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Sandy Hill Child Care is a play based centre that offers a small, more cozy environment for your child to learn. We offer a variety of activities including art, sensory, loose parts play, role play and gross motor development. Our intention is to spend as much time outdoors as possible.
Afin de bien préparé nos amis qui irons à l’école française, les présolaires participent dans un groupe d’activités en français. Des histoires, des chansons, de la danse seulement en français.
The preschool program has joined force with Garry J Armstrong Home and look forward to a intergenerational program.
Both Toddler and Preschool programs are using the services offered by the Ottawa Public Library Rideau Branch and having story time on a monthly basis either at the library or at the centre.
We have an onsite floater to help us in the program and help keep the germs at bay. We also have an onsite laundry facility, and a janitor that cleans the centre at the end of each day.
We'd like to get to know your child
It is important for us to have a chance to get to know your child.For that reason we have implemented a 3 day integration system. This way your child has a chance to adjust to their new setting as well. There are exceptions of course, sometimes your child may need an extra day or two to adjust or may settle in on the first or second day.
We strive to provide as much activity as we can in the program. We spend as much time outside year-round, not just warmer months. In the winter months, we make the effort to go out daily.
We ask that your child arrives no later that 9:30 am, as our program begins at that time. If your child has a doctors appointment in the morning, an exception is made, but please be at the centre no later than 11:30 am.
Sandy Hill Child Care acknowledges the City of Ottawa and the Ministry of Education for their continued financial efforts to ensure that a high quality, affordable program is available to all the families in our community.
Sandy Hill Child Care is a play based centre. We offer the opportunity for learning through play-based experiences. A large part of our program consists of using loose parts. Loose parts allow the children to take everyday items and use their imaginations to create. We capture and post these experiences through visual documentation.
Our hours are 7:30am-5:45pm.
Parents are required to register their children using the centralized waiting list, prior to placement.