Primrose Place Family Centre & Out of School Care
6311 92 Ave T6B0S3 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Don't forget silent auction! Come join us at Newcastle pub on Saturday at 7:00! Look forward to seeing everyone there! Wahoo!

Daycare parking lot will be being cleaned after 8 am today, You may have to park on the roads! We apologize for the inconvenience!

Today we are celebrating two more educator anniversaries! Happy 2nd anniversary to Emily and 7th anniversary to Jenn! We are blessed for all the provocations and wonderful relationships they have created at Primrose! Thank you for everything!

And the celebrations continue... We want to wish Sarah a happy 3 year anniversary with Primrose!! Your dedication to early learning and child care is an inspiration to the team and we value your commitment to the children, educators and families! Thank you for all that you do!

Dont forget silent auction! Come join us at Newcastle pub on Saturday at 7:00! Look forward to seeing everyone there! Wahoo!

Some exciting news... We are wishing Michelle a happy six year anniversary at Primrose. She has been with us through many transitions, exciting changes and we are happy to have her on our team. She truly has a wonderful patient, calm presence about her! Thank you for all that you do! The children, educators and family appreciate everything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbX6aMfPtEw A video to leave your minds inspired, and wondering! Have a wonderful long Easter weekend.

Happy Friday! We are celebrating Kerrys fourth year as an educator at Primrose! We are so delighted to have her and appreciate all the relationships she has with the children and families. We look forward to many more years!

Quick little update: attached to this post is some information regarding a few viruses that have entered our facility, we are currently experiencing cases of RSV, pneumonia, and an onset of fevers. All classrooms are taking all the measures to combat these viruses from spreading, we have bleached all surfaces and classrooms, have continued our diligent hand-washing techniques and continue to stay vigilant in all cleaning measures. Attached is a letter from Alberta Health Services outlining some precautionary measures to be taken if your child experiences any of these symptoms/viruses. Have a great rest of your week.

Parents - its almost time to start planning for September 2018 and Primrose is here to help! On Wednesday, January 10th, we will be hosting an Open House at our Out of School Care program. Join us for an evening of exploration and discussion. Meet our team of educators, visit our environment and become apart of our Primrose community! For more information, to RSVP or to register for the new year, contact Sarah at 780.243.0663 or at [email protected]

Update: There has been a stomach bug that has entered our building, we have seen more than 10 cases in the last two days. We are doing our best to make sure that this virus does not spread any further, we have sanitized our rooms, have kept up on prompt hand-washing, cleaning all linens and toys. Hopefully we will get past this fast! Hope everyone has a great rest of your day

Today is National Child Day - Celebrate your children and their rights! Canada has been celebrating National Child Day since 1993."This is celebrating children as active participants in their own lives, and communities, as active citizens who can and should contribute to meaningful decision making!"https://www.canada.ca//childhood-a/national-child-day.html. We will continually acknowledge each child as a mighty learner and look at some books that celebrate childrens right...! This year we were inspired by the sentence I have the right to be protected by adults and to be sheltered from disasters under a great big umbrella, whether theres too much rain or because of other sad things" in the I have the Right to be be a child book by Aurelia Fronty. This is why we have the childrens pictures hanging in the hallway underneath the umbrellas to show that we will protect them. Have a wonderful day!

We will be celebrating National Child Day on November 20! Wear blue to support our children, and their rights! This year the theme is the right to be safe. For more information about National Child Day follow this link: https://nationalchildday.ca/

Big things happening at Primrose: Today we are celebrating Kaitlins 4 years at Primrose! She brings such a wonderful dynamic to the team and we appreciate all the work she does with the children, families, and co-educators! Thank you! Also, Bekah is back from Maternity leave - Welcome back Bekah!

Happy Friday! We just want to share with you a little bit more about our program and what it means to have LOOSE PARTS in our classrooms. Loose parts are a huge component in the classroom because they allow the children to use materials in unique and creative ways. Often the educators set up provocations/experiences on the tables or on the floor with different LOOSE PARTS based on observations of the children. The materials that can be used as LOOSE PARTS are endless and can ...be either recyclable or synthetic. A good example is a rock; a rock can become anything. Sometimes you see children in the toddler classroom racing rocks down ramps and the rocks have naturally transformed into a car, sometimes you see the children in the preschool classroom using a rock to create a road, sometimes in the toddler classroom a rock becomes a phone. What kind of materials do you use at your home that are LOOSE PARTS? I have attached an article that includes more about the development of LOOSE PARTS. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! See more

Quick little note: Time change this weekend, and we will be closed November.13 in lieu of Remembrance Day.

Reminder: Feel free to dress your children in their Halloween costumes tomorrow! We will be doing a parade with the Seniors at 10:00! Have a wonderful evening! We cant wait to see all the costumes!

Dont forget... Picture day October 17! Individual and class photos.

Welcome back! Hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend. This week we welcome the Grant MacEwan students. Hayley and Madison are in Jasper room, Tamara in Quartz room, Gagandeep in Shale, and Lance in the Out of School care. We look forward to watching them grow and learn alongside them. In addition to the students we also have a new educator joining quartz room - Welcome Mimi! We look forward to building many positive relationships and growing together. Carlei, will therefore be found everywhere in the centre as she is taking on the role of an enhancement educator.

