Stepping Stones Day Care Society

As a parent, there are many things you can do to help your child learn to talk. When it comes to learning language, it’s not just about the games or books you s...hare together. It has more to do with how you interact and talk to your child during activities that makes all the difference. Read our new article to learn about the three key things you can do during any activity that will help your child learn language. http://www.hanen.org//Three-Keys-to-Helping-Your-Child-Lea

We are excited to announce the launch of our new and improved Stepping Stones website! Take a look here: https://www.ssdcs.ca

We enjoy sharing tips for how you can turn everyday activities into opportunities to encourage your child’s language development. Check out this video on how you can use music and singing as a tool to help your child learn to take turns in a conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch

A HUGE THANK YOU to Giant Tiger Grande Prairie for their generous donation of gloves and slippers for the children in our programs!A HUGE THANK YOU to Giant Tiger Grande Prairie for their generous donation of gloves and slippers for the children in our programs!

There are four stages of drawing and writing for kids between 15 months and 3 years old. The key is to offer repeated and fun experiences in order to see progre...ss over time. Creative activities enable children to develop problem solving abilities, come up with answers, discover cause-and-effect relationships from their actions, and build confidence from decision making. Check out this great article for more tips to encourage your child’s early writing skills. https://www.zerotothree.org//305-learning-to-write-and-draw

Children learn language during the everyday interactions they have with their caregivers. Try some of these tips as you play with your child to help him underst...and what words mean and how they are used to communicate during everyday conversations. Let us know below what strategies you’ve used to help children learn new words. http://www.hanen.org//Does-Telling-Children-to-Say-Words-B

Are you in need of child care? We currently have limited spots available!

Look at this wonderful anonymous donation! We cannot express how grateful we are for these awesome pumpkins! #fall2020 #donations #community

HOORAY! Our South facility is open today! #newbeginnings #childcare #community

Did you know that Stepping Stones Day Home Program belongs to the Alberta Family Child Care Association? Check this out!

Scribbling! It’s not just nonsense. In fact, it is SO important to embrace scribbling and recognize it as art and creativity! ... Things caregivers can say: I see you moving your hand in a circle. You are moving you hand so fast in a circle I see you lifting you hand up and down! That makes dots! You are holding a crayon. Don’t stifle the scribble. Embrace it as the most important beginning to a wonderful relationship with literacy and creativity! See more

As we reflect on Orange Shirt Day, the Caring Society is happy to share resources for engaging in reconciliation that can be tailored to your organization, work...place, or community! The Touchstones of Hope Toolkit is available to those seeking respectful collaboration and reconciliation. Our website has an introduction to the toolkit; contact us for the full resource! https://buff.ly/3ihPK2j See more

In honour of Residential School Students Thirty posts for thirty days , please help share. https://northwestaic.com/portfolio/orange-shirt-day/ #thirtydaysthir...typosts #ReconciliACTION #OrangeShirtDay2020 #OSD2020 #EveryChildMatters #GrandePrairie #osd2020 #everychildmattersgp2020 #trc #assimiliation See more

"Play supports children’s learning in so many ways. Make sure your child has time to play to promote cognitive, language and literacy, physical, social, and emotional development." Read more in this Message in a Backpack column from TYC: NAEYC.org/every-parent-play