(403) 686-1074 A non-profit, play-based playschool serving Calgary for over 45 years
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Wildwood Playschool is a non-profit, parent run, play-based preschool serving Calgary for over 45 years. We focus on the development of social, gross motor, and fine motor skills along with kindergarten preparation. Wildwood Playschool is a fun and inspiring place to begin your child’s education.  We operate out of…

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Registration & Fees

Wildwood Playschool Registration Package 2022-2023 Important 2022/23 Registration Details: Step 1. Create a Wildwood Community Association account for you AND add your child to…

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Latest News

2022/2023 Registration Ongoing See the Registration section this website for details. CHILD CARE SUBSIDY APPLICATION Apply for funding to assist with the cost of…

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Parent Information

Important Dates 2021/2022 School Year Playschool classes will not be in session on the following days: Monday September 20th: Federal Election/Hall in useMonday October…

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Mission & Vision

Our Mission

To cultivate the growth and development of every child.

Our mission is to provide a safe, enriching, and nurturing early childhood learning environment that will guide children on their life-long journey of growth and discovery. We provide a hands-on experience that encourages multi-sensory exploration and discovery.

Our Vision

To have a positive impact on a child’s motor, cognition, social, and emotional development.

Our vision is to provide your child with an authentic and safe learning environment that is accessible and encourages confidence. Through modeling and co-operative play, children will learn how to be kind, respectful, and accepting of others.


Why Choose Us

Our Program

  • We accept that children learn and progress at different levels and times in their lives.
  • We provide quality education that is inclusive, collaborative, and transparent.
  • We provide experiences that will inspire respect, independence, high self-esteem, kindness, self-control, constructive curiosity, and optimism.
  • We encourage learning through play, special visitors, and field trips.
  • We work collaboratively with parents and professional educators to realize our students’ potential.
  • Our teachers have a great deal of experience in educating young children and have been committed to teaching for a number of years.

Our Classroom

  • Our classrooms are bright, spacious, and open.
  • Our centre has a large gymnasium for rainy day gross motor movement and play.
  • Our classrooms have water, sand, and pretend play centres with a wide variety of learning toys, games, and activities.

Our Themes

  • Every month our teachers introduce new themes and associated activities. Program appropriate crafts, book projects, games, pretend play, and story time are based on these various themes. Past themes have included: creatures under the sea, harvest time, preparing for winter, families, space, dinosaur, insects, and transportation.
  • The 3 year old program will focus on establishing routine, counting, shapes, number sequencing, sorting and patterns, & cutting and printing.
  • The 4 year old program will focus on establishing classroom relationships, more advanced cutting and printing, sequencing, measurement, early addition and subtraction, & patterning.

Our Achievements

1
Amazing Experience
2
Expert Teachers
4
Classes
45
Total Students

Expert Teachers and Parent Board

Parent Board

Our Board of Directors is parent run which allows our families the opportunity to contribute to the success of…

Parent/Caregiver Classroom Volunteers

Wildwood Playschool relies on parent and/or caregiver volunteers as classroom assistants. Our families must volunteer twice every six weeks…

Mrs. Christy Neil

Age 4 Teacher

Mrs. Neil has always been passionate about learning. She completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Calgary…

Mrs. Jamie Rogers

Age 3 Teacher

Mrs. Rogers graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Education from the University of Lethbridge. She began her teaching career…

Daily Activities

Carpet Time

Crafts and Art

Free Play

Gym and Activities

Snack Time

Special Guests

Photo Gallery

Pretend Play
Circle Time
Fun and Games
Dexterity and Fine Motor
Socializing and Sharing
Creative Tactile Play
The Classroom
The Classroom
Painting Time
Playdough Time
Gym Time

Testimonials

Joyce Lang
Parent

Both my sons have gone to Wildwood Playschool. They had an amazing time learning and had the best caring teachers.

Andy Tong
Parent

We have our second of three kids going through Wildwood Playschool and it really is a treasure in the neighbourhood. Our kids LOVE the teachers so much. The parent volunteers that run the playschool…