Founded in 1988, and run by a team of seasoned early childhood educators and Montessorians, our center maintains a reputation of excellence. The classes, full of natural light, overlooks the beautiful St. Andrew's park located in the city of North Vancouver. We are a licensed "all day preschool" which provides quality childcare services monitored by Vancouver Coastal Health.
Butterfly Progressive Montessori Preschool follows a progressive approach to the Montessori method. We offer a half day preschool program, which promotes the acquisition of new skills through exploration and manipulation of classroom materials as per the traditional Montessori methods. However, we believe in cultivating the whole child and we know the importance of allowing creativity to promote growth. With this belief, our progressive methods add some flexibility to our Montessori curriculum. We regularly have the children participate in the decisions behind their work. The teacher’s role in the classroom is to foster and satisfy the curious minds of the children in the areas of practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics, culture and art. Contact us today to speak to one of our representative about enrollment.
We provides parents with a variety of child care services that include: Vancouver Preschool, School Age Child Care, Preschool Summer Camp and School Age Summer Camp. Little Rae Kids Club offers a home setting for children 3 to 8 years old and we are fully licensed and insured child care provider. We offer parents both full and part time spaces for each of our programs. We encourage parents to inquire early and reserve a spot for their children 3 months before their first day at the centre. Little Rae Kids Club spaces are limited and we tend to fill up fast.
Mia Montessori Academy established in 2004, we offer Primary and Elementary programs that follow the AMI (Association Montessori International) philosophy. We are one of only 5 AMI Member Schools in the Lower Mainland, part of Canada's Montessori Quality Assurance (MQA) program.
We are committed to an educational environment that follows a true and fully certified Montessori approach which is designed to ensure the student is the owner of their education.
Our name, consistent with our vision, uses Italian as as homage to Maria Montessori's roots - 'Mia' means 'My' in Italian.
What does the Montessori approach and our school instil in each student? A sense of ownership over learning, a sense that it is 'Mia education'.
Pooh Corner Daycare provides high quality care for children .The centre comprises a completely renovated heritage house and an extensive playground beside Lost Lagoon. ECE accredited staff provide professional care in a stimulating and warm environment.
The Preschool’s philosophy is based on the desire to combine learning with play in a caring, supportive environment using a blended approach of Montessori and traditional methods.Children Its goal is to provide for each child an active and continually unfolding process of self-discovery that occurs in the present and helps prepare the child for the future.Its focus is to develop each child’s emotional, social, physical, linguistic, cognitive, intellectual, individual, and perceptual skills.The philosophy, goals, and focus are reflected daily in the Preschool’s learning environment which respects and recognizes the unique personality of each child. In responding to the spirit of the child, his/her development can be nurtured and enhanced through an educational process that provides freedom, choice, and discipline.