A NEW APPROACH TO CHILDCARE.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6 pm
Two, three or five days a week
Toddler: 18 mos to 2 1/2
Preschool: 2 1/2 to 4
Please call to see what spots are currently available and find out about our waiting list.

Knowing our child is happy, safe, and well cared for, mentally, physically and emotionally, in a way that coincides with our beliefs and values at home, is priceless. Enrolling our child in Waldorf Academy has been a decision we have never doubted. We couldn’t be happier with the support provided for our child. Audrey and Andrew Ashman

The First Holistic Childcare in Toronto.
These early years are critical for healthy development of the child. We take great care that the young child is in a beautiful and natural environment that is home-like with a caregiver who is nurturing.

Our daily rhythm include free play, time for snack preparation, outdoor time, circle and story time with seasonal verses, nutritious wholesome lunch, followed by rest time. The afternoon rhythm will continue with quiet free play, afternoon snack, outdoor play and the weekly activities.

Childcare program practices are based upon the fundamental need for relationship-based care (bonding and continuity), neurological research, and recognition of living arts (domestic, nurturing, creative and social arts) as central to the advancement of children’s social, emotional and intellectual skills. These practices can be applied at home as well.

• Emphasis is placed on practical life skills such as building, gardening, cleaning, cooking, washing, repairing, and sewing, among other things.
• Movement/play curriculum emphasizes child-initiated activities that promote healthy musculoskeletal development, providing opportunities for unstructured, spontaneous movement in a safe environment. Traditional games and finger-plays provide opportunities for the children to imitate healthy movement, develop proprioception and increase both their small and large motor skills.
• The children go outside in all but the most inclement weather. This helps them become more robust and strengthens their bond with the environment in which they live.
• Emphasis is on loving human interaction with warm speech, live singing, verses, and stories rather than technology.
• Child guidance is based on the L.O.V.E. Approach to Discipline which includes Listening, Laughter, Order, Objectivity, Versatility, Vulnerability, Energy and Enthusiasm
• Foundation for lifelong literacy is fostered through storytelling and puppetry, individual lap time with a book, through poetry, verse, and music on a daily basis, through drama, and through the daily interactions of play and movement in a healthy, secure environment.
• Pre-School program is a developmentally appropriate, play-based approach found in Waldorf preschools and kindergartens throughout the world.
• We provide the best in natural organic foods (whenever this is possible) and involve the children in the food preparation.
• Festivals and celebrations, honoring the various cultural backgrounds of the families, as well as traditional seasonal festivals and birthday parties, are offered.
• When possible, ongoing relationships are established with senior adults and youth who visit on a regular basis.
• Foreign language -Community friends who speak a native language other than English may be invited to play simple games or sing simple songs with the children on a routine basis.

Parent Testimonial:

As a parent we are always seeking to provide our children with the best, and childcare is one of the most important in our many decisions. When I leave my daughter in the morning with Ms. Lisa or Ms. Julia I am comfortable and confident that she is in good hands. At the end of the day when I pick my daughter up she sometimes wants to stay a little longer to finish playing with a puzzle or playing with her friends, this is reassuring as I know she had a good and fun day. The teachers/caregivers are truly kind and loving and treat every child in their care as if he or she was one of their own. The other children and their parents are also an integral part of this experience, it’s a small group and everyone knows each other. We started in the toddler program and then our little girl graduated into the junior preschool. The Waldorf Academy daycare program is truly fantastic and we would like to thank every caregiver and volunteer for making this a truly happy experience for our family.
Nellie Czopyk