By Arlene, Dayhome Educator in Fort McMurray Unfavorable air quality prompted us to stay inside today. To accommodate this change, I devised a simple playdough invitation featuring dinosaurs, allowing for a seamless transition to imaginative play. Playdough is a wonderful sensory and learning experience for children. As my little children shape the playdough into a […]
Early Childhood Learning Stories Blog
Welcome to Child Development Dayhomes’ early childhood learning stories; observations about what our educators see, hear, and interpret from children. They allow opportunities to share and acknowledge children’s interests and their unique learning journey.
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At Child Development Dayhomes, we believe that children learn best when actively engaged and participating in play-based activities that are responsive to their interests. We offer home-based childcare in Edmonton and Area, Calgary and Area, and Fort McMurray.
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By Ruthchel Solatorio, Dayhome Educator in Fort McMurray After breakfast, I invited the children for our first activity of the day, painting rocks. We used the rocks we collected from the park/playground. The children were so excited when I told them it’s time to paint the treasures (rocks) we found outside. Before we started painting, […]
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By Uzma Tariq, Dayhome Educator in Edmonton Sometimes I make kids favorite flat bread. They call it blow up bread because it blows up with steam when I cook it. Today at lunch time, when I started preparing lunch, Shay asked me what is for lunch today? When I told her that I am going […]
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