About us

Empowering Children.

Board of directors

The Society of Briar Hill Children’s Programs is a non-profit organization that has a Board of Directors acting as the supervisory body to the Program’s administrative team. Their role is to advise on policy, and to provide direction and support to the Executive Director.

Mission and Philosophy

We believe that all children deserve to be cared for in a safe, caring environment where their developmental needs are met and their self-worth is respected and fostered. We promote socially responsible, positive and respectful behaviour in our daily practices.

Children learn best when they are with accepting, nurturing care providers who provide appropriate play experiences and who interact with the children as facilitators.

History

The Briar Hill location was established as a non-profit childcare program in 1982. Our Mayland Heights location opened in 2015, our Marion Carson location opened in 2022 and our Hillhurst location opened in 2023.

In 1996, we established ourselves as a non-profit society. Briar Hill Children’s Programs is also a registered charity, which means we can provide receipts for any substantial donations.

Vision Statement

As Early Childhood Professionals, we believe that children deserve a safe and caring environment, and therefore we promote socially responsible, positive and respectful behaviour in our daily practices.

We accomplish this by:

  • Modelling, reinforcing and supporting positive social behaviour, integrating safe caring values into the program

  • Viewing inappropriate behaviours as opportunities for learning responding to children in ways that maintain the rights and dignity of all concerned guiding children toward responsible decision making.

locations

We have four locations;

  1. Briar Hill School (NW)

  2. Hillhurst School (NW)

  3. Marion Carson School (NW)

  4. Mayland Heights School (NE)