Montessori Daycare
The Montessori curriculum is an extremely well respected and trusted methodology that has been supporting children’s academic development for over 100 years. It is founded on two main principles: a child’s natural curiosity to learn and their love of gaining new knowledge and skills. A Montessori daycare classroom is a carefully prepared environment that offers exposure to a variety of materials and experiences. This hands-on approach allows the children to see, listen, and feel concepts that they are learning. You’ll often notice a quiet hum in a Montessori classroom as children work independently or in small groups. Through engagement in age- appropriate activities, CV children of all ages develop concentration, persistence and discipline.
Practical life Practical life activities are purposeful tasks that imitate actions experienced in everyday life. These activities are applicable within each age group and adapt to each child’s unique developmental journey. Gaining real-world skills is a cornerstone of developing the whole child and supports children’s confidence outside of the classroom. These activities are often multi-sensory in nature as the Montessori teaching philosophy is founded in the idea that children learn from everything they see, hear, touch, taste and feel. For that reason, children are presented with activities that will stimulate multiple senses at a time for them to truly immerse themselves in their learning. | ![]() |
The Montessori classroom Each Montessori classroom is specifically designed to stimulate learning and cultivate a calm environment. Activities are set on low shelves that are easily seen and accessed by CV children. When the early childhood educator facilitates an area of learning, children are open to go to the appropriate shelf and choose which activity they would like to use. The montessori activities themselves are colourful and inviting, easily manipulated and stimulate multi-sensory learning. This choice ensures that children feel like active participants in their educational journey. | ![]() |
Brain gym Within our Montessori curriculum, we incorporate Brain Gym exercises throughout the day. Brain Gym is a proven system that is based on the physical components of learning. On the surface, these montessori activities support balance, coordination, posture and get children moving throughout the day. However, it also has been proven to synchronize one’s system in a way that supports emotional health, focus and comprehension. Often as adults, we need to stand up and go for walk to better focus ourselves on the task at hand and it is similar for children. As with our nutrition program, we believe that a healthy body leads to a health mind. | ![]() |
Practical life
Practical life activities are purposeful tasks that imitate actions experienced in everyday life. These activities are applicable within each age group and adapt to each child’s unique developmental journey. Gaining real-world skills is a cornerstone of developing the whole child and supports children’s confidence outside of the classroom. These activities are often multi-sensory in nature as the Montessori philosophy is founded in the idea that children learn from everything they see, hear, touch, taste and feel. For that reason, children are presented with activities that will stimulate multiple senses at a time for them to truly immerse themselves in their learning.
The Montessori classroom
Each Montessori classroom is specifically designed to stimulate learning and cultivate a calm environment. Activities are set on low shelves that are easily seen and accessed by CV children. When the educator facilitates an area of learning, children are open to go to the appropriate shelf and choose which activity they would like to use. The activities themselves are colourful and inviting, easily manipulated and stimulate multi-sensory learning. This choice ensures that children feel like active participants in their educational journey.
Brain gym
Within our Montessori curriculum, we incorporate Brain Gym exercises throughout the day. Brain Gym is a proven system that is based on the physical components of learning. On the surface, these activities support balance, coordination, posture and get children moving throughout the day. However, it also has been proven to synchronize one’s system in a way that supports emotional health, focus and comprehension. Often as adults, we need to stand up and go for walk to better focus ourselves on the task at hand and it is similar for children. As with our nutrition program, we believe that a healthy body leads to a health mind.
“Children are empowered to learn at their own pace, with activities that stimulate their unique academic journey. Educators will monitor children as they work independently and supply additional elements or new activities when they see a child is ready.”
– Fatima Tavares, Director of Quality
Core Knowledge is a sequential learning model that strengthens children natural creativity, delivers opportunities for socialization and fosters emotional intelligence in addition to academic.
HighScope is a collaborative, creative and hands-on approach to learning, that employs small group learning to foster engagement and early socialization in the infant and toddler programs.
The CV food program is founded on the philosophy that good nutrition is the fuel that powers active minds. Each of our academies include a professional chef who freshly prepares all meals on-site.
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As Head Chef, John is responsible for the development and implementation of CV’s food & nutrition program, managing the culinary team across all 8 CV academies. With his extensive expertise in the field John develops the quarterly CV menus to ensure they are nutritionally dense, seasonally appropriate, nut-free, nutritionist approved, locally sourced and made from scratch whenever possible. All while being delicious and child approved. Orchestrating nutritional food that children will enjoy can be a daunting task, but John is up to the challenge!
Unlike many childcare centres, CV has a Registered Nutritionist on hand that specifically focuses on paediatric health and supporting families in raising well-nourished children right from the start. Stacey’s role at CV is to work with our head chef in developing the quarterly menu to ensure that each meal is nutritionally dense so that our children remain healthy, happy, (full!) and optimized for learning. With 15 years experience, Stacey’s career has been dedicated to nourishing babies, toddlers and children. While working as a paediatric nutrition consultant for CV, Stacey also works at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto as a paediatric dietitian, specializing in neuroscience.