Dartmouth Child Development Centre
61 Boland Road B3A 3G7 Dartmouth, NS, Canada

Being blue .... not the mood but the color! Maple was playing in the water with food colouring. Pouring and dumping, filling and spilling, and measuring are always favoured activities with little learners. Water and recycled containers make for engaged learning! #fillingandspilling #pouringanddumping #thescienceofmeasurements #cultivatingwonder @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Playing in the dirt! Pine was outside climbing, digging, running, balancing, and jumping in the sand pile #playoutside #getactive #getdirty #cultivatewonder @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Our Willow classroom has under gone a bit of a transformation ... Willow is now a fully functioning toddler program! Gotta change with the times @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

A little TLC and intention goes a long way ... here we have a newly built dollhouse with thoughtfully purchased multiethnic and diverse capability play people presented on a revamped table (one of the legs was loose and the table top was stained from years of use ... a good screw driver and some adhesive paper went a long towards giving this piece of furniture a second chance). Now this classroom has a new addition to their dramatic play activity area to inspire conversation and imaginative play #cultivatingwonder

Here are a few of the thoughtful invitations that the ECEs set out on Thursday morning. From preschoolers with Pom poms, toddlers with climbing crates, to infants using push cars to strengthen their walking skills the possibilities are endless when ECEs follow the children’s interests. Keep up the wonderful ways of cultivating wonder everyone! #thoughtfulinvitations #cultivatingwonder #capableconfidentcurious #ecesrock @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

The paving of the path is rolling right along! Fingers crossed that it will be done by the end of today #accessibleforall @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Our new path is well underway!!! The asphalt is getting added tomorrow we are all excited #progress @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Our new path is well underway!!! The asphalt should be laid starting in the morning #progress

Writing it down can be the hardest part of cultivating wonder. We see magical moments many times a day, making the time to jot it down can make the difference between enjoying the moment when it happens and being able to communicate it to families or even giving children the opportunity to see their own learning and reflect on things that they have experienced. This ECE recognized the importance in the moment and took a few seconds to jot it all down. #documentation #communication #reflectingonlife #cultivatingwonder #capableconfidentcurious @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Wonder is everywhere ... the trick is to recognize it when you see it! Here one of the Aspen ECEs has recorded a spontaneous activity, asked a few open ended questions, and documented the resulting conversation. The ECEs intention is to print the pictures and make a write up so the children can see their own learning. Pretty powerful and inspirational when you see it all in action!! #playismywork #cultivatingwonder #capableconfidentcurious

Invitations to play can be as simple as tape in the form of train tracks on the floor ... cultivating wonder #easyas123

#sharingiscaring a few of our staff got together and created this display on Monday for all of our staff to discover, learn, and enjoy Diwali Thanks for the learning and treats! @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre

Thanks DCDC staff for being capable, confident, curious, and dedicated ... enjoy some Friday treats on us! Keep up the amazing work #workingfortheweekend

Thursday invitations for play ... what will inspire you today?? #playislearningplayisenough @ Dartmouth Child Development Centre