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- Age Group:12 months - 5 years old
- Class Size:8
- Available:Monday to Friday
- Hours:7:00 am - 6:00 pm
* Busy Crocodile is closed on weekends and statutory days
* Also please note we are closed from December 24th to January 1st -
Program Overview
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What is the HighScope Curriculum
HighScope's educational approach emphasizes "active participatory learning". Active learning means students have direct, hands-on experiences with people, objects, events, and ideas. Children's interests and choices are at the heart of the HighScope program. Children construct their own knowledge through interactions with the world and the people around them. Children take their first steps in the learning process by making choices and following through on their plans and decisions. In active learning settings, adults expand children's thinking with diverse material and nurturing interactions. Teachers, caregivers, and parents offer physical, emotional, and intellectual support.
HighScope has a strong focus on developing and supporting early literacy. Adult initiated times are based on early speaking, listening, reading and writing experiences. Math and science are also a focus of adult initiated times with activities based on classification, seriation, numbers, space and time.
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A Typical Day
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- 7:00 - 8:50 amArrival, Breakfast, Open Play
- 8:50 – 9:00 amGreeting Time with Message Board
- 9:00 – 9:20 amSmall Group Time
Adult initiated activities during which children explore materials in their own way with the adult sharing the excitement of their discovery - 9:20 – 9:25 amPlanning Time
Each child states, in gestures or words, a plan of action - 9:25 – 10:15 amDo Time or Work Time
Children carry out their initial plans and other self-initiated activities, working and playing alone or with others. Adults interact with children to support their activities. At the end of do or work time, children put away materials. - 10:15 – 10:25 amReview or Recall Time
Children reflect on, share, and discuss their work-time experiences - 10:25 – 10:45 amSnack Time
- 11:00 – 12:00 pmOutdoor Time
- 12:00 – 12:10 pmBathroom / Wash Hands / Prepare for Lunch
- 12:10 - 13:00 pmLunch / Brush Teeth
- 13:00 - 13:30 pmQuiet Activities
Reading time in preparation for naps - 13:30 - 15:00 pmNap Time / Team Planning
- 15:00 - 15:30 pmWake / Bathroom / Snack
- 15:30 – 16:00 pmLarge Group Time
Adult initiated activities during which all children and adults participate in singing, movement experiences, or reenacting stories - 16:00 – 17:30 pmOutdoor Time
- 17:30 - 18:00 pmCleanup Time / Reading Time / Getting Ready to Leave
Snack Service: We provide our children with two snacks in accordance with Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Living
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Monthly Fees
Full-Time | Part-Time
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12 - 30 Months Fees
- Monday – Friday:$1150
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday:$790
- Tuesday & Thursday:$575
- Drop-In:$70
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30 - 36 Months Fees
- Monday – Friday:$830
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday:$545
- Tuesday & Thursday:$380
- Drop-In:$55
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3 - 5 Years Fees
- Monday – Friday:$780
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday:$515
- Tuesday & Thursday:$360
- Drop-In:$45
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Enroll your child to our Multi-Age Program