Home based, outdoor focused, screen-free childcare in Port Elgin, ON. This is perfect for promoting a confident, independent and inquisitive personality.
The Backyard School is a family style child care program that is all about child-led learning in a natural environment all day, everyday. We believe that Forest Kindergarten’s child-led, nature based approach to Early Childhood Education offers enormous advantages for cognitive, emotional and physical development. Children are encouraged along their natural development path, to flourish with self-
01/16/2019
Have you noticed that we LOVE this idea? Are there any potential grand-friends out there who would like to come to The Backyard for scheduled playdates with the kids if we set up a program?
https://www.ageukmobility.co.uk/mobility-news/article/intergenerational-care
01/09/2019
How 3-year-olds are helping these people live longer The healing power of 3-year-olds is being harnessed in one of the UK's largest elderly care homes to reduce loneliness and keep people mobile, happy and living longer.
12/19/2018
Combining daycare for children and elderly people benefits all generations Bringing older adults and young children together will make the care system better for everyone.
12/14/2018
Thanks Toronto Co-Housing for Creative Aging for sharing this infographic of benefits of cohousing for seniors! What do you think? Have you ever considered cohousing with friends as an alternative to a retirement home?
12/13/2018
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/09/magic-abounds-when-daycare-seniors-home-share-roof.html
Magic abounds when daycare, seniors home share roof | The Star Child-care program at Toronto's Kipling Acres long-term care home benefits both young and old.
11/20/2016
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."
Frank Herbert
11/19/2016
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
George Bernard Shaw
Here's to raising unreasonable children! :)
11/18/2016
"The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on." Charles Dickens
11/16/2016
11/10/2016
When the urge to push past the boundary into the next frontier is stronger than the still small voice inside warning, "no, stop, wait, it's too cold, too scary, too wet... stay on the rock where it's dry and familiar and safe." We are born without that voice.
We are born to be explorers.
| Monday | 6:30am - 6:15pm |
| Tuesday | 6:30am - 6:15pm |
| Wednesday | 6:30am - 6:15pm |
| Thursday | 6:30am - 6:15pm |
| Friday | 6:30am - 6:15pm |