If you’ve noticed that your child has been sneezing like crazy and their nose is constantly running, you can probably guess that allergy season is just around the corner. With global warming, the temperature increase produces more pollen and can cause allergic reactions for you and your children (Global, 2021). Although the pollen levels in Calgary have been in decline since 2021, it’s still a good idea to be prepared to combat any allergy symptoms your child may have (CBC, 2022). Signs of allergies are usually related to sinus issues like sniffling or coughing while other sympto ..read more

  With chilly weather comes more layers; and with more layers comes more drama from our Little Ones! Getting your child dressed can be a challenging job so here are some tips and tricks to maintain your and your child’s “cool” this winter season! Pre-teach – Before you even think about pulling out that marshmallow snowsuit, consider how much your child understands about why they need to wear these clothes. Teach them about hot and cold, the seasons, and weather. Learning happens when the child is calm and engaged, not when they are thrashing about, trying to avoid a hat being placed on t ..read more

Education is, no doubt, a journey! Preparing your child for elementary school is just the first step in this journey. But even before entering elementary school, how can we ensure we are setting our children up for early success in developing their executive functions and their life-long love for learning? As a first-time parent enrolling my young one in a Calgary preschool, I worried, stressed, and pondered about how to best prepare my little one for elementary school and beyond. The common question that I found myself asking was how to best prepare them – Mentally? Physically? Emotionally? W ..read more

How frustrating is it when a child in your care starts having toileting accidents when they have been potty trained for over a year? Do you see children refusing to climb up the stairs when they were perfectly capable of doing so yesterday? You may be seeing regression happening in these children. Children often respond to stress by taking a step back developmentally. What can cause regressive behaviour in a child? There are many reasons why, and they all have to do with a significant change in your child’s routine and comfort zone. Maybe there is a new baby at home. Or it could be the disrupt ..read more

When we think about outdoor play, many just picture children running around screaming, playing on slides and swings getting gross motor exercise to burn off all of that extra energy. But in reality, there are so many more benefits to outdoor play, and it is an important part of the Kids U philosophy to work those benefits into the daily lives of our students. An outdoor play space should be seen as another classroom, in order to provide whole brain development for young children. And like all of our classrooms at Kids U, a natural environment is a must. By using natural play spaces instead of ..read more

Teaching children to read is one activity that requires the best of efforts. Reading and writing are survival skills in our world today. As a parent, your kid must acquire literacy skills at the best daycare near you. At our preschool in t2k 6j5, we employ a variety of children-oriented learning materials to teach preschoolers reading. Let’s see what these are. Children learn reading in preschool via interactive activities, learning games, reading activities, writing applications, and repetition/reinforcement activities. All these fall under the basic components of any preschool reading progra ..read more

Childhood might seem a carefree phase for most adults. In reality, the children suffer too. Commitments, conflicts in the family, peer pressure, pressure from studies, performance anxiety before examinations are significant stressors. There is different daycare in T2K 6J5 to take care of the stress factors of your children. Childhood Stress With time the children learn coping up with stress. Even the slightest reason for anxiety for an adult can be a significant issue for children and might cause severe effects. An overwhelmed feeling of emotions that cannot be coped up is stress. Mostly metal ..read more

One of the things that everyone can agree on is how much life has changed ever since the pandemic began in late 2019. Now, we can see that everyone’s affected, including our little ones. One thing that has kept most parents up at night is how to care for their little ones during these uncertain times. For this reason, our daycare in Calgary is open to help all the parents out there to care for their little ones in a safe environment. Trying to juggle work and caring for your child in this time can be a daunting task since you could be wondering if your baby would be safe. That’s why our childc ..read more

Not really. Yes, it might take a few days for the toddler to get used to the daycare, but once she’s used to it, there are many benefits to be enjoyed. We are here for you if you’re looking for a daycare near you in Calgary. Research shows that daycare has long-term economic, social, and academic benefits to a child. Furthermore, daycare attendance doesn’t hinder the parent-child relationship. On the contrary, it strengthens it since a kid can follow instructions better when she gets guidance from experts. In this blog, we will discuss daycare’s benefits in detail. Hopefully, the information w ..read more

Today, Verna Kirkness is known throughout Canada for her significant contributions to Indigenous educational policies. She is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, and holds honorary degrees from four esteemed Canadian universities. She was bestowed the Order of Canada in 1998, the Order of Manitoba in 2007, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal in 2003. Despite having all of these prestigious honours to her name, Verna Kirkness will never forget and never stop fighting for her beginnings and for the Indigenous people and culture. Born in 1935 to the Fisher Rive ..read more