Welcome to
Little Hoofprints
We are passionate about children and their childhood. Your child's success in life is our highest priority. We believe in the development of the child as a full system - this means that developmentally we focus on cognitive, emotional, mental and physical development and we acknowledge the impact that these areas can have on each other. Giving children the home away from home experience and the surroundings to develop your child in a natural, fun, warm environment.
Mission
At Little Hoofprints we use play in all the learning. Engaging with real objects to engage all the systems including the sensory system. Your child's
academic future and emotional well being is of utmost importance at Little Hoofprints. Our mission is to create an environment where optimal learning and development can take place, while protecting a child's right to be a child, protecting their childhood. Giving the brain, body and nervous system what it needs to develop the way that was intended. To send well rounded and resilient children into the world.
“Children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, puddles, trees, sticks and tadpoles” – Brook Hampton.
Vision
We offer farm like surroundings, with all our animal friends roaming around. The children have the freedom of running around, playing with mud, patting a sheep, feeding the guinea pigs, riding the ponies and much more. We believe in nurturing a child's development through play and we also use attachment based teaching. When a child feels safe emotionally and a child's nervous system can function optimally, learning takes place naturally. We make sure your child gets all the input and education they need to go to a mainstream school in Grade 1 or any other school of your choice.
People often think play based learning is inferior and less important than traditional formal learning in early childhood development. When in fact research shows that children who developed and learned through play based learning models, thrive later in life, have high developed intelligences, well developed, well developed sensory systems, their nervous systems had an opportunity to become stronger and resilient, in addition they have a curiosity for learning which leaves them with a positive disposition with regards to academic work later in life.
