Lambeth United Church becomes the new home for the Lambeth Village Co-op Preschool by Lambeth United Church After 17 years at the Masonic Hall on Beattie Street in Lambeth, the Lambeth Village Co-Operative Preschool has moved. With the Masonic Hall being sold, they moved down the street to Lambeth United Church. Space in the lower hall of the Church has been set aside and renovated to accommodate the school. An outdoor play area has also been created, and in the Spring, will receive large updates with some outdoor play equipment. Classes started in early January. Dani Spitters of the Co-Op says the parents and teachers are excited about the move and look forward to a very long-term relationship with the Church. The Lambeth Village Co-Op Preschool is a licensed, not-for-profit childcare program that is run as a co-operative, where parents and teachers work together to provide a supportive, caring and nurturing environment to young learners. The Village Co-op Preschool has been an integral part of the Lambeth community for 39 years. Their goals and objectives are to promote physical, social, emotional, intellect- ual, and language growth and development and to increase the quality of life for all the children enrolled in their program. In order to provide a healthy, growing experience for the children, the Co- Op’s primary focus is on building positive relationships and confident children. Good relationships are reflected in the teacher’s care, concern, guidance, and instruction. The children’s perception of themselves and their world depends largely on the quality of this “input” by the adults in their lives. Play activities take up a major part of a child’s waking hours, and the Co-Op uses this play as a foundation upon which to promote whole-child development. Although the children may seem to be “merely” playing, they are, in fact, learning many of the skills needed to help them grow towards kindergarten readiness. These essential skills include hand-eye coordination, awareness of shapes, creativity, patience, perseverance, balance, symmetry, listening skills, imagination, sharing and co- operation, and most importantly, developing their self-confidence and self-awareness. The teachers are always close at hand in a guiding, supporting, and enabling capacity, but the play environment is, for the most part, designed to be self-motivating, child-directed, and teacher-facilitated. Lambeth United Church looks forward to this new relationship with the Preschool. For more information, please see their website at villagecooppreschool.com.
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