Our Philosophy

At K.I.D.S., we believe that warm, caring, and respectful relationships with our Early Childhood Educators are vital for children’s overall well-being and allow children to feel a sense of belonging, acceptance, and security.

We believe in offering safe, stimulating, and joyful environments that allow children to try out things, follow their natural curiosity, have multiple opportunities to take risks, and celebrate their achievements. We understand that children are entitled to environments and opportunities that foster positive development and value inclusion and diversity. We recognize the importance of our natural environment and help children learn to love, appreciate, and respect nature.

At K.I.D.S. we believe that children learn best through play. We understand that play allows children to make connections between the things they encounter in their world such as people, nature, places, and materials, learn through interactions with their environment, explore different ideas, and be creative. In our programs, children have time and freedom to play in both indoor and outdoor environments daily.

In addition to valuing relationships, environments and play when planning and implementing our programming, we also consider all aspects of a child’s development and well-being. We offer opportunities for children to develop their emerging skills and knowledge and explore visual arts, music, language, literacy, math, and science concepts. We support children’s physical growth by providing activities that focus on motor development and by ensuring that children have their nutritional, sleep, and self-care needs met. We believe in the importance of supporting children’s social and emotional development and help children to begin recognizing and regulating their emotions and nurture their emerging interpersonal skills, such as negotiating, communicating, and problem solving. We build on the caring, respectful relationship between children and educators to help children learn about friendship, respect and care for others, co-operation and to foster children’s self-respect and positive self-esteem.

At K.I.D.S., we value our staff and respect their skill and commitment to their profession. We also believe in staff accountability and responsibility. Hence, we adhere to the Early Childhood Educators of BC Code of Ethics and ensure ongoing professional development for our staff team.