Jack and Jill has been a staple of the Sunshine Coast community for over 50 years. Generations of Sunshine Coast residents take pride in being alumni of Jack and Jill, a chapter of life that brings early childhood education, development and parent education together, forming life long friendships, year after year.

Our Early Childhood Education(Pre-school) program is run by our Non-Profit Society(Jack and Jill Parent Participation Preschool Society).

Our Educators(staff) are responsible for the care, education and teaching elements that reflect all models (Waldorf, Montessori, Emilia Reggio etc) but primarily follow a play-based, Nature-inspired learning model. Our educators all hold BC ECE or ECEA, Childhood First Aid certifications, have clear Criminal Record Checks and are life long learners in the Early Childhood Educational field. Each of our educators share a keen interest in the holistic view on postive guidance, supporting preschool age children and thier families in building their child’s foundation of life skills, and love of life long learning, by supporting the early years stages, of a child’s social, emotional and physical journey.

As a non-profit, our organization is governed by our Constitution and Bylaws and the BC Societies Act. When families enroll their child in our program, the family becomes a member of our Non-Profit Society. Families cease to be members at the end of each school year, unless their child is already enrolled in the next school year. Members are required to “vote in” Executives approve Budgets and make group decisions on major capital expenses at our Annual General Meeting in June (by in-person(showing up to our AGM) or online). Our Board of Executives(Directors) fulfill the Non-profit requirements of the Society are comprised of enrolled parents, past parent or vetted community members, who support and value our societies constitution(mission).

And finally, we see educators and membership, as our own community of families, where when we get together, we can respectfully share experiences, ideas, stories, achievements or be a sounding board, for each other. These connections are vital to the formation of healthy, family relationships, friendships and can be a life line for many.

Our Philosophy:

We recognize the current current world view of education is a changing landscape of values and societal views of what the education and care of our young children can be. Early Learning and Childcare has a unique and valuable role to play in the current context of society. The care of our young children outside the family unit, is a responsibility akin to a parents duty to provide food, shelter and nurture. Early Childhood Education and Care providers are a familys’ ally in supporting their child, in achieving their social, emotional and physical foundation of skills, to achieve success later in life, no matter what education style or lifestyle path the family or child chooses for their life journey.

At Jack and Jill Early Learning, Our Core Plan is regarded as our curriculum and comprises our Learning Environment, Learning Community, and Learning Plan.

Our Learning Environment

Our learning environment is a whole, formed by physical, psychological and social elements, which includes our facility, immediate neighborhood (forest & beaches), and our social settings (interacting with our community neighbours: Gibson Seniors Centre & neighbourhood businesses) that are functionally linked to each other.

Our Learning Community – Educators & Families

Our educators and families form the solid background of our learning community. Referred to as “our Partnership” this Partnership involves participation that goes further than cooperation. Our Educators key role is to share the day-to-day education and care with parents. This is achieved through our Parent Education conversations & initiatives and the positive experiences a child returns home with.

We follow the nature of relationships between parents and educators as an essential part of the child’s well-being. This journey of cooperation requires mutual, continuous and committed interaction in all matters concerning the child, where the experience of being heard and mutual respect are essential for attaining a shared understanding.

Our Learning Plan

In our Learning Plan, the educators’ work and the child’s experiences (play, curiosity, and creativity) are intertwined with an emphasis on play-based and nature-inspired, that inheritably incompasses age-appropriate areas of language, literacy and communication. 

Our Core Learning Plan is influenced by the BC ELF (Early Learning Framework) which emphasises the holistic nature of Early Childhood Education and Care in BC, through the nurture and support of positive relationships and experiences, developed in the learning environment with children, families, educators, and our wider community, in our natural environment.

Our Core Plan is strongly oriented towards the upbringing of children in relation to our local environment. The transfer of knowledge, culture and values adapted from our local social environment(family origns included) is seen as our central task, where learning and acquiring skill & knowledge, though play, creativity and curiosity, even if by osmosis, is seen as part of a child’s upbringing through their participation in healthy age appropriate experiences.

We are a Early Childhood Learning and Development Centre that offer these program options for ages 3-5, starting each school year in September through June:

2 day Options:
Option A: Monday & Wednesday 9:00am – 2:00pm – $245/month

Option B: Tuesday & Thursday – 9:00am – 2:00pm – $300/month

4 day Option:
4 day – Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs – 9:00 – 2:00pm – $545/month

Friday Add-on (child must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 day option to qualify): $150/month

Educator to child/student ratio each day is 1:5-8.