Philosophy
Sprogs Garden Playschool is proud to offer the Garden Playschool approach to early childhood care and education. A Garden Playschool offers a progressive and comprehensive approach to early years care and education that is based upon a large body of multidisciplinary research and knowledge in the field. This ecelectic approach integrates ideas from the most influential theorists in the field such as Piaget, Dewey, Ainsworth, Vygotsky and Gardner to the most respected early years approaches of Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and High Scope to early years curriculum documents from countries around the world. By not adhering to any single resource or program, this approach can be flexible enough to adapt to the school community while also being free to incorporate the cumulative and most up to date research, theory, and knowledge in relevant fields of study from around the world. This includes incorporating knowledge gained from the Science of Early Child Development - a contemporary field of study that focuses on consolidating research in neuroscience, biology, medicine, and developmental psychology as it relates to how best to care for and promote the healthy development and well-being of our youngest children. Since opening our doors in February of 2018, the provision of extensive professional learning and ongoing coaching opportunities for our teachers along with many parent presentations have been essential to the effective realization of our Garden Playschool approach and in creating a place where children can thrive and be happy!
CHILDREN AND NATURE
In a garden playschool, the value of children interacting with, exploring and experiencing nature with their five senses is an integral part of the program philosophy. SGP provides opportunities for children to freely explore nature and to engage in child-initiated and teacher-supported inquiry about the natural world.
High Quality Program Setting
Spacious classrooms and a beautiful garden playground provide a calm, stimulating and richly resourced environment where children can learn, explore and play together!
