Gonzales Preschool
St. Phillips Church 2928 Eastdowne Road V8R 5R8 Victoria, BC, Canada

A rope swing with a friend, making sand muffins, a new outdoor hand washing station and the arrival of Spring! So much to be grateful for. #preschoolrocks #goplayoutside #yyjpreschool #springisintheair

Our online silent auction ends tonight Sunday at 9:30pm...bid often and bid lots, but remain calm and kind! https://www.32auctions.com/GonzalesCoop2021

Only 2 days left to place your bids on all our silent auction items...go now and bid to help raise funds for our preschool, oh and get some super cool items! https://www.32auctions.com/organizati/39041/auctions/97930

Two for tea and tea for two at the Pendray Inn and Tea House. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon. Place a bid here for this relaxing afternoon https://www.32auctions.com//au/97930/auction_items/2789166

Are you amazed at how much food your kids eat and how expensive groceries are?! Go and bid on this $100 gift certificate from the Market Stores to help with your grocery bill https://www.32auctions.com//au/97930/auction_items/2789127

Does your little helper like to join you in the kitchen? Then you need one of these amazing handmade aprons...stripes, turtles, donuts, dogs, cupcakes, so many choices! https://www.32auctions.com/organizati/39041/auctions/97930

Helmets...check! Friends...check! Biking in the sunshine...double check! Bring your wheels to preschool was a huge success! #goplayoutside #yyjpreschool #preschoolbikerchicksrule

One of the best things about a coop preschool...community! Our outdoor classroom just got new sand and wood chips to help keep the mud at bay. Many thanks to our parent connections who helped get the new materials and shovel it all into place. Well done team! #goplayoutside #costaverdelandscape #cooppreschoolsrule

It’s that time again! If you have a preschooler, come check us out. We’ve experienced so much joy in such challenging times. I’m proud to say I’ve been running the show for a decade now!!

Registration is now open for Fall 2021! Our Open House is January 30th, please book a time slot and read about our Covid protocols in place, and come for a visit. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSenPkmXXNiAATLsAV/viewform Our program is designed to meet the unique needs of 3 and 4 year old children. Gonzales is a well established cooperative preschool providing participation options for those needing more flexibility. Please see our website for detailed information about Gonzales Preschool's philosophy, classes and fees and parent participation at www.gonzalescooppreschool.com.

Gonzales Preschool will be hosting it's annual open house on Saturday, January 30th, 2021 from 9am-12pm at 2928 Eastdowne Rd. This is your opportunity for parents and/or adult caregivers to have a tour of our indoor and outdoor classrooms, and meet Angela, one of our three fantastic teachers. Please visit this Google doc for more info and to book a time slot. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSenPkmXXNiAATLsAV/viewform

Pajamas and preschool...an amazing combination and the best way to end before Christmas break.

It was a Happy Halloween this week at 3’s class preschool. Lots of pumpkins, orange shirts, fall leaves and excitement! #happyhalloween #fallleavesmehappy #yyjpreschool

Gonzales Preschool Families are now selling beautiful wreath's and door swag's for Christmas. Order yours today! Both Wreath and Swag are a combination of Cedar, Fir and Pine. Swags are $22, Wreaths $25. All greens are locally picked from Vancouver Island and hand-crafted by Wildwood Evergreens, an island farm family business. Contact your Gonzales Preschool family or use our handy online ordering link https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeymYonbdqdRph-ZC/viewform by November 10th to place your order. Wreaths and swag pickup date November 28th. All proceeds from this fundraiser help support our non-profit co-operative preschool program.

Bravest cat ever! This lovely tabby often comes over to visit our preschool and see what the kids are up to. Thanks for the visit!

Our preschool is spending more time outside. Check out the new rain cover for our backpacks and covered snack area.

We are delighted to announce that we have a new fundraising partner - Vancouver’s Dilly Dally toy store (located on Commercial Drive, but they have a wonderful online shop ). Owners Tyler and Claire have offered a 5% donation to Gonzales Preschool on all online sales that we place before December 25th! Simply enter the code GONZALESSCHOOL5% when checking out. They have so many beautiful toys, books, activities, and games on offer, with free shipping over $100. Share the code with your family and friends! https://dillydallykids.ca