WELCOME TO OUR DAYHOME!
My name is Melissa and welcome to my nature dayhome.
I have always been a nature and outdoor lover and I spend most of my past time in the Rockies, hiking, climbing, camping and kayaking. Having an outdoor lover daughter myself I always envision the benefits of spending time outdoors and learning about what the world has to offer. I have been operating a dayhome successfully since 2011 and have found a passion in teaching what I am myself so passionate about. This is when I felt in love with the forest kindergarten programs.
Your children are the most important part of your life and you can be reassure that our home is a nice, friendly, fun and secured place for them. We have both an indoor and outdoor classroom and we also do daily hikes to the pound and nature areas around Central Alberta.
I have always been a nature and outdoor lover and I spend most of my past time in the Rockies, hiking, climbing, camping and kayaking. Having an outdoor lover daughter myself I always envision the benefits of spending time outdoors and learning about what the world has to offer. I have been operating a dayhome successfully since 2011 and have found a passion in teaching what I am myself so passionate about. This is when I felt in love with the forest kindergarten programs.
Your children are the most important part of your life and you can be reassure that our home is a nice, friendly, fun and secured place for them. We have both an indoor and outdoor classroom and we also do daily hikes to the pound and nature areas around Central Alberta.
What is a Forest Kindergarten?
"A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play, explore and learn in a forest or natural environment. The adult supervision is meant to assist rather than lead. It is also known as Waldkindergarten (in German), outdoor nursery, nature kindergarten, or nature preschool.
A forest kindergarten can be described as a kindergarten "without a ceiling or walls". The daycare staff and children spend their time outdoors, typically in a forest. A distinctive feature of forest kindergartens is the emphasis on play with toys that are fashioned out of objects that can be found in nature, rather than commercial toys. Despite these differences, forest kindergartens are meant to fulfill the same basic purpose as other nurseries, namely, to care for, stimulate, and educate young children.
Each forest kindergarten is different, partly because the organisations are independently minded.
A forest kindergarten can be described as a kindergarten "without a ceiling or walls". The daycare staff and children spend their time outdoors, typically in a forest. A distinctive feature of forest kindergartens is the emphasis on play with toys that are fashioned out of objects that can be found in nature, rather than commercial toys. Despite these differences, forest kindergartens are meant to fulfill the same basic purpose as other nurseries, namely, to care for, stimulate, and educate young children.
Each forest kindergarten is different, partly because the organisations are independently minded.