Quick little update for next week, Primrose will be hosting a few students from the Grant MacEwan Early Learning and Childcare Program for a week of observation and they will be returning in a few weeks to complete their practicums. Please welcome them to our centre and feel free to say hello as they will be present in each of our rooms. Reminder that we are closed on Monday, October 9th. Have a great long weekend everyone :)

Notice: We have one confirmed case of Hand, foot and mouth in Quartz. Today we have bleached and sanitised all the toys in Shale and Quartz. We are working on ensuring proper hand washing is always happening, please help us out. When you enter the classroom during meal times - please encourage your child/children to wash before joining the snack table. Thanks for helping us out! Have a great night! https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx

Exciting news! Today we are celebrating Youngs second anniversary at Primrose! Thanks for being apart of Primrose, and creating a environment full of learning and growth!

Update: We are welcoming back Brooke as an early learning educator. She will be joining the Shale classroom - feel free to say hello, or welcome her back if you see her in the hallway! Brooke, is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Early Learning and Child Care program and has been in the field for the last two years! The shale educators are Emily, Young, Danielle, Brooke and Vi! We are excited to see the growth, provocations, art work and all the exciting learning that will continue to happen in the classroom!

Add this date to your calendar - Viewpoint photography is coming to take individual and class photos on October 17 at the daycare!

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlyc/article_view.aspx Take a look at some of our core beliefs when it comes to outdoor play. We hope we can support your learning and growth alongside us!

The blog is currently under construction... We will be working on this in the next month! Hopefully it will be up and running soon! Have a wonderful weekend ! Enjoy the fall leaves!

As the wet snow falls, I sit and think about how thankful we are to impact so many wonderful children, and families. In addition to the children and families, we are blessed with a team that is full of capabilities, strengths and dynamic backgrounds. Together we have created a place of vitality - a place where children grow and are supported everyday. Thank you for sharing with us, and helping us create a supportive environment that is enhanced by learning and growth.

Hey Everyone! Did you see the snow today? Pretty soon we will be wearing snow pants! Just wanted to let everyone know our website is currently having technical difficulties - and if you wanted to read our blogs just go directly to our website www.primroseplace.org. They are posted on the bottom. Thank you, have a wonderful day!

Just like that we say goodbye to August and Hello to September. Crazy to think summer is done and we have entered into a new school year. With the beginning of new month we welcome some new friends into Shale, we are very excited to welcome all our new friends in! What a whirlwind of excitement all week, we welcomed in Danielle into our room as a new educator and say farewell to Cassi as she is preparing for life next big adventure. [ 434 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/good-bye-summer-hello-fall/

Our children have been very interested in moving vehicles in our room! Using lego pieces, they build and customize their own vehicles. Theyve built their own cars, trains, and trucks! It is fascinating to see this kind of play experience outside as well! Some children would hop in the wagon and ask an educator or a child to pull them. Our children are definitely passionate about going places! [ 250 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-quartz-room-34/

Jasper Room has been a buzz with sound! We have been exploring sounds: how to create them, how to change them, all of the different sounds we can identify and some we hadnt heard yet. Amidst all the sound and fun it created, the children have expanded their curiosities into the world of smell. The Jasper educators are excited to co-explore and discover with the children all of the excellent and amazing ideas and experiences that we can involving smell. [ 127 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-jasper-15/

Wow, what a busy week full of change. As many of you may of noticed our physical room has changed this week. The children have been busy exploring all the changes that have happened. Many children have been focused on taking on different roles in the house centre. We often hear chatter about children being the mom or the dad, the sister or brother and even the grandparents. [ 301 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-sandstone-35/

Its been a wonderful week of the new beginning. The kids, along with Julia and Sarah have had a fantastic time exploring our new space, materials and community. We watched as new, incredible bonds formed among our newest friends through play and conversation! For our first week, we spent most of the time learning and exploring our new space. Water table and lego were the biggest hits this week when it came to play. [ 245 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-at-the-out-of-schoo/

Spontaneous Play! "Children reap many benefits from being involved in dance lessons, soccer leagues and other organized activities. Spontaneous, active play that kids initiate themselves is an equally important part of healthy development. Spur of the moment activities can be just as fun and provide many of the same health benefits as organized fitness. Plus, spontaneous play exercises childrens creativity and thinking skills as well as their bodies." [ 235 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-shale-room-23/

This week in Quartz room the children were very interested in Going places. They showed their interest by building trains with chairs and listening to train sounds on the tablet. Outside they created a very interesting and high structure with big blocks and they were pretending that it was a train and sometimes an airplane! They sat on it for long time and talked about going to Ottawa to see grandparents. [ 264 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-quartz-room-33/

This week in Sandstone we have been very busy exploring science! Our science exploration started out when we made our very own butter. We poured whip cream in a small plastic container and then the shaking began. The children were pleased to show off their strong muscles as they began shaking the container as hard as they could. Some children expressed that their arms were tired as they worked their muscles. [ 394 more words ] http://www.primroseplace.org/this-week-in-sandstone-34/