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Grow at Kits House
At Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, our childcare approach values children as curious, capable, and active members of their community. Through play, relationships, exploration, and everyday moments of discovery, children and educators learn together in environments grounded in belonging, collaboration, and reflection.
On this page, you can learn more about the approach that guides our work and the important role pedagogical support plays in helping our educators reflect and grow.
Our Approach
Our highly qualified staff provide a Reggio Emilia inspired approach to learning through their positive image of the child, an understanding of the value of play, commitment to collaboration and dedication to an inclusive learning environment.
Our educators incorporate this approach into their work through a positive image of the child, an understanding of the value of play, a commitment to collaboration, and a dedication to creating an inclusive learning environment.
As a community hub, Kits House recognizes its children as current members of the community who offer their own set of special skills and rights.
Stories and Reflections
Learn more about the people, relationships, and everyday practices that shape childcare at Kits House.
Support Pedagogy in Kits House Childcare
Over the past year, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House has partnered with the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN), allowing our educators opportunities to work alongside a pedagogist and reflect more deeply on their practice. Over the past few weeks, we have been...
Drawings, Insects, and Flowers: Stories from Kits House Childcare
In early 2025, pedagogist April Martin began working alongside the Kits House childcare team, through a grant-supported partnership with the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN). They began working alongside children and educators across our childcare programs. ...
Making Space for Reflection: Pedagogy at Kits House
In early 2025, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House received a grant to partner with the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN), welcoming a pedagogist into our childcare centres to work alongside our educator teams. Through this role, educators had the opportunity to work...
Children as Citizens: Meaningful Contributors to Our Community
At Kits House childcare, we recognize and value children as active, contributing members of society – citizens of their community! Children aren't just people who are in the process of becoming something. They are already thinkers, problem-solvers, and young people...
Centering Land and Place in Early Childhood Education
At our childcare centres, fostering our relationship to land and place is a daily commitment. We intentionally bring this into our routines – slowing down and noticing what's already around us, making space to observe, ask questions, and explore before moving on to...
Bringing Quality Childcare to Life at Kits House
A safe environment, qualified educators, and daily routines are the foundation of quality childcare. But these aspects are only part of the picture. At Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, our approach to early childhood education builds on that foundation by fostering...
Inspiring Reflection and Growth
