About Kid's Mondo
A positive, safe, and loving environment where every child belongs, engages, and thrives.
Growing With Our Communities
Belleville Opens
Kid's Mondo was established in Belleville, bringing our vision for nurturing early childhood education to the community.
Napanee Expands
A second location opened in Napanee, expanding our commitment to quality early education across the region.
Learning Centre Opening
A third centre and the Kid's Mondo Learning Centre, our private school, are now opening.
Guided by Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014), specifically “How Does Learning Happen?”, we shape our programming to promote belonging, engagement, expression, and well-being.
3 Centres
Belleville · Napanee · Learning Centre
Our Core Philosophy
We view each child as an individual, competent, capable, curious, and rich in potential. Through play-based, emergent learning, we create environments where children explore, discover, and grow.
Child as Individual
Every child brings unique ideas, knowledge, and experiences. We honour their individuality in everything we do.
Parent Partnership
We respect parents' structure, culture, values, and language, welcoming their skills and traditions into our community.
Emergent Learning
Through play-based, emergent approaches, children actively explore, take manageable risks, and solve problems creatively.
Resilient Confidence
We nurture self-confidence and resilience, encouraging children to communicate, empathize, and believe in themselves.
Our Commitment to Children & Families
Our Mission
Kid's Mondo Childcare Centre strives to promote a positive, safe, loving, nurturing and home-like atmosphere where the health, safety, nutrition and well-being of our children is of the utmost importance. We encourage mutual respect, patience and creativity in an inclusive environment while viewing children as competent, capable, curious and rich in potential.
Children as Active Learners
We view children as individuals who bring their unique ideas, knowledge, and experiences to the classroom. Children begin to make sense of their world from the moment they are born. They are active and social learners influenced by family, gender, culture, and previous experience. We are committed to developing children who love and believe in themselves through nurturing self-confidence and resilience.
Play-Based & Emergent Approach
We believe that allowing children to actively explore, investigate, take manageable risks, and engage in creative problem-solving is critical for their physical and mental health. Through our Emergent approach to play-based learning, children learn best by doing, exploring the world and interacting with adults and peers. Play is their platform for inquiry and exploration.
Educator Role
Through observation, reflection, and provocations, our educators create a positive, relevant, and meaningful learning environment that takes into account each child's unique needs and interests. They provide child-initiated and adult-supported experiences both indoors and outdoors, during active play, rest, and quiet times.
Self-Care & Well-Being
We encourage children to become aware of their bodies for self-care, nutritious foods, physical activities, and rest, alongside social and emotional engagement. Through these approaches we balance opportunities for children to interact positively, support their ability to overcome challenges, make choices, problem solve, and self-regulate their emotions and behaviours.
Health, Safety, Nutrition & Well-Being
In our ongoing commitment to the health, safety, nutrition, and well-being of each child, we provide:
- check_circleA clean and safe environment
- check_circleMeal plans based on Canada's Food Guide recommendations
- check_circleAccess to drinking water throughout the day
- check_circlePolicies that promote sanitary environments and limit communicable illness
- check_circleLimited transitions and unnecessary disruptions to play
- check_circleSafe play environments that reduce hazards
- check_circlePolicies ensuring effective supervision and emergency preparedness
- check_circleEducator certification in Standard First Aid and CPR
- check_circleA strong commitment to outdoor play and natural world connections
- check_circleFresh air, natural lighting, and reduction of toxic chemicals and loud noise
- check_circleEducator awareness of all medical conditions, allergies, food restrictions, and parental preferences
Positive Relationships
We appreciate how important it is for parents and educators to have regular information about children's experiences. Communication is paramount, we encourage two-way dialogue and use HiMama, web-based software that aids staff in documentation and increases parent involvement and engagement.
Emotional well-being is nurtured in an environment where educators interact in warm, responsive, and meaningful ways, ensuring children, families, and colleagues feel understood, valued, and respected.
In Practice:
- arrow_rightConsistently greeting children and families by name, prioritizing each child's best interests
- arrow_rightSupportively responding to the ideas, concerns and needs of children, families, and colleagues
- arrow_rightEstablishing inclusive environments with culturally and linguistically sensitive interactions
- arrow_rightActively engaging with community partners for resources, information, and classroom support
Community Engagement
We engage in constructive relationships with community agencies that provide resources, information, and classroom support. We work collaboratively with local universities, community colleges, and high schools to offer student training opportunities, and welcome community volunteers.
