ICFC is committed to providing high quality, culturally responsive early learning and care for children while supporting families, fostering community, and building the capacity of our educators.
ICFC strives to be a centre of research and learning and to be a leader in culturally responsive early learning and care. We aim to nurture children, support families and educators, and build community through a commitment to current and emerging ELCC and intercultural practices.
Our work is guided and informed by our belief in and commitment to:
ICFC is not just about play - we are dedicated to early learning and care through the use of the Alberta FLIGHT Framework:
Each playroom features a selection of play materials and opportunities for hands-on learning.
We offer age-appropriate opportunities for decision-making and growth, encouraging children's natural curiosity and desire to learn.
We focus on collaboration between families and educators through our quarterly family events (further information available on our socials!). Our educators share their traditions, food, and language with the children in their daily practices.
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FLIGHT is an active, exploratory, creative, expressive process, deeply embedded in children’s everyday experiences and through which children participate in, learn about, and actively make sense of the world.
*FLIGHT specific information & logos not our own: credit to flightframework.ca
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