Linda's Little Einsteins Daycare in Nepean daycare openings, reviews and ratings

Daycare description / philosophy

Hello parents! My name is Linda, and I'm a home childcare provider who has proudly ran a super successful home daycare since 1993. I'm also a single mom of 3 myself (a 30yr old daughter and 20 yr old boy/ girl twins). My 20 yr old daughter still lives at home with me, and we are the only 2 adults living in the home. I believe if you make learning fun, kids will love to learn! My daycare program is a mix of both education-based (like a preschool) and play-based (such as learning through play). I also did this same program with my own twins growing up, who were homeschooled until the age of 12, at which time they were accepted into grade 9 high school. My daughter who still lives at home with me is currently 20 and heading into her 4th year at Carleton university (for combined honours in neuroscience and biology with a minor in archeology). She obviously still loves to learn new things to this day! My daycare focuses on each child's level and helps them learn and grow at their own individual pace. We teach the basics such as alphabets, numbers, colours, shapes, etc, but also many more advanced things such as skeletal system, digestive system, solar system, life cycles, math, science, geography, reading, etc. There is no limit to what we learn here at Linda's Little Einsteins Daycare! Many lessons can be child-led (they let me know what they want to learn about), and many are themed based on my years of knowledge of what the ages of apx 1-4 yrs old love to learn about, such as dinosaurs, aquatic life, animals, insects, the world around us, etc. We are a very loving and INCLUSIVE sweet group! We don't tolerate hate or bullying of any sort. Children are taught to love and respect each other and all our individual likes and personalities. Children are also taught to not just help each other (help with shoes, hats, tidying, etc), but also to help others by participating in multiple charity events each year. My own family does a lot of charity work (mainly precovid, not as much since due to in-person risk). My twins each had over 2100 volunteer hours within their 4 yrs of high school, that was not including their help with the daycare or any unsigned for hours. We bring our volunteering nature into the daycare and have them do a few charity events throughout the year as well. Some things we have done with the children/ charities we've worked with are Epilepsy Awareness, The Terry Fox Foundation (for apx 10 yrs now), Movember, Autism Awareness, penny drives, diaper drives, food drives for FAMSAC, clothing donations, etc. Another thing that might make Linda's Little Einsteins Daycare stand out from other daycares, is the way we eat. We don't eat ANY sugars, wheat, gluten, or grains here in the home or with the daycare children. (Which means we can follow strict sugar-free, gluten-free, or ketogenic diets for children who need them.) We eat strictly a variety of veggies, meat, berries, dairy, eggs, and nuts. Because we don't usually eat processed foods, the majority of our food is homemade, including many dips and sauces. (I make an awesome marinara!) We have many special themes, celebrations, and parties throughout the year. Each child will have a special party to help celebrate their birthday with all their little friends, on top of celebrating special days such as Easter, Halloween, Christmas, etc. We also have random special days and parties such as "Shark Day", "Pajama Day", "Colour Day" (where kids all wear clothing of that special colour that day), etc. We are a smoke-free home, along with being a cat-free and dog-free home. Though with that said, we do have other special pets in the home! (Ones that don't cause allergies.) We have a super cute bearded dragon named BOO, and 3 leopard geckos named Freckles, Dorito, and Oreo. All our family pets are super sweet, loved, and extremely spoiled. The daycare kids get to grow up learning how to be kind and gentle to even the smallest of creatures, they get to learn about the different species and how to help love and nurture them. Our reptiles are loved just as much as any pet cat or dog would be... maybe even more! :) With all the different things we have happening here, there's always something fun happening at Linda's Little Einsteins Daycare! If we look like we'd be a great addition to your little one's life, please feel free to e-mail me and we can chat further! -Linda