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Welcome to Beacons' Crèche and Preschool
where your child shines!
At Beacons’ Crèche and Preschool, we prioritize your child’s needs and provide an exceptional learning experience in a safe and innovative bilingual childcare center located in Orleans, Ottawa East, Ontario. Our play-based programs are designed to encourage exploration, curiosity, independence, and the development of social, emotional, and life skills for children aged 18 months to 5 years.
We follow the pedagogical frameworks set by the Province of Ontario. The innovative HighScope™ model inspires us to create a well-rounded, engaging environment that unlocks your child’s full potential. Our bilingual environment supports language development and encourages a deep appreciation for diversity.
Our child-led and adult-supported curriculum focuses on each child’s holistic development. We integrate daily yoga, sign language, and functional life skills into our program, providing children with a well-rounded learning experience focusing on their physical, cognitive, emotional, and social well-being.
Our commitment to sustainability and nature is evident in our activities, and our Learning Friends program, featuring Leon Beacon and his pals, adds a playful and engaging element to our innovative curriculum. With passionate educators and a commitment to excellence, Beacons’ Crèche and Preschool Inc. is the perfect place for your child to learn and grow.
Join us to experience a safe and nurturing environment for your little one to grow and thrive.
Our childcare centre is built on a culture and an environment where we prioritize daily inspiration, warmth, guidance, and support. We call this approach “The Beacon Way”. It encompasses our learning experiences, how we engage with others, and what motivates us.
We strongly believe in:
BELONGING
- We support and are supported.
- We feel secure and ensure everyone feels the same way.
- We acknowledge that we are part of something bigger and value all contributions.
- We accept everyone and are accepted for who we are, regardless of our differences.
- We acknowledge that we are enough.
Empowering
- We provide all we can to ensure success.
- We acknowledge and appreciate.
- We share knowledge as we learn.
- We listen to others, advocate for each other.
- We build a strong network of solidarity and embrace positivity.
Empowering
- We provide all we can to ensure success.
- We acknowledge and appreciate.
- We share knowledge as we learn.
- We listen to others, advocate for each other.
- We build a strong network of solidarity and embrace positivity.
Authenticity
- We are accepting of and true to who we are.
- We are honest with ourselves and each other.
- We model good behavior and value everyone.
- We take responsibility for our actions and always look for ways to be better.
- We practice mindfulness, groundedness, and reflection.
CREATIVITY
- We generate and recognize ideas, alternatives, and possibilities.
- We value innovative thinking.
- We love imagining, and we are not afraid of pioneering.
- We are sensitive to our surroundings, passionate and enthusiastic.
- We are open-minded and spontaneous, curious and disciplined.
Creative
- We generate and recognize ideas, alternatives, and possibilities.
- We value innovative thinking.
- We love imagining, and we are not afraid of pioneering.
- We are sensitive to our surroundings, passionate and enthusiastic.
- We are open-minded and spontaneous, curious and disciplined.
Openness
- We are tolerant and resilient.
- We are joyful and show appreciation for each other.
- We embrace collaboration and respectful partnerships.
- We display our love of learning through our interactions and attitudes towards our environment and others.
Nurturing
- We care for each other, our community, and our environment and are proud to show it.
- We are supportive and encouraging of each other.
- We laugh, play, sing, and dance.
- We care for our minds and bodies by resting well, eating nutritious food, and actively learning.
Nurturing
- We care for each other, our community, and our environment and are proud to show it.
- We are supportive and encouraging of each other.
- We laugh, play, sing, and dance.
- We care for our minds and bodies by resting well, eating nutritious food, and actively learning.
Self-confidence
- We strive every day to know ourselves better - our strengths and weaknesses.
- We do what is right and not what others pressure us to do.
- We trust our abilities and judgments.
- We embrace new challenges.
- We practice resilience and hard work as a means to learning more about ourselves and our surroundings.
These principles are at the core of everything we do and how we do it.
Here’s Why We Stand Out!
The Child Leads. The Adults Support.
At our childcare center, we believe in child-led play and personalized, hands-on learning opportunities that foster developmental skills. Our experienced educators act as facilitators and guide children through the ‘plan-do-review’ method (HighScopeTM), helping them learn to take initiative, solve problems, work with others, and accomplish their goals.
THE THIRD TEACHER
Our environment is designed for play-based exploration, inquiry, and growth. Each classroom serves as the “third teacher,” with activity areas intentionally designed and resourced. Our play spaces support and respond to each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical developmental journey.
W AND W
The two Ws, well-being and wellness, are our top priorities. We prioritize nutritious menus, healthy eating habits, daily physical exercise, walks to the park, and mental health care provided by our in-house team of bilingual professionals. Additionally, we encourage breathing and stretching exercises to help our children feel grounded and centered. This helps them make better decisions and feel healthier, happier, and more confident. We work hard and play hard, always affirming that we are enough.
ENRICHMENT
Our center offers carefully designed tech time on large-screen laptops, featuring OSMO to sustain children’s literacy, analytical, and numeracy skills. We have a child-friendly movie once a week. For indoor activities, we have an indoor playroom, a quiet room, breastfeeding stations and an indoor garden. Nearby parks are only a 4-7 minute walk away. We offer dance, music, art, sports, and cooking lessons to enrich their experience.
The Languages
We use French and Sign language daily to create an inclusive community. It helps us communicate with non-verbal friends and improve children’s skills while enhancing cognitive control.
S.T.E.A.M
We focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) with children of all ages to foster lifelong learning, critical thinking, creativity, self-confidence, communication, and sensory development. Our labs are available for children aged three and above to build a strong foundation for future success.
The Holistic Approach
At our center, we prioritize the holistic development of our children. We develop and implement interactive and engaging program experiences based on children’s interests, strengths, needs and lived realities. We rely on the expertise of their families to guide us in this regard. Our goal is to keep children engaged and interested through active participation.
Community Engagement
Meet community leaders, first responders and other members, listen, ask questions, clean public areas, be friendly, recycle, dispose of trash properly, save water, eat less meat, and use less paper and plastic. We welcome all community members and strive to learn from and share with them.
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Meet Our Learning Friends
Woo-hoo! Are you ready to join us on the most exhilarating adventure of a lifetime? We're going to have an absolute blast exploring, experimenting, observing, inquiring, and discovering new things together, all while staying safe and sound. With our fantastic friends right beside us, we'll be able to achieve anything we set our minds to. So, let's get started and create some unforgettable memories that we'll cherish forever!
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Call Us
613-621-1678
Email Us
admin@beacons
crecheandpre-school.ca.
Address
4275 Innes Road, Unit 108
Orleans, ON K1E 2S9
Hours
Office Hours (9:00am to 3:00pm)
Childcare Centre (7:00am to 6:00pm)
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