Keyworth Early Learning Centre

Official Twitter Account for Keyworth ELC in Ottawa. An @OCChildCareCorp centre for children from 1.5 to 12.

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There are lots of ways to engage in gross motor play indoors. We regularly do dance parties, yoga, and use toys such as steps, large blocks, and pushing toys to stay active indoors! #earlylearning #grossmotorplay #physicalactivity

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In the Dino Room, dinosaurs make their way into every type of play! We can tell why the children chose this name for their room! #earlylearning #dinosaur

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Sensory play supports self-regulation skills and helps children explore concepts like cause and effect! Sensory play is very popular in our toddler room right now. #sensoryplay #earlylearning

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We are fully in the Fall spirit at Keyworth and celebrating with our artwork. #earlylearning #creativity #Autumn

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Everyone in the Penguin Room worked together to build a space ship, complete with a control board and steering wheel! We cheer each other on as we count down and blast off! #earlylearning #STEM #dramaticplay

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The preschoolers have loved visiting the Kindergarten yard this summer! #grossmotorplay #earlylearning

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We have had a summer full of outdoor fun! #outdoorplay #sensoryplay #earlylearning

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This year during the Ottawa Catholic Child Care Corporation Festival, all of our toddler and preschool children created a puzzle piece that represented them. Together they made a beautiful mural to share with families as the enter the centre. #earlylearning #belonging #mural

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We love to explore mud indoors and outdoors. Check out the cool tracks we can make! #earlylearning #sensoryplay #art

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We enjoyed a special visit from paramedics last week!

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We are thankful to have many natural materials to play with in our preschool yard! #grossmotorplay #outdoorplay

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Puppet shows are a regular part of group time in several of our classes at Keyworth. Now the children are also putting on puppet shows for their peers!
#dramaticplay #earlylearning #puppets

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We have been experimenting with mixing colours using our test tube set! This is building on our interest of measuring and mixing ingredients to see them transform! #scienceexperiment #earlylearning

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As their most recent community helpers project, the children in the bunny burrow have been working on caring for our preschool yard. Our flower garden is looking beautiful and adding a nice touch of spring!
#communityhelpers #spring #gardening

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Rrrrrrrrrrrr said the pirate #pirateday

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We have Two Cinderella’s at Keyworth today#princeandprincessteaparty

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Christmas in July we had someone visit from the North Pole #july25

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Bubbles of fun. The kids and educators had so much fun with the Bubble man! #bubbles

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We made cookies for the firefighters who came to visit today to thank them for their important service to our community!

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Water activated painting #STEM #artsandcrafts #creative