Our Story
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Founder's history
Thank you for taking the time and visiting April Daycare website, founded by Zahra. Zahra is originally from Iran, with 20+ years of experience, working with young children and preschoolers. She holds a Master's Degree in English, ECE, and Infant & Toddler certificates, as well as a certificate registered with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Besides, as a strong believer in lifelong learning, she is currently pursuing a Master of Early Childhood Education at UBC. She has been there! A desperate mom looking for somewhere safe and nurturing to leave her beloved daughter to run errands, go to work or study, and sometimes just to have a very short "me time". At April Daycare children's emotional development is the first priority along with so many other areas, such as physical, literacy and social skills, to name a few. Zahra strongly advocates Einstein's quote "play is the highest form of research". |
Highlights of our philosophy
Being aware of the fact that children’s early experiences form later life success or tragedies, health and well-being, April daycare offers services with the following fundamental beliefs: - full supervision of children, settings and activities - high standard of safety, hygiene and nutrition - enhancing socializing and emotional awareness by encouraging discussions about feelings and having interactions with peers through both free and structural play, songs, role play and story time - providing the atmosphere in which children's feelings are acknowledged and their thirst for learning is responded to and multiplied - fun and motivating arts and crafts activities, such as making collage, painting and play dough - accommodating the environment so that children can benefit from indoor and outdoor play - sending photos, portfolios and follow up reports based on parents' priorities and requests - being spontaneous and catching any moment to foster children's experience, focusing on their thoughts, imaginations, creativity and interests |
