Daydreams ELCC Ltd.

Daydreams ELCC Ltd. Welcome to exceptional early learning in High River, offering care from infancy to kindergarten ready

As the longest-running early learning program in High River and the community’s only not-for-profit centre, Daydreams Early Learning Centres hold a deep and enduring relationship with the families we serve. Rooted in the values of the Reggio Emilia philosophy and guided by FLIGHT: Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Framework, our work honours children as capable, curious citizens whose ideas help s

hape the life of our learning spaces. Our two purposefully designed early learning environments, open Monday through Friday, welcome children and families into places of warmth, collaboration, and wonder. We offer Full-Time care along with limited Casual Care, supporting families with flexible pathways that respect the rhythms of work, home, and community life. As participants in Canada-Alberta Affordability Grant, all families benefit from the new affordability funding, ensuring that high-quality early learning remains accessible across all ages. At Daydreams, our not-for-profit heart and decades of community presence ground everything we do. We walk alongside families, co-creating joyful, meaningful experiences where children’s voices lead the way and their learning flourishes.

Loose parts and construction play invite children to become designers, engineers, inventors, and problem-solvers. Using ...
06/20/2026

Loose parts and construction play invite children to become designers, engineers, inventors, and problem-solvers. Using materials such as logs, tires, planks, crates, pipes, fabric, and recycled items, children create their own environments and take ownership of their play.

Because the materials are open-ended and ever-changing, children learn to assess risks, test ideas, and adapt their plans through trial and error.

Construction and loose parts play support:

Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Collaboration and communication
Risk assessment and decision-making
Strength, coordination, and spatial awareness

There is no single “right way” to use loose parts — and that freedom is where so much meaningful learning happens.

Water play is exciting, calming, creative, and full of rich learning opportunities for young children. Whether splashing...
06/19/2026

Water play is exciting, calming, creative, and full of rich learning opportunities for young children. Whether splashing in shallow water, pouring at sensory tables, exploring puddles, or experimenting with hoses and containers, children are learning through hands-on discovery.

Because water can also involve risk, close and active supervision is always essential. Through supported water play experiences, children begin learning important safety skills while exploring movement, sensory experiences, and problem-solving.

Water play supports:

Sensory exploration
Early science and problem-solving skills
Coordination and fine motor development
Understanding boundaries and safety
Confidence and independence

By staying close, observing carefully, and creating intentional environments, educators help children explore water safely while still experiencing the joy and excitement of risky play.

Digging in sand, mud, dirt, or natural spaces gives children opportunities to explore, investigate, and work with real m...
06/18/2026

Digging in sand, mud, dirt, or natural spaces gives children opportunities to explore, investigate, and work with real materials in meaningful ways. Whether children are uncovering rocks, creating tunnels, or pretending to build construction sites, excavation play encourages creativity, teamwork, and persistence.

Digging also introduces manageable risks as children learn to use tools safely, navigate uneven terrain, and problem-solve through trial and error.

Digging play supports:

Fine and gross motor development
Problem-solving and creativity
Collaboration and communication
Sensory exploration
Persistence and critical thinking

Some of the deepest learning happens with dirty hands, curious minds, and the freedom to explore.

Bikes, scooters, push toys, ride-on cars, and other wheeled experiences offer children exciting opportunities to move, e...
06/17/2026

Bikes, scooters, push toys, ride-on cars, and other wheeled experiences offer children exciting opportunities to move, explore, and challenge themselves physically. Wheeled play teaches children how to navigate speed, direction, balance, and shared spaces with others.

As children ride, they are constantly making decisions, assessing risk, and learning how their bodies move through space.

Riding play supports:

Balance and coordination
Spatial awareness
Confidence and independence
Risk management and decision-making
Leg strength and endurance

From toddlers learning to push with their feet to preschoolers mastering turns and obstacles, wheeled play helps children develop both physically and socially through active exploration.

