Campbell Child Development Center

Multi age grouping is both natural and more beneficial to support children learn on their own individual timelines than age bands.

Development is benefitted by PLAY, first and foremost.

Come check out this amazing PLAYful program for your child and see how it will help you whole family thrive!

Explorer Preschool honors each child's unique ability to learn through play while empowering parents to become confident child advocates. Our developmentally designed program is grounded in research on child development, offering children a choice of engaging activities supervised by the teachers and parents in the classroom.

An uncommon strength among our fellow schools, each of our classes is supported by two dedicated teachers, allowing us to offer more guidance, connection, and hands-on support for both children and parents.

Interested in learning more? Sign up for the upcoming tour through the link https://www.explorerpreschool.org/contact

Trust in PLAY and your child will thrive: Sydney, socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively!

Recent findings show that state-sponsored preschool programs grew by 44,000 children over the past school year.

But the available quality varied.

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We are all born, both capable and competent:

1- freedom of movement!

2- passive toys make active learning. Whereas asctive toys make passive learners

3- observe, observe, observe!

Did you know?

Research from the Pikler Institute shows that infants who are allowed to move freely - without being propped, positioned, or rushed - develop greater body confidence, fewer injuries, and stronger physical awareness.

This isn't theory. This is decades of documented outcomes.

This is the science behind the Educaring Approach. And on April 28th, you can help bring it to more families.

Loose parts PLAY (PLAY with open-ended, often found, repurposed materials) at home and school provide children ongoing opportunities to create and imagine new PLAY scenarios.

what developmentally appropriate risk taking opportunities are you providing your children today?

In 1971, around 80% of UK children aged 7-8 walked to school on their own.

Today it’s closer to 9%.

Childhood has quietly changed. Children have less freedom to roam. Less time outdoors. Fewer opportunities to test themselves in the real world.

At the same time, childhood has become increasingly screen-based and sedentary.

Research now shows that 98% of two-year-olds use screens daily, averaging around two hours a day - already double the recommended limit for that age group.

Among older children, screen use can reach tens of hours a week, with some spending the equivalent of a full working week on devices.

In reality, many of the everyday experiences that helped children develop judgement, confidence and resilience have quietly disappeared.

Climbing trees. Exploring local spaces. Figuring things out without adults directing every step.

Risk isn’t the opposite of safety. It’s one of the ways children learn how to keep themselves safe.

When young people have the chance to take manageable risks, they build:
🌿 Problem solving skills
🌿 Emotional regulation
🌿 Confidence in their own judgement
🌿 Resilience when things don’t go perfectly

The goal isn’t reckless freedom.

It’s supported independence - where adults stay nearby, but allow children the space to try, fail, adjust and try again.

Because if children never get the chance to manage risk, they never learn how.