Ready, Set, Go! Preschool and Family Program
"...my son loves to go. He wishes it could be every day."
- Comment from pre-school mom
Ready, Set, Go! Preschool and Family program is a low cost, play-based preschool program for 3 - 5 year olds that also includes a parenting component to support families with the joys and challenges of parenting.
Ready, Set, Go! Preschool and Family Program takes advantage of an optimum time in a child's development to encourage and support learning, early literacy, socialization, creativity, physical growth, problem solving skills, and emotional literacy.
What Happens at Ready, Set, Go?
Through a variety of play based experiences children in the program:
- Learn to share, solve problems, and to function in a group
- Increase language and socialization skills
- Develop a healthy self-esteem
- Learn to label their feelings
- Have fun!
How Will This Program Help Me As a Parent?
The program offers parents the opportunity to:
- Attend groups and workshops about positive discipline, child development, and the importance of play
- Meet one-on-one with a teacher or parent support worker to discuss specific parenting challenges or to access referrals to other community agencies
- Connect with other parents and share experiences
- Participate in volunteer opportunities in the classroom and see and hear many different ways to encourage play, learning, and emotional literacy
- Participate in breathing classes to assist in managing the stress of parenting (Bowness Location)
- Parent Talk Programs are also available through Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary's Community Clubs
How Much Does it Cost?
- Fees are based on a sliding fee scale.
- Families may be eligible for the Stay-At-Home Parent Subsidy Program through the Alberta Government.
Ready, Set, Go! Preschool and Family Program is located at:
- Bowness Boys and Girls Clubs
36, 7930 Bowness Rd. NW
(403)999-5827 - Penbrooke Meadows Boys and Girls Clubs
6098 Penbrooke Dr. SE
(403) 543-7607
For more information, please call 403-276-9981
or visit the Government of Alberta's web page for Child Care subsidies at:
http://www.child.alberta.ca/home/1153.cfm
Program Downloads
Ready,Set,Go! Preschool and Family Program Application Form