Children are naturally drawn to climbing, stepping up, peeking over edges, and exploring different levels in their envir...
06/14/2026

Children are naturally drawn to climbing, stepping up, peeking over edges, and exploring different levels in their environment. Low structures, hills, platforms, stumps, and natural climbing spaces allow children to safely explore heights while learning about balance, movement, and personal limits.

These experiences give children opportunities to assess risk, build confidence, and develop body awareness at their own pace.

Exploring heights supports:

Spatial awareness
Risk assessment skills
Confidence and independence
Gross motor development
Problem-solving and perseverance

What may seem small to adults can feel like a big accomplishment to a young child — and every successful climb helps build resilience and self-trust.

Climbing over logs, watching insects, touching tree bark, listening to birds, or gently interacting with animals allows ...
06/13/2026

Climbing over logs, watching insects, touching tree bark, listening to birds, or gently interacting with animals allows children to build meaningful connections with the natural world. Nature play often comes with uncertainty, unpredictability, and manageable risk — all important parts of learning.

Through outdoor exploration and animal encounters, children learn to respect living things, move carefully through environments, and build confidence in unfamiliar situations.

Nature-based risky play supports:

Curiosity and inquiry
Emotional regulation and calmness
Empathy and respect for living things
Confidence and resilience
Sensory and scientific exploration

Sometimes the best classroom is outside, where children can discover, wonder, and learn directly from the world around them.

Warmest birthday wishes to Ms. Aiya. Your commitment, dedication, and passion touch many lives and inspire our learning ...
06/12/2026

Warmest birthday wishes to Ms. Aiya. Your commitment, dedication, and passion touch many lives and inspire our learning community. May the year ahead bring you joy, good health, and many moments of fulfillment and success.

Balancing on logs, walking across uneven surfaces, standing on stepping stones, or navigating obstacle courses may seem ...
06/11/2026

Balancing on logs, walking across uneven surfaces, standing on stepping stones, or navigating obstacle courses may seem simple, but these experiences build important lifelong skills.

Balancing challenges encourage children to slow down, focus, and problem-solve with their bodies. For infants, this may look like cruising along furniture. For toddlers, balancing on low beams. For preschoolers, creating their own obstacle paths and testing new movements.

Through balancing play, children develop:

Core strength and stability
Coordination and concentration
Body awareness and control
Confidence and perseverance
Risk assessment and decision-making skills

When children are trusted to challenge themselves physically, they build resilience, independence, and confidence one careful step at a time.

From stepping off a low stump to jumping from a playground platform, children are constantly exploring what their bodies...
06/10/2026

From stepping off a low stump to jumping from a playground platform, children are constantly exploring what their bodies can do. Jumping from heights allows children to test limits, build confidence, and develop an understanding of risk and body control.

As children practice jumping, they are learning to judge distance, assess safety, and trust their growing physical abilities. Educators support this play by creating safe environments where children can challenge themselves at their own pace.

Jumping play supports:

Balance and coordination
Muscle strength and body control
Risk assessment skills
Confidence and resilience
Spatial awareness

That moment before the jump — where children pause, think, and decide — is powerful learning in action.

Our JPK and Play Academy classrooms have welcomed their caterpillars!The children have been eagerly observing their new ...
06/09/2026

Our JPK and Play Academy classrooms have welcomed their caterpillars!

The children have been eagerly observing their new tiny friends each day, sharing their thoughts, asking questions, and making predictions about what might happen next. Through careful observation, they have begun noticing the very first changes and are excited to see how the caterpillars grow and transform.

This hands-on experience encourages curiosity, scientific thinking, and wonder as children develop hypotheses, document their observations, and engage in meaningful conversations about life cycles and change.

We can't wait to continue this journey together and watch the magic of metamorphosis unfold!

Address

329, 3rd Avenue SE
High River, AB
T1V1H8

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm

Telephone

+14036012167

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