Five Points Pre-School

June 2010 Five Points Preschool is now fully registered for September 2010 class. Our first introductory session will be Friday September 10th , with full classes starting Monday September 13th. Registered families will be contacted in August to confirm their schedule for the first session. For more information about our program and current fees or to place a potential student on our interest list for next year call 250-382-4604.

 

General Information

Fairfield Five Points Preschool is a licensed learning through play preschool experience for children ages three to five years old.

We currently offer a three morning an week program for up to fifteen children. Childcare subsidy is accepted.

Our preschool manager is Cathy Roberts, an Early Childhood Educator (Licensed ECE) . Cathy works in our program as the lead teacher with the support of an assistant. Ro Fife, our Family Program Coordinator is the direct supervisor of the preschool staff and is a regular face in the program.

The Five Points Preschool program operates:Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9 to 11:30 a.m. September to June* at the Fairfield Community Place.

*Note: We follow the same schedule for closures and holidays as the Greater Victoria School District. The Preschool is closed on any non-instructional days for Sir James Douglas Elementary school to accommodate our Out of School Care programming needs.

Program philosophy

Fairfield Five Points Preschool promotes an atmosphere of respect, acceptance of all children and their families regardless of ability, age, appearance, belief, class, culture, family composition, gender, race, or sexuality.

We believe that the way children see themselves and feel about themselves influences their ability to learn, just as their potential sense of mastery over learning situations increases their positive self-images. Both attributes are identified as critical to the well-being of adults.

Children learn through play. Play provides children with opportunities to explore, investigate, and practice skills. Children build knowledge through hands-on experience or through the direct manipulation of objects and materials. The emphasis in our program is on process learning. We provide this by offering choices within a framework, facilitating problem solving encouraging independent exploration of the environment. We believe it is important to promote process learning as young children are not skilful users of materials, and they are still trying things out. As well children are interested in "doing" rather than producing a product.

Parents/ guardians are the first and primary caregivers of their young children. The teacher works with children by asking open-ended questions and encouraging children to be independent in their ideas and actions Parents/ guardians are the first and primary caregivers of their young children. The teacher works with children by asking open-ended questions and encouraging children to be independent in their ideas and actions