PRESCHOOL

A licensed preschool for ages 18 months to 5 years

Three programs, one philosophy. What changes is the pace, the lessons, and how we meet our growing children.

18 months to 2.5 years

First Steps Playgroup

A gentle first stretch away from home. Small group, slow mornings, and educators who know that a toddler's biggest job is figuring out that this new place is safe. Lots of floor time, sensory bins, and unhurried goodbyes at the door.

  • Half-day mornings, two to five days a week

  • Gradual entry paced to each child

  • Parents welcome to stay for the first sessions

A typical morning

9:30 Arrival, floor play, slow goodbyes

10:00 Wash Hands / Potty Time

10:15 Snack

10:45 Circle Time / Guided Activity OR

11:00 Outside Time

11:30 Goodbye Song

Cost Per Month:
$300.00

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

Puddle Jumpers Preschool

Play-based preschool where the playground matters as much as the classroom. Paint, mud, water, blocks, and stories. Vancouver weather means rain gear gets real use. This is the room where big friendships and big feelings both get room to work themselves out.

  • Half-day mornings, two to five days a week

  • Outdoor play every day

  • Toilet learning supported, not required

  • Pedalheads Soccer Program every Wednesday!

3 Day Program

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

A typical day

9:00 Arrival, floor play, slow goodbyes

9:30 Guided Activity / Games

10:00 Wash Hands / Potty Time

10:15 Snack Time

10:45 Circle Time

11:00 Clean up and get ready to go outside

11:15 Outside Play

11:30 Goodbye Song

11:45     Dismissal / Home Time

Before CCFRI (Childcare Fee Reduction Initiative)
$378.00

Families Pay $321.00 Per month

2.5 to 4 years

5 Day Program

Monday to Friday

Before CCFRI (Childcare Fee Reduction Initiative)
$508.00

Families Pay $413.00 Per month

4 to 5 years

Get ready for school

The year before kindergarten is spent building the habits that make transitions feel easy: managing your own coat and lunch, holding a plan in your head, working next to someone who wants the same marker. Letters and numbers show up through play, not worksheets.

  • Structured afternoons with real independence built in.

  • Early literacy and numeracy woven into play

  • Kindergarten transition support for families

  • Frequent visits to the kindergarten classroom at McKechnie Elementary School

  • Pedal heads Soccer program every Wednesday!

A typical afternoon

12:00 Arrival, floor play, slow goodbyes

12:15 Lunch Time

12:45 Free play

1:00 Guided Activities

1:45 Letter Writing Practice / Activity

2:00 Snack Time

2:15 Outside Play

2:40 Goodbye Song

2:45 Dismissal / Home Time

5 Day Program

Monday to Friday

Before CCFRI (Childcare Fee Reduction Initiative)
$508.00

Families Pay $413.00 Per month