Tiny Seeds

✨✨ Ahh! I am so honored to be featured as Embolden Private Dayhome Commmunity’s Member of the month! Embolden Private Dayhome Community

Embolden PDC has been such a pillar of support on this journey as a *New* Private Dayhome Provider! At a time when isolation is already at its peak, being a Dayhome Provider can definitely amplify this! It has been SO comforting and reassuring to be a part of this growing community! I have also recently become a Embolden PDC Ambassador in hopes to assist and support other Private Dayhome Providers in my area (and learn, I love learning 😎)!

I am looking forward to continuing to learn and collaborate with many other Dayhome Providers from across Alberta!

From Tiny Seeds Grow Mighty Trees 🌳

What's on the menu for February? 👩‍🍳🍎🧀

We are always working on healthy eating habits! 💚

'Healthy Eating Habits' to us means, being provided well-rounded (All food groups from Canada's Food Guide) meals and snacks at scheduled times throughout the day! Of course everyone has different preferences, favourites and dislikes and although we try to serve foods that are of interest to the littles, we also like to provide opportunities for taste testing and trying new things!

All foods on the menu are offered to the children, they choose what they would like to eat off their plate. They finish when their bodies tell them that they are full! ❤️

Tis’ the season for open ended art projects, snacks on snacks and bringing the snow inside because we have been stuck in a deep freeze for ohhh so long! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️

December is such a busy month for everyone… But especially our littles! They definitely see and feel the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Add in a little polar vortex and being stuck inside for almost two weeks…

Our solution at Tiny Seeds was to sharpen our mindset and values of Wonder, Connection & Well-Being. Easy conversations around the lunch table, going with the flow, creating art that was sparked from stories we read, singing, dancing, moving and just being together, are only a few of the things we found to help us create plentiful, purposeful days at Tiny Seeds 🎄

What's on the menu for November? 👩🏻‍🍳

We are working on healthy eating habits! 💚

Two meals and two snacks offered daily. Our menu is created each month in accordance to seasonal meal items and with the healthy eating recommendations from the Canada's Food Guide.

Here's a sneak peek of what November's menu is looking like!

Happy Halloween from Tiny Seeds 🎃👻

We are hosting our first OPEN HOUSE and we would love to meet you and your family!

Please see the date below and sign up at the following link!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48ABA922A2F5C25-tiny

We cannot wait to meet you and show you our space!!

Books 📚
Words 🔤
Pictures 🖼
Sounds 🔊
Imagination 💭
Connections 👥

We just installed our book wall (marketplace find!) at perfect height for an easy reach for the littles - safe to say it’s already a hit!

Story time has always been one of my favourite routines with children. There is so much a child can be exposed to through books. Sitting and reading with a child is not only fun for both, it exposes them to new words, new sounds and the rhythm of language in such an engaging way!

We love finding our books secondhand; marketplace, garage sales or the library. Not only is reusing books sustainable for the environment but it’s also much more affordable! Savings = more books us! 😍

There will be lots of reading happening over here at Tiny Seeds!

Why Reggio Emilia?

At Tiny Seeds, our space has been designed with Reggio Emilia learning style at the forefront of its creation. Reggio Emilia, originating in Italy by Loris Malaguzzi, is guided by a handful of concepts; children are capable, natural communicators, and the main collaborators in their learning and development process. The environment, the educator, the community and parental participation all play an important role as well.

Tiny Seeds is confident in the strengths and abilities of our little humans and we will always advocate for this. We strive to give them the space and opportunities to be independent learners. Below are some tools and concepts you will see us using and working on and at Tiny Seeds:

☀️ Growth in independence
☀️ A sense of responsibility
☀️ Practical life skills
☀️ Applying communication skills
☀️ Fine motor & gross motor control
☀️ Open-ended toys
☀️ Authentic art materials & no instructions

As play and freedom are critical contributors in a child’s early years development, Reggio Emilia supports their desire to wonder, explore and imagine without interference or expectations. Through open-ended play, an inspiring environment with opportunities to explore, children naturally become their own teachers and feel that they are in control of what they are learning. A child wants to grow, learn and know.

We hope you can join us this upcoming season! Come play with us at Tiny Seeds 🌱