Infant Program
Our infant care program is designed for children aged 8 – 24 months, offering high quality care in a developmentally appropriate learning environment designed just for infants. We know how crucial these early years are and our nurturing, experienced educators help infants feel safe and secure and creates a happy transition for the infant into the program.
With children spending a good part of their waking hours under our care, we do realize the importance of our role in their lives. Although, we cannot replace the care of a parent, we strive to provide an environment that is loving and at the same time helps them develop socially, emotionally, academically and physically. Our emphasis on structure and curriculum even in infancy provides our tiny tots with the much needed consistency at the same time promotes a safe and clean environment for your child to explore.
Toddler Program
Our toddler program offers a stimulating place for these young explorers, one that enhances the age group’s natural curiosity, and the learning experiences are planned to promote each child’s growing independence, social skills, and to build the confidence needed to reach their individual potential and prepare for prekindergarten and beyond.
At Little Footprints, our experienced educators have designed a structured toddler program that encourage sensory exploration and creative expression through experimenting with crayons, paint, water, sand, and modeling dough. Your child will be introduced to numbers, alphabets and shapes. Activities throughout the day focus on building vocabulary, self-help skills and creating friendships. Opportunities for fun and meaningful learning experiences are endless.
Pre-Kindergarten (3-4)
Prekindergarten (PK3) program at Little Footprints is designed so that your child will constantly be working to master all segments of development while forging friendships and having fun in each creative learning experience. Teachers encourage children to explore and be curious, ask questions, discuss conflicts, and learn how to negotiate with their peers. Our experienced educators help children take that big next step, offering comprehensive curriculum in all key areas: literacy, mathematics, science, social-emotional development, physical development, and the arts.
Additionally, we help children learn the importance of physical activity by focusing on gross motor development, growing healthy bodies, and building self-esteem. And we give them the opportunity to explore the outdoors on the playground and through field trips to new and exciting places.
Pre-Kindergarten (4-5)
This program is designed to help your child reach his or her greatest potential in all areas including reading and writing skills, math and science concepts, large and small muscle development, and social and emotional development. Our daily routine includes both individual and small group learning experiences within the classroom. Our teachers uniquely plan lessons based on a thematic unit which are reinforced in our various centers throughout the day. Your child will be exposed to interactive, hands on experiences that encourage independence, creative thinking, problem solving and language development.
We also support individual growth, offering each child many opportunities throughout the day to make choices, to be the leader, and to be a team player. Our curriculum stimulates each child’s innate curiosity and exploratory nature to prepare children for lifelong learning. Children move to elementary school socially prepared, excited to learn, and well versed in the language, math, and science skills they’ll need to succeed.
Multi-age Program
This program helps children experience great opportunities for broad social development and deep friendships and an opportunity to participate together in the same program and children can interact with other children of all ages. Such groupings benefit both older and younger children by supporting pro-social behaviors and cognitive development. This programs offers more opportunities for older children to display sympathy and nurturance toward younger children and for younger children to learn from their older peers.
Multi Age program has the “continuity of care” benefit with the potential for children to go through fewer transitions between programs, staying with the same central caregiver throughout their time in the program. Also, the families have one stop drop off for more than one child to stay in the same program with their sibling.
Before & After Care Program
Our School Age program gives your child a community in which to learn and thrive with convenient care both before and after school, and during Professional day school closures. Our teachers encourage children with a fun and nurturing atmosphere. We understand that school-age children spend most of their time at school juggling assignments, friendships and extracurricular activities. When they are not in a classroom, they crave the freedom to discover the things that interest them most and need the structure to build the essential skills for their futures. Little Footprints helps to continue this learning.
Ages
5 to 12 years
Hours
Regular school calendar days:
Monday – Friday
7:00 am – 9:00 am
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
School closure days:
Professional Development days, Spring & Summer breaks
7:00 am – 5:30 pm
My oldest daughter started when she was 6 months old. Despite my apprehension on returning to work all the teachers made me feel welcome and comforted that she was in excellent hands. As time progresses and her baby sister now attends the center too. I can not put a value on the lessons both kids have learned at Little Footprints. I have come to appreciate all the new things that they share with me and the lessons they learn that I would not be able to provide to them. The Infant and Toddler programs has compationate and caring teachers that I can see truly do care for each child individually. I can see from the excitement and smiles on my youngests face she is so happy to attend the center and that puts my mind at ease.
- Shannell
- Kid Parent
My oldest daughter attends the Prekindergarten3. Lead Teacher Miss Christina is always supportive of the children and encourages My oldest daughter can't wait to get into the class room in the mornings and give Miss "skeena" a hug. Each teacher provides attention to each child and individually and as a group and have an excellent disposition towards all the children in the class. Miss Alicia, Miss Christina, Miss April, Miss Atifa are all a pleasure and informative on education and development for their group. I can't put a price on the lessons my two have learned. Social skills to overall educational readyness. I am so happy we found you.
- S.Ringers
- Kid Parent
Little Footprints has been my son’s second home. The decision of trusting my child to a daycare was one of the most difficult decisions I have made as a parent but Little Footprints is so much more than a daycare ... its family. The teachers provide a safe, loving space where my son has thrived. Parents are involved and are kept well informed. Thank you Ms Jay and the whole LF family! You provide me with piece of mind.
- Lori & Delaney
- Kid Parent
Ms. Raj, Ms. Ruby and their team, loved and cared for my kids like their own. Every concern I had was addressed by Jay and staff the next day. Staff was excellent at keeping me updated on daily happenings with my children...good or bad. My twins attended full time from age 1-5. The preschool program they incorporated into the day prepared my kids for Kindergarten. They were familiar with the curriculum and classroom expectations from Day 1 of Kindergarten. I always dropped off the kids knowing they were in good, loving hands.
- Reuben & Melanie
- Kid Parent
