{"id":2,"date":"2015-05-12T05:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T05:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:52:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3544&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/9VYaz9u2KpQ&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Little Sprouts Preschool offers children a well-rounded program designed to meet their specific early childhood developmental needs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Children are offered both structured activities and free-play, early literacy activities, gross-motor activities, music and movement, and fine motor practice. The program at Little Sprouts meets the social, physical, intellectual, cognitive, and emotional needs of preschool-aged children, encouraging them to &#8220;<em>imagine, create and participate!&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em>Through play-based curriculum, the children will participate in art activities, stories, drama,\u00a0and games, and will be encouraged to participate in special theme days each month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Overseen by our qualified and caring staff, the children are surrounded by activities that encourage growth of knowledge and understanding of the world around them. The toys and equipment at Little Sprouts have been selected carefully to ensure that they meet the needs of the children, and are sturdy and safe.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/index.php\/about-us\/copy-of-inspiring-minds\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3253\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3253 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Copy-of-Inspiring-Minds-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Copy-of-Inspiring-Minds-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Copy-of-Inspiring-Minds-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Copy-of-Inspiring-Minds-624x237.png 624w, https:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Copy-of-Inspiring-Minds.png 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLittle Sprouts&#8217; Program philosophy is based upon learning through play. Essential skills are learned and developmental needs met best through play, and at Little Sprouts Preschool, we encourage playing! Our program encourages parental involvement, offering volunteer opportunities in and outside of the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Founded in 2015, Little Sprouts Preschool has found a new permanent location in Airdrie, Alberta. We look forward to providing high-quality, play-based educational preschool to children aged 2 to 5. Please contact us today to arrange for a tour or for\u00a0more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Our play-based philosophy has proven highly successful in assisting the children as they navigate their first years before Kindergarten! We have incorporated a basic introduction to French as part of our curriculum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3391&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3537&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3540&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Teacher<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3064&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;300&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3541&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Director \/ Teacher<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3598&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;300&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][vc_gmaps link=&#8221;#E-8_JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSUyRm1hcHMlMkZlbWJlZCUzRnBiJTNEJTIxMW0xOCUyMTFtMTIlMjExbTMlMjExZDQ5OTAuMDQxNjMyMjMzNTg2JTIxMmQtMTE0LjAxODE5MDI2NTI4MjA2JTIxM2Q1MS4yOTIzNDA5OTQ5MDAxNSUyMTJtMyUyMTFmMCUyMTJmMCUyMTNmMCUyMTNtMiUyMTFpMTAyNCUyMTJpNzY4JTIxNGYxMy4xJTIxM20zJTIxMW0yJTIxMXMweDUzNzE1ZjZmMjM5NDRkZGYlMjUzQTB4NTM2MzdjZDU3Njc2YzE1YiUyMTJzTGl0dGxlJTI1MjBTcHJvdXRzJTI1MjBQcmVzY2hvb2wlMjE1ZTAlMjEzbTIlMjExc2VuJTIxMnNjYSUyMTR2MTU5NTcwNDM0ODM5MCUyMTVtMiUyMTFzZW4lMjEyc2NhJTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxODAwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNjAwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJib3JkZXIlM0EwJTNCJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNEJTIyJTIyJTIwYXJpYS1oaWRkZW4lM0QlMjJmYWxzZSUyMiUyMHRhYmluZGV4JTNEJTIyMCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_color_row=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546016136853{background-image: url(http:\/\/littlesproutspreschool.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-28-at-9.27.15-AM.png?id=3217) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221; background_color_row_right=&#8221;#f6f6f6&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Little Sprouts Preschool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; el_width=&#8221;50&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#5fcde3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">There are 18\u00a0visitor parking stalls located directly behind the building (West), and a breezeway connects the parking lot to the front of the building where the main entrance &amp; staircase is located.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Please park only in designated visitor parking stalls unless indicated by the program director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to the parking behind the building, there is 1-hour street parking directly in front of the building on Main Street, 2-hour parking along 1 Ave NW, and 1-hour parking along 1 Street NW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3574&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_empty_space]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3544&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/9VYaz9u2KpQ&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][vc_column_text] Little Sprouts Preschool offers children a well-rounded program designed to meet their specific early childhood developmental needs. 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