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West Vancouver Daycare | West Vancouver Child Care

here At A Plus Daycare our mission is to positively impact the lives of children. We take great pride in the care we provide and are privileged to be part of so many families’ lives.

Programs for

infants

We provide a safe and nurturing environment for your precious little one to blossom.

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Programs for

toddlers

Introduction to play, creative arts, language development & sensory exploration.

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Programs for

drop-in

We provide specific programs for those parents who need to drop their kids in safe daycare just for a specific period of time.

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Programs for

extended-stay

For those parents who need early   drop-in  or late pick-up, we offer some specific packages

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Curriculum

Using exploration and discovery as a way of learning, our preschool curriculum enables children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.

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We believe that all children are unique and no two children learn in the same way.

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

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Programs

Our programs support children’s creativity, their imagination and their curiosity, while continuing to emphasize each child’s individuality in those areas.

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Offering programs for infants, toddlers, preschool and school-age.

DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE

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Enrollment

We welcome you to schedule a personal tour of our facility, staff and classrooms, join our waiting list and / or inquire now about enrollment.

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• Nutritious

  meals &

  snacks

  Good nutrition contributes
  
  to effective learning in children. ..

  HEALTHY AND TASTY FOOD

  
  FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE.

  Breakfast, lunch & snacks included

  Nutritionally balanced & delicious

  Meal calendars available to parents

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• Highly-Qualified

  Teachers &

  Staff

  Our approach to early learning
  
  is what makes us unique…

  Helping Children Achieve

  
  Their Full Potential

  Highly skilled and trained in early childhood care.

  Multiple levels of education and certification

  CPR / First-Aid Certified Staff

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• Quality Care &

  Competitive

  Rates

  We offer the best child care
  
  services for the best value…

  Affordable Tuition with

  
  Convenient Payment Options

  Affordable Tuition with Convenient Payment Options

  Multi-child discounts

  All inclusive tuition rates & fees

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• State

  Licensed &

  Certified

  First-class learning in a nurturing
  
  environment for your child and
  
  and peace-of-mind for parents.

  Why are we the best place

  
  to learn?

  Age-appropriate curriculum

  Flexible hours and enrollment plans

  Strict safety policies and CPR/First Aid Certified Staff

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CHILDCARE — St. John – Vancouver WA

Our Mission

We exist to be an evangelical outreach to the local community and to provide a service to families desiring childcare with a Christian emphasis. Our primary objectives are to teach young children about Jesus, provide appropriate play experiences that contribute to the developmental needs of the child, to show St. John’s to be a caring part of the community, and to develop intentional evangelistic outreach to children and their families.

Early Achievers

St. John Christian Childcare Center is a part of the Early Achievers program through the Washington state Department of Early Learning.   Early Achievers is Washington’s quality rating improvement system (QRIS), and helps our center offer a high quality of care to our students and families.  Through Early Achievers we are offered coaching and other resources to support each child’s learning and development, and demonstrate our high level of commitment to provide quality care and education for young children.

Curriculum

We believe that children learn best through relationships, play, active involvement, engagement, exploration, and the use of all of their senses. Each classroom and teacher provides age-appropriate activities to guide and encourage children toward learning. We understand that every child is unique, so teachers work to construct activities and create areas based on each child’s individual interests and prior knowledge. The majority of learning is through large and small group interaction using Learning Centers; dramatic play, blocks, sensory, manipulatives, science, math, literacy, fine and gross motor development, music, and art.

When planning curriculum, we use the developmental checklist that was adopted from the Washington State Early Learning Developmental Benchmarks and Guidelines. Activities are designed to help children develop physically, socially, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Christian teaching is a part of everything we do.

We also spend time learning about our world to enrich the children’s awareness of our community and its “helpers.”  We learn about nature, safety, and healthy habits as well.

Christian stories and teachings are taught and emphasized throughout the day.  We provide children with an understanding of Christian values and the assurance of the Lord’s love and forgiveness.  Our day starts with prayer, as do our snacks and lunch.  The children attend chapel once a week.  One of the church staff members shares a Bible story or lesson, as well as music and finger plays.

Information from school assessments are used when classroom activities are planned. The activities are intended to help each child reach the developmental benchmarks provided by Washington State. We also communicate with our families via verbal and written forms to ensure the best attention is given to each child’s different developmental needs.

