment for your child’s development. Our state-of-the-art childcare facility is specifically designed to cater to various aspects of early childhood learning and exploration. From harnessing digital skills in our Computer Lab to cultivating a love for literature in our extensive bilingual Library, every corner of our childcare facility is an area for discovery. Learn more about our facility below to understand how we foster complete development while keeping fun, safety, and educational growth at the forefront.
Computer Lab
Our Computer Lab, an integral part of our childcare facility, is equipped with 10 computers that have a wide variety of age-appropriate educational software including programs in pre-math, pre-reading, arts and spatial awareness. The Jr. Pre-Kindergarten (3’s) and Sr. Pre-Kindergarten (4’s) classes receive instruction from our computer specialist.
The children thoroughly enjoy their Computer Cats time. They are quick learners and are eager to move ahead to master the next skill.
Library
Our library’s main goal is to provide the children with an environment dedicated to the magic of literature and to make them eager readers. We operate similarly to a school library to help us navigate through our collection of over 2500 books in both official languages. We also have a wide variety of Big Books which maximize the storytelling experience.
Our Library has a 60” electronic computerized SMART Board. The SMART Board is a cutting-edge technology used by the children in various elements of our Sr. Pre-Kindergarten (4’s) & Jr. Pre-Kindergarten (3’s) programs, including pre-math, pre-reading and many other exciting applications.
Gym
A cornerstone of our childcare facility and your child’s development, our gym is a dedicated space well-equipped for gross motor activities and games. Each class has a designated daily time to visit the gym, allowing for gross motor activities to take place even when there is inclement weather and we cannot go outside.
We have hoops, tunnels, balls, scooter boards, parachutes, bean bags, ladders, a balance beam and crash mats, to name but a few items. A myriad of games and activities take place in the gym, including Running Relays, manoeuvring through obstacle courses, playing team games, ball bouncing, beam balancing, riding scooter boards, hiding under giant parachutes, wiggling through hoops and going through tunnels.
The gym is also used for our yoga, ballet and hip-hop classes, the Tête-Aux-Pieds gym class and a host of events such as our graduation ceremony and our annual theatre production of The Wizard of Oz.
Le Petit Bistro
We are especially proud of Le Petit Bistro. Every attention to detail was considered when designing this unique space and in meeting the needs of the young child relating to nutrition on various levels.When the children come down from their class to eat in Le Petit Bistro, they know it was made just for them! They feel right at home, relaxed and ready to re-nourish their busy bodies.
In addition to the highest quality ingredients used for our snacks, breakfast and lunch, food presentation is also very important: even the dishes are cute and specially child-sized, with colours that match the wall tiles!
The food preparation and food storage areas were also carefully researched and planned for, meeting all of the required hygiene and safety codes.
Playgrounds
When it came to “outside play”, we designed our Playgrounds environment with “nature” in mind. The children explore their environment in both open areas and under shaded mature trees offering protection from the sun. We have gentle hills in our large playground area that make for fun “bobbing and weaving”, along with a gazebo and large shaded sandbox. In the middle of it all is a large pirate ship with a lookout tower and slides from which many make-believe stories have sprung! In the summer, children help tend a kitchen herb garden that lies just adjacent to the covered picnic table enclosure.
We also have another playground that has been more specifically designed for Toddlers. It includes a covered area for picnics or art projects, a covered sandbox and a large area with softly-padded wood chips incorporating riding toys and bouncy ride-ons. This playground area provides plenty of opportunities for sand and water play on warm sunny days.
The third playground area of our childcare facility is our “Fantasy Village”, a favorite with all the children and with little playhouses that are scaled to their size. The “Fantasy Village”includes a Fire Station, a Play House and a Food Market equipped with all the props necessary for hours of “make-believe” play. A paved “roadway” path, with safety play traffic signs, surrounds the entire village, where tricycles and mini cars speed along and can go through an operational Car Wash ! In the middle of the village is a uni-pavé town square with park benches and a tree.
Art Studio
The Art Studio of our childcare facility is a dedicated space that enhances and maximizes the art experience for children in our Sr. Pre-Kindergarten (4’s) and Jr. Pre-Kindergarten (3’s) programs. The process rather than the product, namely the exploration itself rather than the child’s achievement, is what we focus on. Our Art Studio is very well equipped and supplied with all kinds of art materials and is sure to awaken the children’s “inner Picasso”!
Sensory Exploration Center
Our Toddler Sensory Exploration Center is a designated area devoted exclusively to toddlers and their need to explore the environment through their senses. Water play, sand play and pellets stations are just a few of the activities that are permanently set up for your toddler to have the opportunity to explore.
Comprehensive Early Childhood Education
Each stage of a child’s growth is unique and transformative. That’s why our private daycare and private preschool offers specialized programs tailored to each phase of your child’s development. From infants to preschoolers, we help nurture minds and encourage curiosity and exploration in the welcoming and warm environment of our childcare facility. Consult our various curriculums to learn more about our methods and approach for each age group.
