July 3, 2024 3 min read
Summer Break Fun: Educational Activities to Keep Young Minds Active
Take advantage of the warm weather to explore nature and learn about the environment. Organize nature walks, backyard scavenger hunts, or visits to local…
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Ideas for school readiness, play, learning at home and making sense of child care funding.
Latest postSeptember 25, 2024 · 3 min read
Helping Your Child Transition to Kindergarten Smoothly
Even after school has started, maintaining a predictable routine at home will reinforce the structure your child encounters at kindergarten. Sticking to…
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January 17, 2024 3 min read
Playdough to Pencils: Daycare to Kindergarten at Little Stars
Here’s how we introduce children to out-of-home daycare, and prepare them for kindergarten and beyond: Learning Through Play Starting a program without…
February 13, 2023 3 min read
How Preschool Impacts Children Through High School
Preschools have been around in Canada, and worldwide, since the mid-19th century. Sometimes called pre-kindergarten or playschool, preschool helps…
September 16, 2022 3 min read
Little Stars Blog: Back to School
Time and time again, studies have found that setting and maintaining routines is incredibly beneficial for children. For pre-school-aged children, these…
Archived newsNovember 23, 2021 2 min read
Canada’s $10 a Day Child Care Subsidy Comes to Alberta
Of the $3.8 billion: The Alberta government estimates that parents will experience a reduction in child care throughout the next two years. With the…
Archived newsAugust 16, 2021 3 min read
Everything You Need to Know about Alberta’s Updated Child Care Subsidy
Recently, the government of Alberta announced an extended child care subsidy plan as the Canadian federal government renewed their child care investment.…
July 23, 2021 2 min read
3 Ways Daycare Strengthens Social Interaction Skills in Early Development
Social interaction is a building block to society that influences a lifetime of relationships. As summer reopens, it is important for young children to…
Archived newsMay 28, 2021 2 min read
5 Strategies to Enhance Your Child’s Learning During Shutdown
Focusing on our child’s quality of education is important during long stretches at home to fuel their mind. Although children are adaptable, they need…
Archived newsJanuary 8, 2021 2 min read
An Update on Childcare Subsidy from the Alberta Government
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to create strain and confusion for Alberta parents, our provincial government has altered the child care subsidy…
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