WELCOME TO BUILDING BLOCKS EDUCARE

“Children who succeed in elementary school tend to do so not only because of previous academic training in subjects such as reading and writing but primarily because of their social skills. A number of recent research studies have indicated how important social development is for the child in attaining later success in school. Social development is the ability to form caring relationships with other people, to cooperate with others, to share, to listen to others, to use self-control, to pay attention, and to follow directions. These social skills develop when children attend high-quality early childhood programs – and these are the same qualities that lead to later success. It is apparent that early care and education can have a positive impact on children’s development.” (The Whole Child – Developmental Education for The Early Years – P. Weissman, J. Hendrick)

At Building Blocks, our Early Childhood Education professionals foster “caring and peaceable children” by addressing six goals to model and teach young children:

• Value each person’s integrity (each child, each family member, each educator).
• Reach out to people in caring ways; model altruism.
• Respect human differences.
• Demonstrate how to serve and care for others.
• Engage in charitable behaviour; teach children it feels good to give.
• Develop and express a belief in the goodness of people.