https://www.duchess-elc.ca/events-test daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/events-test/2015/harvest-moon-launch-party-h7epd monthly 0.5 2015-10-13 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/events-test/2016/open-studio-winter-2016-kd2at monthly 0.5 2015-10-13 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/events-test/2015/open-studio-summer-2015-fhpdx monthly 0.5 2015-10-13 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/events-test/2015/open-studio-4a8ek monthly 0.5 2015-10-13 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/home-clay daily 1.0 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1482463234793-9HITVSZI8EWULCR0Q347/AdobeStock_121011928.jpeg Home - CREATIVITY https://www.duchess-elc.ca/philosophy daily 0.75 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481003974119-DYCHSAVBXGK4Q5X9VL63/Exploring-Reggio-Art-and-Painting-Explorations-An-Everyday-Story.jpg Philosophy - Reggio Emilia The Reggio Emilia Approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge. Every child brings with them deep curiosity and potential and this innate curiosity drives their interest to understand their world and their place within it. "We value space, to create a handsome environment and it's potential to inspire social, affective and cognitive learning" - Loris Malaguzzi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/ce5975c8-8ae9-43b9-be88-271cb066da2b/AdobeStock_93073620.jpeg Philosophy - Waldorf Outdoor play is central to Waldorf learning. This supports the integration of seasonal lessons and stories into the curriculum. Children have daily sessions of outdoor play, not confined to short recesses, but longer periods of active time. "The need for imagination, a sense of truth and a feeling of responsibility are the very nerve of education" – Rudolph Steiner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481002652010-GC43U1OITWK15SFGC5DL/geometric-solids-watercolored.jpg Philosophy - Montessori Montessori style education in the classroom aims to make the child independent and able to do things for him or herself. This is achieved by giving children opportunities to move, to choose what they want to do, and to help the adults with tasks. When children are able to do things for themselves there is an increase in their self belief, self confidence and esteem that they carry on throughout their life. “The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his or her own experiences.” – Maria Montessori https://www.duchess-elc.ca/reggio-emilia daily 0.75 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481003328258-M3W93QUIB1YUXXH7J82W/fuchs1.jpg Reggio Emilia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481002652010-GC43U1OITWK15SFGC5DL/geometric-solids-watercolored.jpg Reggio Emilia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481003974119-DYCHSAVBXGK4Q5X9VL63/Exploring-Reggio-Art-and-Painting-Explorations-An-Everyday-Story.jpg Reggio Emilia https://www.duchess-elc.ca/owner daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/f0d2c3f5-37d9-4b45-8a26-a05fc32873c2/Duchess+Early+Learning+Centre.jpeg About https://www.duchess-elc.ca/community daily 0.75 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1481782839280-V7O9I3OQK4EBL1PUXJC5/AdobeStock_118327896.jpeg Community https://www.duchess-elc.ca/curriculums daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/71c96a69-5bc2-4ff9-afa3-81c4691f5919/AdobeStock_200143279.jpeg Curriculum - Food Teaching children healthy options about food begins with everyday practice. At our daycare we encourage children to take part in making decisions when it comes to eating. We support their curiosity and introduce new food experiences by getting the children to actively take part in the preparation process. This helps them think about questions like: Where does our food come from? What is excess waste? How are we responsible for serving others and clean up? Cooking is also a fun way to connect with the children and their home experiences, culture and tasting palettes. Using local ingredients from the Prince George area helps them appreciate what's available in their own community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/95c23e35-c7bf-405b-a062-9d15e063ce3f/image_50447617.JPG Curriculum - Nature Duchess Early Learning Centre advocates caring for the environment through education and proactive awareness. We include nature in our space and teach how to preserve it through composting, recycling and using environmental products. At the daycare we have a space dedicated to gardening, which allows the children to participate in the process of planting in the spring and harvesting in the fall. We encourage play outside in all weather conditions to enhance their natural curiosity about their environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/b127b706-b469-4b26-92ea-f50ffafce5fb/IMG_3208.JPG Curriculum - Creativity Our daycare provides many opportunities for development in fine arts; dramatic play, musical arts, and dancing, all of which are used as an expressive outlet for children’s emotions, thoughts and everyday experiences. We encourage children to use their imagination for self-discovery and concentrate on the appreciation of beauty within their art regardless of aesthetics outcomes. All materials are physically available for children’s use at any time of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/8366359d-4223-4be7-9ab1-9c19f3f43f4e/IMG_0564-scaled-2.jpg Curriculum - Community At Duchess Early Learning Centre we believe being connected to the community around us important. We provide opportunities for the children in the daycare to take action under supervision for our parks and sidewalks concerning litter. We also make visits to small businesses and public facilities in Prince George like: Public Library, Downtown Fire Hall No. 1, City Hall, UNHBC Hospital, Simon Fraser Lodge and Elder Citizen Recreation Centre which are within walking distance. Discovering new opportunities for building relationships helps children learn about empathy, sympathy and selflessness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/bb6c5b72-48be-4e97-bc5d-66407bd68c8e/AdobeStock_187908083+copy.jpeg Curriculum - Literacy At our daycare we use every opportunity to help children develop in areas such as: • Oral language: Listening comprehension and oral language vocabulary • Alphabetic Code: Alphabet knowledge and recognition, phonological/phonemic awareness (the ability to discriminate sounds in words), invented spelling. • Print Knowledge/Concepts: Environmental print, and concepts about print. All staff model reading and writing in shared space or individual time with the children. We believe reading is important to child development and take this seriously. Our daycare provides weekly library visits. https://www.duchess-elc.ca/new-page daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2017-01-20 https://www.duchess-elc.ca/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2017-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1484888480740-SIXI6RZT97Y7COBUZMBF/Afternoon+Routine.jpg Schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5840e23903596e2abdbc673b/1484888449496-DKO9FXE6RJLCBPBXX9FQ/Morning+Routine.jpg Schedule https://www.duchess-elc.ca/waitlist daily 0.75 2025-06-05