Ages
16 months - 5 years
Hours
Toddler Program: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM; Preschool Program: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Programs
2 available
Seasons
Year-Round
Peter Pan Co-operative Preschool offers play-based early childhood education programs for toddlers and preschoolers in Hamilton, emphasizing family involvement and cooperative operation. Founded in 1958, it provides a nurturing environment where children learn through play, exploration, and interaction with adults and peers. The school is unique for its strong parent participation, diverse activity programs including cooking, arts, music, yoga, and its outdoor classroom.
Programs (2)
Toddler Class
A mixed-age grouping class for toddlers aged 16-18 months and up, focusing on exploration, inquiry, and social development through play and creative activities. Runs Tuesdays and Thursdays with activities including gym days, chef program, creative arts, play-dough, water play, sand play, and dramatic play.
Preschool Class
A play-based emergent program for children aged 2.5 to 5 years, offering activities such as cooking, martial arts, music, yoga, and monthly community trips. The program emphasizes language, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through uninterrupted play and exploration in both indoor and outdoor classrooms.
- Open-concept classroom
- Outdoor playground with balance beams, slide, play kitchen, gardening boxes
- Outdoor classroom with wooden play kitchen and large climber with slide
- Indoor gym with tunnels, trikes, tractors, balls, hockey equipment, basketball nets, slides
- Founded in 1958, first co-operative preschool in Hamilton
- Strong parent involvement in classroom and school operations
- Play-based emergent curriculum guided by Ministry-approved standards
- Diverse programs including cooking, martial arts, music, yoga
- Monthly community trips for preschoolers
- Outdoor classroom used year-round except extreme cold
- Collaboration with community partners for inclusion and support
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