IMAGO DEI Child Care Centre

"Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment" ~ Mary Ann Kohl

"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness." – Ola Joseph

"Give me a sticker and I will do my best for a few minutes. Give me the experiences that help me believe in myself and I will do my very best forever." ~ unknown

"The environment should act as an aquarium which reflects the ideas, ethics, attitudes, and culture of the people who live in it. This is what we are working towards." ~ Loris Malaguzzi

"Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." ~ Einstein

"What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources." ~ Loris Malaguzzi

"Our LOVE was born outside the WALLS, in the WIND, in the NIGHT, in the EARTH, and that is why the CLAY and the FLOWER, the MUD and the ROOTS, know YOUR NAME" ~ Pablo Neruda

Eventually, the Batman was up this afternoon... All the hard work seemed to be not in vain.

The children who have been acting out as if they were superheroes seemed excitedly to start singing the Batman song, "...Batman....Batman..." The teachers were thrilled as well to make more provocations as the children were talking and playing superheroes.

We are honoured to have had the opportunity to host a number of students from CDI College along with their instructor, Paula Milbradt. They were studying the Reggio Emilia approach and wanted to see how it could be implemented in an actual child care centre. Since IMAGO DEI Child Care uses this approach, we were very happy to give them a tour… It was good to hear that the ECE students were able to understand more and be inspired to develop their own ideas about this philosophy.

"THANK YOU" for the card with all the encouraging words and comments! For us, as Teachers at IMAGO DEI Child Care, it is both an encouragement and challenge to continue being creative as we work with the children and help them to learn about and experience this world…

IT'S THE LITTLE CONVERSATIONS THAT BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKE AN IMPACT ON EACH STUDENT.” ~ Robert John Meehan

"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look in a different way." - Edward de Bono.

“We value space, to create a handsome environment and its potential to inspire social, affective and cognitive learning. The space is an aquarium that mirrors the ideas and values of the people who live in it.” ~ Loris Malaguzzi