Half days from September to mid-June

  • 3 day am - Mon Wed Fri

  • 2 day am - Tues Thurs

  • 3 day pm - JK class

  • 2 day pm - JK class

Times

  • Morning 9:00am to 11:30am

  • JK classes 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Age 3 to 5 years ( must be 3yrs by Dec 31 and must be toilet trained)
(JK class must be 4 years of age by end of Feb)

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Our Programme

  Our programme includes activities appropriate for the developmental levels of children.  These activities promote social and emotional development, language and cognitive development, gross and fine motor skills.  Skills easily enhanced because they are encouraged and taught in a warm, caring and fun-filled environment. 

The days routine is broken down so that the children have:

Free Playtime

self-directed time to choose where and with whom the children would like to play.  Children may choose from one or all of the following:
The Gym: where they find apparatus for riding, sliding, balancing, throwing and creative movement.  The Sensory area for sand and water play is also located in the gym.

The Construction Room: lots of building blocks and varied vehicles.

Dramatic Play Room: dress up time and imaginative play.

Cognitive Room: full of books, puzzles and toys to enhance language and motor skills.

Art room: 3 varied art activities are offered each day.

Circle Time

teacher directed time.  The children are divided into 4 small groups with a maximum of 8 children per group.  The children rotate through four 10 minute circles: a gym circle, story or language circle, theme circle and the all important snack circle.

 

JK Programme

Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00.  Child must be 4 years old by February 28 of the enrolled school year. Also offered two afternoons a week.

The JK program employs al the facets of our morning programme and is enhanced by reduced class size, limited to 15 children and guided by two teachers.  In addition, we focus on reading and writing skills, letter and sound recognition, introduction to word formation, printing skills, pre-math skills; such as number recognition (0-10), graphing, grouping, etc.

This programme is suitable:

  • as an alternative to the large classes in the school system
  • for JK children already enrolled in the school system but who wish to attend on the alternate days in order to enhance their reading and writing skills
  • for those children with Jan. or Feb. birthdays who just want something a little bit more challenging than our morning program

School Trips: help enhance our programme.  Written parental permission is required.

Staff Child Ratio:  1 Staff for every 8 children

Special Needs

We welcome children with special needs.  We have the support of trained resource teachers who have an early childhood education diploma or equivalent.

The programs listed below are resources that Benjamin Bunny Nursery School uses to assist children with special needs and their families.

Early Words

  • Hamilton Wentworth Preschool Speech-Language Services

St. Joseph's HealthCare Program

  • Centre for Ambulatory Health Services
  • Communication Disorders Program

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