Aspen Lakes Discovery Center

✨ Meet Aynsley Graham! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome Aynsley Graham as a keynote speaker AND breakout session leader at Nurtured: Supporting Children, Empowering Parents!

With 15+ years of experience working with children and youth, Aynsley brings a trauma-informed, practical approach to understanding and supporting behaviour.

🎤 Keynote: Why Working Together Matters: An ECE’s Role in Behavioural Development

🧭 Breakout: Behaviour Wayfinding Basics — practical strategies and a common framework to help parents, educators and caregivers better understand and support children’s behaviour.

We can’t wait for you to learn from Aynsley! 🤍

📍 September 12 | Red Deer, AB

Thank you to Snoopy's Revenge Racing - SRR for bringing by some really cool race cars for us to check out! Such a fun morning ☀️🏎️

One of the biggest sleep questions parents and educators face: When is a child truly ready to move away from naps?

If you’ve ever found yourself asking this question, you’re not alone.

The preschool years (ages 2.5–3.5) are one of the biggest transitions in a child’s sleep journey. Some children still need a daytime nap, while for others, that same nap may be the reason bedtime has become a nightly battle.

In this session at Nurtured: Supporting Children, Empowering Parents, you’ll learn:
✨ How to know if your child still needs a nap
✨ Signs they may be ready for a change
✨ Why quality nighttime sleep matters
✨ Practical strategies to make evenings calmer and bedtimes smoother

Whether you’re a parent or an educator, you’ll leave with evidence-informed, realistic tools you can start using right away.

Because better sleep doesn’t start with a perfect routine—it starts with understanding your child’s unique needs. 💛

🎟️ Join us at Nurtured: Supporting Children, Empowering Parents and gain practical strategies to support healthy sleep with confidence.

Tag a parent who could use this information, and save this post for when bedtime feels a little extra challenging. 🌙

Aspen Lakes Discovery Center has a couple of full time spaces available for ages 3-3.5 years old for September! If you believe you are on our wait list and you have not heard from us please reach out! If you are interested in a spot email us today to book a tour! [email protected] ✨🌿

There’s something magical about seeing the world through a child’s eyes again. 🌿✨

Join us at Nurtured for an unforgettable Forest Play session with Dave, where you’ll step outside, reconnect with nature, and experience the power of learning through the natural world.

This isn’t just a session about outdoor play. It’s an opportunity to rediscover your own sense of wonder while learning practical ways to help children build deeper connections with nature, themselves, and those around them.

Together you’ll:
🌲 Experience the Coyote Mentoring approach to learning.
🌿 Discover the natural learning cycle and simple routines that help children feel grounded and connected.
📖 Learn how storytelling can create meaningful, lasting learning experiences.
💚 Leave inspired with a fresh perspective on the incredible value of nature in childhood.

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or educator, this is a session that will change the way you see outdoor play.

We can’t wait to explore with you.

August Long Weekend Sale! Happening now ✨😎

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August Long Sale happening now! ✨

Have you heard? ☀️Tickets are now on for 30% off! ☀️ Nurtured; Supporting Children, Empowering Parents September 12, 2026 Red Deer Polytechnic Campus 8:00-4:30 Secure your spot today! ☀️ https://rdptickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2305&p=1 #EarlyLearning #RedDeerEvents #Conference #TicketSale #Nurtured2026

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September 12, 2026
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