In Practice:
- arrow_rightAdditional staff from outside resource agencies providing 1:1 child support
- arrow_rightCollege and high school students completing placement in our classrooms
- arrow_rightSpecial community visitors: police officers, firefighters, dental hygienists, librarians, and more
- arrow_rightWalks and field trips for children to explore their community
- arrow_rightSupport for community campaigns (women's shelter, Food Bank, etc.)
Self-Regulation & Positive Interaction
Kid's Mondo is committed to supporting each child's developing capacity for self-regulation and positive interactions, in a safe and nurturing environment. We support understanding of our classroom as a community, our responsibilities to one another, and the value of collaboration.
In Practice:
- arrow_rightHelping children develop positive connections with peers through play and focusing on positive interactions
- arrow_rightSupporting children in responding to challenges and conflict through problem-solving and alternative solutions
- arrow_rightResponding sensitively to emotions, encouraging children to identify and label feelings
- arrow_rightEncouraging children to identify what helps them stay calm and focused
- arrow_rightProviding small group experiences and transitions that minimize distractions
- arrow_rightOngoing educator mentoring and monitoring to support positive child guidance strategies
Exploration, Play & Inquiry
Children are most likely to become fully engaged in play that develops from their natural curiosity and allows them to actively explore their world. When educators value children's imaginations, ideas, and interests, and follow the children's lead, children develop important skills for lifelong learning, including the ability to plan, problem solve, and develop theories about the world.
In Practice:
- arrow_rightActively observing play to identify children's interests and building experiences from these
- arrow_rightEducators join play as co-investigators without directing, asking: What do you see? What do you think? What do you wonder?
- arrow_rightOffering children the opportunity to meet challenges and take appropriate risks that extend their learning
Support for Staff
Our dedicated Early Childhood Educators are all registered through the College of Early Childhood Educators and adhere to a Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. All educators are trained in First Aid and CPR and carefully selected to provide a safe, secure, healthy, and inviting environment.
We support, encourage, and provide opportunities for continuous professional learning, investing in our educators to remain current in knowledge, skills, and professional values.
Kid's Mondo actively participates in ongoing assessments of our environment to measure the impact of the strategies set out in our program statement. Goals are developed from this information to support continuous, quality improvements.
checklistAssessment Strategies
- check_circleOn-going two-way communication with parents
- check_circleDaily program documentation
- check_circleObservations and reflections
- check_circleMonthly team discussions and reflections
- check_circleMonthly one-on-one meetings between employees and managers
- check_circleAnnual environmental reviews and observations
- check_circleAnnual parent surveys & work environment surveys
- check_circleStaff performance reviews with goal setting
- check_circleStaff and team meetings focused on professional development
Guiding & Supporting Documents
How Does Learning Happen?
Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014)
Ontario Early Years Framework
Provincial early learning guidelines
Think Feel Act
Lessons from Research about Young Children
Early Learning for Every Child Today
Ontario early learning framework
Prohibited Practices
Young children benefit from an affirming approach that encourages positive interactions. Kid's Mondo's program statement outlines how we support warm, positive relationships. The following practices are strictly forbiddenand never permitted at any Kid's Mondo location.
No employee, student, or volunteer shall permit a child to experience any of the following while under their care:
- blockCorporal punishment of the child
- blockPhysical restraint for purposes of discipline or in lieu of supervision (except as a last resort to prevent imminent injury)
- blockLocking exits to confine a child, or confining a child in an area without adult supervision (except during a declared emergency)
- blockHarsh or degrading measures, threats, or derogatory language that would humiliate, shame, or frighten a child
- blockDepriving the child of basic needs including food, drink, shelter, sleep, toilet use, clothing, or bedding
- blockInflicting any bodily harm on children including making children eat or drink against their will
Implementation: All staff, students, and volunteers review the Program Statement prior to interacting with children. This statement is reviewed at minimum annually by staff, educators, the Supervisor, and the Director.
Ready to Join Our Community?
We invite families to visit our centres, meet our educators, and experience the Kid's Mondo difference firsthand. Spaces are limited, add your child to our waitlist today.
call(613) 779-8877