About us
At the Quadra Children's Centre we strongly believe that caring for children is more than daycare. We view our roll as supporting the greater health of our community; economically and socially. Quality childcare provides better labour force, lessened crime rates, better educated populations, among a plethora of other of benefits to communities and nations. For more information check out our news section for affiliate sites and articles.
Our Vision
We are a visible, valued advocate for children and their families. We are a financially self- sufficient childcare and family resource centre; supporting the Quadra community's changing needs for children and families in a nurturing, creative environment.
Outdoor Environment
Our outdoor play space offers a wide variety of areas that provide our children with the chance to experience and develop relationships with the natural world while encouraging growth in all areas of their development. We are situated next to our community playground. It is a large space surrounded by the forest where the children use natural props such as sticks and pine cones in their imaginative play. Inside our yard we have a large roofed sand box, mud kitchen, flower and vegetable garden, climber and a boat. The yard also hosts a wide variety of loose materials to enrich the children’s play.
Indoor Environment
We are housed in a log building with high ceilings, large high windows and skylights, which let in natural light. There are two large rooms where we spend our time playing and building relationships with each other. One room offers large muscle play, imaginative play and musical explorations. It converts into a quiet room for rest time. Our other main room is where we eat together and explore art materials such as paint, clay, glue, sewing, drawing and more. We believe that our environment is the third teacher and so it is flexible and undergoes transformations by us and the children to reflect the children's interests on an ongoing basis.