Class Size

All of our classrooms are at one teacher ratios. This means smaller class sizes that are conducive to child learning, a positive classroom environment, more one-on-one teacher and child interactions, and less stress for both the students and teachers in a classroom. We strive to keep our classroom enrollment below the state requirements.

CONTACT US

ST. JOHN CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE CENTER
11005 NE HIGHWAY 99
VANCOUVER WA 98686

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR TOUR OUR FACILITY, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jenna Brody, Director
360-574-4900 ext. 0

[email protected]

Types of housing scams in Canada: what you need to know

A Canadian couple recently found out that their house was sold by scammers without consent while they were out of town. Experts say there has been a marked rise in housing fraud in the nation’s most populous city.

Earlier this year, the Toronto police said they needed the public’s help in catching two people involved in a complex fraudulent scheme.

According to the police, these people used forged documents to impersonate the owners of a house in the city. They then successfully sold the house, handing over the keys to the unsuspecting new owners.

The current owners of the house, meanwhile, have been out of the country for work since January 2022.

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This case is of interest to many in Canada, especially in the Greater Toronto Area and Vancouver, where the average home costs more than C$1m ($749,000; £620,000) and there is a persistent housing shortage.

Since then, similar stories have surfaced from other Toronto property owners, and investigators say the number of such rare property scams appears to be on the rise.

Trevor Coote, CEO of the British Columbia Real Estate Association, who has been in the business for nearly 20 years, says this is a unique experience for industry veterans.

Real estate scams

Home ownership or real estate scams generally come in two forms: mortgage scams and title scams.

Mortgage fraud tends to be more common, explained Brian King of King Advisory International Group, a Toronto-based firm that investigates white-collar crime.

It occurs when a fraudster, using false identity documents, takes out a second mortgage on a house he does not own, usually when the first mortgage is almost or completely paid off.

On the other hand, title fraud involves the tenants of a vacant home impersonating the owner and selling the home to honest buyers. This results in a complete transfer of ownership of the property.

In most cases, the real owner and buyer of the home can get most of their money back if the home has property insurance. Insurance helps restore title and covers legal costs incurred during the process.

Brian King said that since 2020 he has seen an increase in both mortgage and property rights fraud.

According to King, one of his clients was a couple who moved to the UK from Toronto in 2018 for work. Their home in Canada was sold right under their noses in 2022.

It sold for C$1.7 million and was completely refurbished by the time they found out it had been stolen last June. As of February, the couple is still working on regaining ownership of the house.

Similar property scams have emerged in British Columbia, Vancouver, where the average home is worth C$1.1 million. ownership, of which only one was successful. The state corporation added that it was aware of only one previous case in 2019 and two in 2008 and 2009.

She claims that such fraud remains extremely rare – LTSA processes up to a million land title applications each year.

Why is ownership fraud on the rise?

King thinks it’s possible that virtual real estate transactions during the pandemic may have made it harder to spot fake IDs.

The pandemic, he added, has also forced some people to leave their property for longer periods due to travel restrictions.

Others note the growing sophistication of the criminals, some of them with organized crime ties who appear to be well versed in the Canadian real estate system.

The fake IDs used in these transactions often look genuine, and the perpetrators hire skilled actors to pose as the homeowners and carry out the plot.

There is also an advantageous side to these crimes. The value of real estate in Toronto or Vancouver has increased significantly in value over the past few decades.

Amazing Vancouver 🧭 tour price $350, 5 reviews, tour schedule in Vancouver

Amazing Vancouver 🧭 tour price $350, 5 reviews, tour schedule in Vancouver

Visit the most colorful neighborhoods and see the iconic places of the city on an auto-walking tour

Tripster Tour of Vancouver

Vancouver has won the title of “The Best City on Earth” three times. Driving through its downtown and suburbs, you’ll see historic buildings and high-rise buildings, art galleries and stadiums, Pacific coast beaches and scenic parks. And I will tell you about local traditions, history and culture!

