VALUING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER
Grounding our Work in How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.
Vision: A community where children, families, and professionals are inspired and empowered with unlimited opportunities to develop to their maximum potential.
Mission: Discovery Early Learning and care is a not for profit charitable organization dedicated to providing children, families, and professionals with opportunities to learn through relationship building, collaboration, inquiry and play.
Values: Play, Lifelong Learning, Leadership and Inclusion. Our intent is that these values are visible throughout our programs, environments, relationships and communication.
Program and Policy Rationale:
Discovery Early Learning and Care values the four foundations of How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years. In our relationships with each other we strive to consider the Foundations of the Ministry of Education’s pedagogical document including:
The Foundations present themselves in “Goals for Children” and “Expectations for Programs” and it is within each of these that we acknowledge what children, parents and Discovery Early Learning and Care teams deserve with regards to learning, growing, and caring for young children and ourselves.
Discovery Early Learning and Care sees children as competent, capable of complex thinking, curious, and rich in potential, we value and build on their strengths and abilities.
Discovery Early Learning and Care’s Values include Play, Lifelong Learning, Leadership and Inclusion. Our intent is that these values are also visible throughout our programs, environments, relationships and communication.
Discovery Early Learning and Care is an inclusive program where the uniqueness of each child, family and educator is considered in our daily practice. “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” – Ignacio Estrada
Discovery Early Learning and Care sees families as experts who know their children better than anyone else and have important information to share, we value and engage them in a meaningful way.
Discovery Early Learning & Care would like to thank parents/guardians, community members, staff and all other supporters for their commitment to the children in our community.
The Board of Directors is dedicated to the safe, professional, and growing practice of early childhood education and will continue to give a voice to those who are leaders in our daycares through trust, accountability and integrity.
We encourage a culture of continuously improving. As a commitment to creating a better working and operating environment we want you to connect with our Chair of the Board and express any comments, concerns and compliments
