Sweetpeas Child Care/ Preschool
581A 11th Avenue V9W4G5 Campbell River, BC, Canada

Swinging is helpful for so many reasons

Look at the differences between a typical preschool childs hand (left) and a typical 7 year old hand (right). Want to know why a preschool aged child isnt a...ble to write yet? This is why! Their hands are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. . All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready. via @Raisingherbarefoot

Goodmorning! We have started the process of going through our wait list and calling families for spots. If youve been on our wait list and havent received a ...call please message us or call the centre during operating hours. We have spaces in September for ages 3+ so if your needing care please inquire within! Have a great sunny weekend!

As we have been open for a month now, we wanted to give you a run through of what our average day looks like. Children arrive between the hours of 8 to 10, all parents must complete a health check list at the door and a staff member will take the temperature of each child. The child will wash their hands and proceed outside to play. Staff have set out several centers for children to engage in during their day. In the morning quiet activities such as a reading center, colouri...ng, and table top activities are put out. These promote fine motor, language, and imaginative play. The children are also free to play with our climbers which work their gross motor skills. Building and problem solving skills are challenged with the waffle blocks, and other building materials we put out. This also provides opportunities for team building and communication. Water play is brought our intermittently throughout the day. The play kitchen in the back is fitted with a sink, which is filled in the morning. This brings the children together to enrich creativity and team building. In the afternoon we provide free water play, which the children use buckets and our wooden waterfall to keep cool. Hand washing is prompted throughout the day. Changing activities or rubbing their face, the staff ask all children to wash their hands for approximately 30 seconds to insure all germs are killed. We have provided a song to help teach children how long they need to spend washing their hands. Water bottles are provided and kept in distance to other childrens belongings. They are refilled through the day to provide hydration to the children, and staff request water breaks through the day. The children are challenged each day. They work together, problem solve, and find new ways to play, all while keeping in guidance to new Covid 19 regulations.

"Pretend play typically develops naturally around 18 months. At first, a Little Ones pretend-play will look like common activitieslike talking on the phone. ... At 2 years, imaginative play shows signs of symbolic thinking. This means an object is used to reflect something else. For instance, a remote control can be used as a phone. Initially, the pretend object will be similar to what its pretending to be. Two-year-olds also play dolls and care for them as if theyre real. So theyll feed a doll or change a diaper. Two-year-old also play-act themselves by pretending to be asleep, or pretending to clean the kitchen, or pretending to be a doctor. Pretend-play becomes more sophisticated between ages 2 and 3. An object will no longer need to resemble what its pretending to beyour childs imagination takes care of the gap. Next level make-believe play comes around 3 years with tea parties and super-hero battles. By age 4 years, your child will add storylines to their play-acting. Everything will be more detailed and elaborate." See more

Its been beauty weather out.. if your needing some gardening products give Renuable Resources a call and theyll deliver right to your house while practicing social distancing give us all something to do https://www.facebook.com/448852235302139/posts/1394379917416028/?d=n

Something to maybe check out while we are all stuck at home! I bet the kids would love this as well and support a local mama in the process https://www.facebook.com/1606311812737205/posts/2839588909409483/?d=n

Good afternoon Families, Following yesterdays declare of Public Health Emergency I am faced with making the decision whether to remain open or shut our doors. Ive allowed all my staff to remain at home moving forward with the exception of Chelsea as she has volunteered to work today with me. As early childhood educators we are supposed to be children and families advocates and in this time of crisis it is a hard call to make but I feel that in the best interest of everyone...s health and safety as of 4pm today Sweetpeas will be closed. We will continue to keep everyone posted when we will reopen. I appreciate everyone understanding and patience on this as we are all in it together. This decision hasnt been taken lightly by any means. Sincerely Alicia

Good afternoon Parents, With the increasing amount of cases of Covid-19 spreading and the order of social distancing by the provincial government, we are restricting our hours to 8-4pm moving forward as of March 18, 2020. I have allowed my staff to remain home where they can feel safe at their own discretion . Myself and Chelsea will be here to look after any children that do require care. Because of the staff restriction there will be a first come first serve basis of a max...imum 16 children. Please keep in mind with daily updates from out provincial and federal government this may change as the days go on, and we may be required to close. Making other care options for your child during this time is important as we do not know when or if we may close. Keeping your child home if possible is the best way to minimize spread of any virus and will keep us all safe. Thank you.

This is awesome!! Thankyou scholastic

We all need to do our part to help the spread of germs..here are a few good tips that we ask parents to do.

"Reframing" with children is about helping them shift their focus from what they think they cant do, to what they can do. Adults can help them see a situation ...from different perspectives, and to focus on the less negative outcomes or conclusions. For more tips and a pdf version check out: https://www.backwoodsmama.com//stop-telling-kids-be-carefu See more

ECE Or ECA...FULL Time Job opportunity, competitive wage & Benefits :)

We have made it to our Reggio conference 100 ways of thinking in Vancouver. Get our learning on today and tomorrow!

Our new adorable logo that was created for us by the very talented Kiley! Thank you so much we love it!

Some updated pictures of our gross motor area!

Looking for a ... Unicorn? ECE Wanted :) Offering Competitive Wages & Benefits. We operate from 730-5 Monday to Friday & close STATS. ... SweetPeas Child Care is looking for a full time ECE or ECA to join our SweetPeas Family. The right person must be invested in educating and helping shape the young minds of our future. If the right person is fun, energetic, team player/builder and have a great personality these are added bonuses * If this sounds like a great fit for you please contact.... [email protected] Thank you for taking the time to read! Cheers, The Staff at SweetPeas

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Looking for a ... Unicorn? SweetPeas Child Care is looking for a full time ECE or ECA to join our SweetPeas Family. The right person must be invested in educating and helping shape the young minds of our future. If the right person is fun, energetic, team player/builder and have a great personality these are added bonuses ... We operate from 730-5 Monday to Friday & close STATS. Offer competing wages and benefits If this sounds like a great fit for you please contact.... [email protected] Thank you for taking the time to read!

Its officially a snow day today! Schools have closed for the day! Enjoy your day warm and safeIts officially a snow day today! Schools have closed for the day! Enjoy your day warm and safe

Santa visit and jammie day!

Christmas the best time of year

Our Christmas/winter display case all decorated. And our beautiful wreaths that Angela made out of pool noodles to hang in our windows

Today we appreciate all the men and woman who sacrificed their lives so we could have everything we have today.

Happy Halloween from the Sweetpeas Crew!! We did a community walk in our costumes and then had pizza day!

Today we carved pumpkins, made Oreo spiders and did some child led art

Today we made homemade apple sauce! It was so yummy, definitely will be doing this again!

A little while ago I was gifted this dollhouse, my grandpa had built this and I remember as a child peeking inside and looking at all the furniture and letting my imagination run wild. My grandma gave this to me and I wanted a way to be able to give the children in our care the same experience I had as a child. We bought a enclosed old cooler and now I cant wait to create all sorts of scenes for the children to come and explore with their eyes and imagination.

Were at the community centre today at the NIEFS job fair. Been a great day networking!

We have availability in our Center! -Monday to Friday -Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri -Mon Thur Fri Accepting ages 2.5-5 years!

It was another beauty day at the pumpkin patch with the second group of kiddos

Beauty day for a field trip To the pumpkin patch!!