Morning Garden Preschool (Ages 3 and 4)
The Morning Garden preschool program is a gentle start for children three to four years of age. We welcome children who turn three by the Fall. Our program is intended to be a child’s first independent school experience. Morning Garden preschool is developed around daily, weekly, and seasonal rhythms with two teachers working together with a maximum of twelve children. Mulberry Waldorf School is licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act.
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Imaginative play in a homelike space A great deal of importance is given to free, imaginative play. Our beautiful classroom is a homelike space, free of loud colours and clutter and where toys are simple and made of natural materials to encourage a child’s full sense of imagination to develop. It is through play that children develop capacities for the future: creativity, problem-solving, cooperation, resilience, and imagination. |
Daily rhythm At the start of the day, children busy themselves with seasonal tasks during free play in the form of raking, gardening, building with wood, splashing in puddles, or playing in the sandpit. After a song to transition to morning circle, children go inside to enjoy a wholesome, homemade snack. After snack time, children help tidy up and have an hour of indoor play. The morning ends with a puppet story and movement circle. |
Healthy meals A healthy lunch of brown rice, vegetable soup, quinoa, or pasta, with added organic beans, legumes, or beans plus fresh fruits and vegetables is served. After lunch, children who stay for the morning are picked up and children who stay for the afternoon will have a rest time before heading back outside for outdoor play. |
Small class sizes
We have an incredible teacher to student ratio of 13 students with two teachers.
Mulberry Waldorf School is licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act for 2 through 5 year old children.
We have an incredible teacher to student ratio of 13 students with two teachers.
Mulberry Waldorf School is licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act for 2 through 5 year old children.
Weekly Care Options:
New for 2024-2025! We are offering before care for our Preschool program. Contact us to find out more about our extended day from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Please contact our office for a personalized tour. We look forward to hearing from you! Email: [email protected] Phone: (613) 542-0669. |
Please Note:
The Morning Garden program takes place in a classroom and play yard licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act. Once children are settled into the school year, teachers will bring the children on short walks around the school perimeter. We are closed for Professional Activity days, Professional Development days, two weeks over the winter holidays, two weeks over March Break, and all statutory holidays. We do not offer camp programs for Morning Garden during PD days and holidays. Our program does not operate over the summer. |