You are your child’s first and most influential teacher. Help your child learn by providing lots of opportunities for play.

Play&Learn Tip Sheet

Ideas and activities for learning through play.

Full Day Kindergarten Guide for Parents

Handout explaining full day kindergarten in Ontario for parents and other family members.

The Learning Partnership Early Learning Resources

Welcome to Kindergarten™ resources: information, links, and more to support educators, parents and community partners in promoting early childhood development and learning for young children.

Learning to Play, Playing to Learn

Information and activities for parents and caregivers about play, child development, and school readiness.

Unstructured Play: Perception vs. Fact

Perceptions verses the facts about unstructured play in Canada.

5 Key findings on Unstructured Play and Mental Health

How unstructured play benefits mental health.

Recess

Importance of unstructured recess (and play time) for healthy child development and learning.

Facts about the Benefits of Unstructured Play

How unstructured play benefits early child development.

Have a Ball Together: Physical Activity Benefits

Health and social benefits gained when they are physically active.

Have a Ball Together

Tools and ideas to promote and encourage physical activity for children 0-6 years old.

Outside Play

Information for parents and caregivers to gain confidence to encourage their children to play outside.

Tips to Engage Children with Autism in Active Play

Five ideas on how to engage children with autism in active play.

Invitation to parents: Share these resources with your child's child care centre

Information to encourage and promote more physical activity and movement-based play within the curriculum.

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years

Overview of the recommended guidelines for children 0 – 5 years old to move, sit and sleep.