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What to expect

All the colors of Vancouver
In downtown you will find Robson Commercial Street, an art gallery and the magnificent Coliseum-style library building. And also the main symbol of Vancouver is the Canada Place complex, from the berths of which cruise ships leave for Alaska. In addition, the excursion program includes:

• Queen Elizabeth Park – erected on the site of a former quarry, it will impress you with elegant flower arrangements and magnificent views of the city and mountain peaks.

• Olympic Village is a residential area built for the 2010 Olympics using modern environmentally friendly technologies. You will see solar panels, parks, green roofs, a chic waterfront, cozy cafes, bustling breweries and steep views of Vancouver. And I will tell you about the sports life of the city, the stadiums BC Place and Rogers Arena and show the House of Science in the form of a huge crystal ball.

• Chinatown – Hear the story of the arrival of Chinese immigrants in Vancouver, visit the picturesque Chinese Garden and see ancient houses, the Millennium Gate and the world’s narrowest commercial building.

• Gastown is one of Vancouver’s most vibrant and stylish areas with trendy shops, galleries and restaurants. Most of the brick buildings here have been preserved since 1886. See the Guinness World Records steam clock and the statue of Jack “Gussie” in Maple Tree Square.

• Stanley Park is an evergreen peninsula with an area of ​​405 hectares. It will captivate you with century-old trees, cozy walking trails, British Columbia Coast First Nations totem poles, and Prospect Point Viewpoint with panoramic views of the Lion’s Gate Bridge, North Shore, and Burrard Bay.

• Col Harbor is one of the most expensive areas of Vancouver with the famous Seawall and the airport where planes land right on the water.

Organizational details

The tour does not involve additional costs.

Meeting point

Starting tour in downtown Vancouver. You will know the exact meeting point immediately after booking.

Still have questions?

Ask questions to the guideYou can chat with the guide before paying for the order and get answers to all your questions

Book an excursion on any of the available days in the calendar

• This is an individual excursion in Russian, the guide will conduct it for you and your company.
• On the site you pay 20% of the cost, and the rest of the money – to the guide on the spot. You can ask the guide any questions before paying.

Busy day

Free day

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we had a tour of Vancouver, a good guide and a kind person Semyon. He built a route and a story taking into account our interests. we saw a beautiful city, rested and enjoyed. and also Simon is an experienced and accurate driver. We recommend Simon!

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Five hours of a rich excursion flew by unnoticed – so Semyon managed to immerse us in the history and modernity of Vancouver and Canada, to captivate us with interesting facts and stories. Of course, this is also the merit of the place itself – the sunny and modern city of Vancouver.

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Interesting and very informative. The tour went like a breeze. A lot of new information not only about the city, but also about the country as a whole.
At the same time, without too much haste or crumpledness. Even the most difficult questions were answered!
Semyon charges with positive energy and “infects” with his love for the amazing Vancouver, I want to dive into the city and its wonderful streets more and more.
More than 5 hours with a short break for delicious coffee and excellent pastries flew by.
It was interesting for everyone – not only adults, but also a 13-year-old teenager.
Thank you! Recommended.

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Yesterday we went on an excursion with Semyon. He is a very obliging, organized and punctual person. His voice sounds cheerful and it is clear that working as a guide is a real pleasure for him. Simon knows a lot. It is evident that he deeply studies the history and traditions of his beloved city. He managed to convey to us his love for Vancouver and let us “feel” the city, its peculiarity, spirit and beauty. Semyon respects the needs of his clients – gives you the opportunity to relax, adapts to your speed, answers all questions. Moreover, he asked about how I built my trip, listened carefully and took the time to give his recommendations and help to rethink and redo my itinerary! Thank him for this! I thought that I would hardly survive a 5-hour excursion, but it turned out that the time flew by!

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Our tour of Vancouver with Semyon was great: Semyon picked us up from the hotel and took us by car for almost 6 hours showing the sights of Vancouver. And, most importantly, showed the city from all sides! We asked Semyon to make us an unforgettable tour in advance and Semyon did it 100%. He even prepared a surprise for us in the Olympic Village. We are very glad that we saw Vancouver with a guide – we would not have been able to see for ourselves even a quarter of what Semyon showed us. After the tour, we already knew exactly what we would like to visit in the following days. We have been living in Canada for over 20 years and this was our first visit to Vancouver. We highly recommend watching Vancouver with a guide.

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