Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to our May newsletter for 2022. Routines and rituals are essential in creating and maintaining cohesion and familiarity both at home and in our education and care services. When your child arrives at our centre, our Educators purposefully use routines and rituals to support your child's transition from one [...]
The Circle of Security is a guideline and training program designed for caregivers of children. It is a pedagogical tool that Educators at Petit Early Learning Journey place importance on as it provides a deep understanding of supporting children’s emotions. Robyn Dolby author of The Circle of Security: Roadmap to building supportive relationships (2017), describes it [...]
Playdough is a squishy, rubbery, stretchy and often sticky, soft doughy mixture created for children’s play. There are several different homemade playdough recipes that children and adults can make together. What’s more, playing with playdough has many benefits. Playdough comes in many forms. First, non-toxic or "edible" types are ideal for young children who like [...]
Extracurricular activities or experiences are an important aspect of our children’s learning programs. Petit Early Learning Journey builds on children’s interests by making available additional child-centred experiences for children to enjoy. In the past, extracurricular activity participation was associated with older school children. Now, high school students all the way down to toddlers and babies [...]
