Welcome to Little Stars Learning Daycare! Thank you for choosing us for your child's first introduction to learning! We welcome families with children starting at 19 months of age until the end of Kindergarten. We offer full time and part time care; we also offer care for families that don't have a regular schedule. The nearby communities that our families come from: Valley Ridge, Cougar Ridge, Bowness, Tuscany, Royal Oak, Rocky Ridge, Spingbank, West Springs, and Cochrane.

We are licensed by Calgary and Area Child and Family Services and monitored on a regular basis to ensure we are running in compliance.

Monday to Friday 7am – 6pm
Closed weekends and statutory holidays

At Little Stars, we offer an environment where each child's well-being, independence and eagerness to learn and experience new things is fostered. Through a practice of relationships, we strive to develop confident children who experience positive, caring and respectful relationships with peers and educators.

• Our program is guided by Flight-Alberta's Early Learning and Care Framework. As Early Childhood professionals we recognize the importance for children to learn through the environment, revisiting experiences and developing their awareness of their individual abilities. We use learning stories as a reflection tool to document children's dispositions to learn within daily experiences.
• We work towards ensuring that children are developing a strong sense of self and that they see themselves as a learner each and every day. We want the children to be confident and involved learners and feel connected to the world around them. We work with the children to build effective communicators and to help them understand and develop a strong sense of well-being.

At Little Stars, the children are appreciated for their diversity, their challenges, their successes and their tremendous potential. Our image of the child as a strong and mighty learner and citizen is reinforced throughout the day as we interact with the children. The children are strong, capable and resourceful and as we co-learn, co-construct and co-imagine, we open up so many possibilities for the children and ourselves.

Children are made aware of safety, hygiene as well as caring for their self and others. They participate in the decision process within the centre. Our routine is flexible to meet the children's needs. We ensure that the children have time for quiet and loud play, nutrition, and exploration (inside and outside).

Little Stars is purposefully designed to flow with the children, allowing the children to flow and inquiry about their play experience. Natural elements are brought indoors for the children and we provide organized play spaces that allow for stories to develop throughout their play experience.

• Staff are required to implement activities designed to stimulate learning, natural curiosity, exploration and discovery. The program is designed to include and respect children and families of all races, cultures and family backgrounds.
• Outdoor time is crucial to the health and well being of the whole child. Our outdoor space is an extension of the indoor classroom. We strive to be outside in favorable weather conditions and can do parts of the program outdoors. Parents are requested to bring their child the proper clothing to be outside.

We understand that the families are fundamental to our business. With clear communication, parent volunteering and daily reports, we encourage learning at the daycare to continue at home.