Claremont Day Nurseries

I’m surprised there isn’t a review yet…
I LOVE Claremont in Kensington. My now 4yo, Sydney, has been there for almost a year and a half and she just love it there. She’s always excited to go and never wants to leave (a BIG plus in my book). Every single teacher is fabulous, engaging, caring, and supportive.
Last year Sydney had Teacher Bianca who is a miracle worker with those kids. It was amazing to watch the growth and development of each and every student over the year. Now Sydney is in Teacher Simone’s class, Simone is also the head teacher and manages the day-​to-​day of the school. Simone provides great structure and incorporates music and movement.
The school maintains a structured play pedagogy, which I firmly believe in for preschoolers. These kids need the space and time to play and explore, while also having the security of regular structured activities. Every teacher offers age-​appropriate lessons from colors, alphabet, numbers, weather, spelling, to much more. They also take individual development and learning styles into account when placing children: there are three «grades» starting with one 2−3yo class, two 3−4yo classes, and two 4−5yo classes. When determining which class to promote a child into, Teacher Simone and others consider temperament, learning style, personality, and so on of both child and potential teacher.
There is also a great sense of community at this school. They hold monthly birthday parties for each child born in that particular month. There’s the Halloween Parade and Party, the Holiday Party, graduation, meet-​and-​greet, and many other events to which the full family is invited.
I cannot recommend Claremont Day Nursery in Kensington more! I love it there! My kid loves it there! And my 1yo CANNOT WAIT to start there next year (whenever we pick her sister up, Savannah refuses to leave!!).