Early Learning At The Gardens, formerly Little Wonders
8 Metropolit Lane Y1A 0J1 Whitehorse, YT, Canada

Wilma-inspired art! Reggio inspired, hedgehog inspired.

We've been hearing a lot about the "Quebec model". This article breaks down where that model has been successful, and where it has had some very real problems. We can learn from their experiences by recognizing that rushing decisions and focusing on short-term economics comes at the cost of quality of care and education and lack of training and qualifications of educators.

When it’s -40 out, the obvious choice is to throw boiling water up into the air! #science #earlylearning #reggioinspired

Beautiful things

Tiny hands at work #finemotoractivity #tinyhands #emergentcurriculum #reggioinspired

What airport are you landing at today?

Morning walk discoveries

A message from the Little Sprouts to our CMOH, Dr. Hanley.

For parents of young children, this may interest you!

Found on our adventure today. A real mystery...where did it come from? What is it doing there? #preschool #reggioinspired #mysterystring #lookforclues

Observing the transformation of the pond with the change in seasons #preschool #reggioinspired #outdoorlearning #inquirybasedlearning

#dreamteam #staffmeetinginsession #preschool #reggioinspired

The Gardens is looking for a computer and printer that the children can use for simple photo editing and printing. Doesnt need to be fancy. Let us know if you have something hanging around!

Can you spot who was loping through our yard early this morning?

We are really looking forward to this PD event Wednesday evening. If you are an early childhood educator, youre gonna want to check this out!

It felt like this day would never come! Finally, tomorrow, these walls will be once again filled with the sounds of children like they were built to be! Heres a sneak peek at some of the spaces waiting for them...

We have one remaining spot available for the fall, for a child requiring additional support. As per our philosophy that values diverse learners, we reserve this space for a preschooler who would benefit from special considerations to fully participate in our program. If you are interested or would like more information, please email us at [email protected] or call us at 333-0816

The Gardens has two spots still available for preschool in the fall. As per our philosophy that values diverse learners, priority will be given to children with special needs requiring some support to participate fully in our program. See our website for more information and email us at [email protected]! www.earlylearningatthegardens.com

There has been a lot of discussion among Yukons early childhood community about this

The sounds of spring At The Gardens

This is reminiscent of our goodbyes after our daily zoom circle times!

Thanks Google, for recognizing the incredibly difficult work that educators, both early childhood and school-age, are doing during these uncertain times

An important message to our preschoolers at The Gardens, the Little Sprouts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVxR2DBF0E&feature=youtu.be

Well put Rea, we are all so proud of you for speaking about this important issue and the gaps that desperately need addressing in these uncertain times.

For families interested in registration for fall 2020, please join us for an open house on Thursday, March 12th from 4-5:30. See the space, meet the teachers and ask any questions to may have about our program. We look forward to meeting you! #8 Metropolit Lane

Reminder to all families on the waitlist for fall 2020: Please send us your statement of interest by this Wednesday. If you did not receive the email notice, please check your junk folder or let us know asap. Thanks!

Do you have any old slides sitting around collecting dust? Wed love to take them off your hands to use on our overhead projector.

Happy holidays from all of us at The Gardens! Star Flower Photography

Exciting news...our new website is FINALLY done. Come see us at www.earlylearningatthegardens.com to learn more about our learning centre!

We were thrilled to have an amazing opportunity to share ideas and learn more about risky play, and how to make the most of our outdoor time with the wonderful folks at Rivers To Ridges

We had some flowers hanging to dry for a very long time and today we noticed that these little buds had started to grow on one of the stems. Our preschoolers are wondering what they are and how they started growing on this old dried flower stem? Anybody have any theories?

We are so amazed when we look back at all that went into making this dream a reality. Thanks for the video Devin!

We are LOVING our new magical forest. Huge thanks to J and D Logworks for the beautiful log fence and firesmarting!

Ready for the week!

This promises to be an amazing program run by amazing people!

We were lucky enough to have these morning visitors come by the preschool this morning!

I spy a snoozing fox, undisturbed by preschoolers tiptoeing through the woods

Little hands hard at work, hard at play

By popular demand, heres our favourite play dough recipe that we used for the play dough the children brought home last week: https://theimaginationtree.com/best-ever-no-cook-play-doug/

We had some very special visitors at The Gardens today!

We asked community members to share a word that represents their values and wishes for our early childhood space. We thought you might find their responses interesting. We sure did!

Some of the treasures we found on our forest walk today