Our kids absolutely love going to Ideal Daycare — they get excited every morning and come home happy with stories about their day. The staff is caring and professional.
Preschool
Preschool 3 – 5 years
Preschool is where children discover they can do hard things. The room is organised into learning centres children choose for themselves, so a child who loves building spends real time building — and picks up counting, measuring, and negotiating while they do it. Educators plan around what the children are actually curious about that month.
- Educator ratio
- 1 educator to every 8 children
- Hours
- 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Days
- Monday – Friday
Play-based curriculumEarly literacy & numeracyLearning centresWeekly themes
What we focus on
Inside Preschool
— what we actually do.
The handful of things this room is genuinely built around, rather than a list of everything a daycare could possibly claim.
1
Learning centres children choose
Blocks, dramatic play, art, science, writing, and a reading nook, all open at once. Choice builds the attention span that school will later demand.
2
Letters and sounds through play
Name recognition, rhyming games, letter hunts, and a writing centre with real paper and pencils. Print becomes something children want to use, not something they are drilled on.
3
Numbers you can hold
Counting collections, sorting buttons, measuring with blocks, and patterning with beads. Number sense grows out of handling real quantities.
4
Friendship is a taught skill
Joining a game, asking for a turn, saying sorry and meaning it. We coach these moments as deliberately as we coach letters.
5
Projects that follow the children
When a group gets obsessed with bugs, the room becomes about bugs — non-fiction books, magnifying glasses, drawings, and a trip outside to find some.
6
Getting ready to sit and listen
Group time gets gradually longer across the year so that a full kindergarten carpet session is not a shock in September.
A day in the life
What their day
actually looks like.
A real schedule, in order. Times flex around the children rather than the other way round.
Schedule
6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday – Friday
Group size
1 educator to every 8 children
- 6:30 AMArrivals & table activitiesPuzzles, drawing, and quiet games as the room fills.
- 8:00 AMBreakfastFamily-style tables with real conversation practice.
- 9:00 AMMorning circleCalendar, weather, songs, a story, and the plan for the day.
- 9:30 AMLearning centresChildren choose; educators extend the play with questions and materials.
- 10:45 AMOutdoor playClimber, ball games, and the field behind the plaza.
- 11:45 AMLunchLunch from home — children serve themselves and clear their own plate.
- 12:45 PMRest & quiet timeCots for sleepers, books and puzzles for everyone else.
- 2:15 PMSnack & small groupsFocused literacy, numeracy, or fine motor work in groups of four to six.
- 3:15 PMArt & scienceOpen-ended making, plus the current project investigation.
- 4:15 PMSecond outdoor blockMovement before pickup.
- 5:00 PMQuiet play & pickupReading corner and a hand-off conversation with you.
What’s included
Covered by the monthly fee — no separate charges.
- Breakfast provided in the morning (lunch is not provided)
- All art, science, and literacy materials
- Cot and bedding laundered on site
- Walking field trips to Sakaw Park, St. Richard Park, and the library
- Daily outdoor time with sunscreen and hat application
- Twice-yearly developmental summary shared with families
What they’ll take with them
The skills we are deliberately working toward in this room.
- Recognises and writes their own name
- Knows most letter names and many letter sounds
- Counts with meaning, sorts, and continues a pattern
- Holds a pencil, uses scissors, and manages glue
- Enters a group of children and negotiates a turn
- Sits and listens through a full group story
See the room
Where their days
actually happen.
Real photographs of this program's space and the activities that run in it.
Parent reviews
Loved by
Ideal families.
Real reviews from our Google Business Profile — including families whose children were with us for more than a decade.
My daughter started at Ideal Daycare since January. The staff are amazing, caring and loving ladies. My daughter comes home knowing new things everyday. She really enjoys her time here!
My son was registered in this daycare since 2016 and now he is 12 years. Time to say goodbye to such loving staffs and owners. The daycare is very professional and experienced staffs. My son was taken care very well. Thanks to all staffs.
I recently visited this daycare. The daycare was well organized and clean, I was very impressed with staff and management team. They have developmentally appropriate programs and curriculum is showing towards empowering the children.
Very happy with the quality of the daycare! The staff are very friendly, professional and respecting covid guidelines. I feel this is a very good place to educate and prepare a toddler for kindergarten. Highly recommended.
Excellent and professional daycare! My children were never sick, bruised up or in need of dentists here. Children were cared for properly and staff showed respect to children and parents.
Our kids absolutely love going to Ideal Daycare — they get excited every morning and come home happy with stories about their day. The staff is caring and professional.
My daughter started at Ideal Daycare since January. The staff are amazing, caring and loving ladies. My daughter comes home knowing new things everyday. She really enjoys her time here!
My son was registered in this daycare since 2016 and now he is 12 years. Time to say goodbye to such loving staffs and owners. The daycare is very professional and experienced staffs. My son was taken care very well. Thanks to all staffs.
I recently visited this daycare. The daycare was well organized and clean, I was very impressed with staff and management team. They have developmentally appropriate programs and curriculum is showing towards empowering the children.
Very happy with the quality of the daycare! The staff are very friendly, professional and respecting covid guidelines. I feel this is a very good place to educate and prepare a toddler for kindergarten. Highly recommended.
Excellent and professional daycare! My children were never sick, bruised up or in need of dentists here. Children were cared for properly and staff showed respect to children and parents.
Preschool questions
What families ask
about this program.
If your question is not here, call the centre — you will speak to someone who knows this room.
Cannot find your question?
Call the centre and speak to a person who actually knows the rooms and what is available.
Is this a preschool or a daycare?
Both. It runs on full daycare hours, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with a genuine planned preschool curriculum inside those hours. You do not have to choose between care and learning.
How is this different from Academic Pre-K?
Preschool is play-based and runs all day. Academic Pre-K is a focused, structured two-hour session with a smaller group and a school-readiness scope and sequence. Many families do both.
Do you offer part-time preschool spots?
Yes, subject to availability. Part-time is under 50 hours per month. Ask us what days currently have space.
Will my child be ready for kindergarten?
That is the goal, and we will tell you honestly where your child sits. Twice a year you get a written summary of what we are seeing and what we are working on.
What comes next
Families usually look at
these too.
Children move up through our rooms as they grow, and many attend more than one program at once.
Enrol in Preschool
Ready to see the preschool room? Come and visit.
Tell us your child's age and start date and we will tell you exactly what is available — including if the honest answer is a waitlist.
Prefer to message? Email idealdaycareedmonton@gmail.com.
- Open
- Mon – Fri — 6:30 AM – 6:00 PMSaturday — ClosedSunday — Closed
- Registration enquiries
- idealdaycareedmonton@gmail.com