Children are naturally curious, they love to build, create, explore and ask questions. Play allows children to be creative and critical thinkers through inquiry and innovation. Research shows that play based learning provides greater emotional, social and academic success. We as educators believe when children initiate play they are more motivated to learn and develop a positive inclination towards learning. Our program provides a balance between child initiated, child led and educator supported learning through a range of opened ended learning experiences.

Using the Ontario Curriculum, LKBF has developed center based workshops that meet and use all four frames of learning. The Ontario Curriculum uses four frames/broad areas of learning. The four frames – Belonging and Contributing, Self-Regulation and Well-Being, Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours, and Problem Solving and Innovating – are designed to support the way children learn naturally. The four frames align with the four foundational conditions needed for children to grow and flourish – Belonging, Well-Being, Expression, and Engagement.  All four frames lay the foundation for developing traits and attitudes children will need to become active, contributing, responsible citizens and healthy, engaged individuals who take responsibility for their own and others' well-being.