Interactions with animals hold many benefits in early childhood development including helping children build a sense of connection with their environment and enabling them to learn about nature and how they can aid in the preservation of the different habitats.

This allows them to enhance their learning anytime and anywhere whether it be in a classroom or in any other environment!

What better way to promote oral health in child care aged children then to bring the dentist to them through an amazing program called teeth on wheels!

Here at Learning Ladder, we constantly set up and create new S.T.E.M experiences that perfectly mix fun and learning to allow the children to discover and strengthen new ideas and interests while setting them up to succeed in the future.

The children were given the opportunity to explore a range of natural resources where they had to discover toy insects using a magnifying glass.

When children engage in play-based, hands-on learning they are engaging in scientific experimentation.

The Pre-Kinder children at Learning Ladder were faced with a question – “Will it sink or will it float?” Children hypothesize what might happen, and analyse their theories “Why?”.

Dramatic and Imaginative play is a kind of play where children take on roles and act them out as a way of exploring themselves and their surroundings. By pretending to be someone—or something—else, children can learn new ways to express themselves, share thoughts and ideas, and even get in touch with their feelings …

Pet Rocks makes the perfect kids art and craft activity. This is a form of Process Art which sneaks in a lot of important learning.

The Caterpillar children demonstrated interest in finding and collecting rocks from the garden and they like to keep those rocks with them.

Gardening is an educational, stimulating, and interesting activity for children in early childhood years. Being outdoors and getting their hands dirty is not only fun but children can also learn new skills while they play as well as developing fine motor skills and learning to grow their own food.