Edmonton After School Care Association (EASCA) is a non-profit licensed before-and-after school care organization. EASCA was incorporated in 1973 by a group of parents who felt a need for quality care for their school-age children.
EASCA currently has one centre at Meadowlark Elementary School (since 1994).
EASCA is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides quality care for school-age children from kindergarten to grade six. The organization is operated by a voluntary Board of Directors, made up of parents and community members.
EASCA is open Monday to Friday - 7am - 6pm
We are closed all Stat Holidays and Christmas break, but remain open for PD Days, Spring Break, Teachers Convention, and Summer Vacation.
Program Philosophy
At EASCA our goal is to run in a safe and nurturing environment that respects that each family comes to us with a variety of backgrounds, beliefs, and diverse needs. It is of great importance to us that our programs meet the continuous and changing needs of the children through encouraging self-reliance, responsibility, respect, and self-esteem. We work hard to ensure the children’s unique ideas and interests are incorporated into the programs to make it an overall enjoyable and positive experience. At EASCA we recognize the potential within each child while validating their feelings and their rights as capable citizens. We strive to support each child’s social, creative, cognitive, emotional, and physical needs while also implementing community involvement. As well as bringing life experiences into the program through Risky Play.
Our centre also follows the Reggio Emilia approach implementing both nature and purposeful materials. At EASCA we believe in offering a play and centre-based environment for the children to explore. We thrive on healthy, supportive, and positive relationships while continually looking out for the children’s mental health and well-being. We are also excited to continue implementing the new early learning and childcare framework, Flight: Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Framework for it aligns with our goal to highlight all the “mighty learners” in our programs. Our roles as educators are to co-learn, co-research and co-imagine the partnerships we share with families, team members, children, and the broader community and work alongside them and their cultural traditions, in a responsive environment.
EASCA currently has one centre at Meadowlark Elementary School (since 1994).
EASCA is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides quality care for school-age children from kindergarten to grade six. The organization is operated by a voluntary Board of Directors, made up of parents and community members.
EASCA is open Monday to Friday - 7am - 6pm
We are closed all Stat Holidays and Christmas break, but remain open for PD Days, Spring Break, Teachers Convention, and Summer Vacation.
Program Philosophy
At EASCA our goal is to run in a safe and nurturing environment that respects that each family comes to us with a variety of backgrounds, beliefs, and diverse needs. It is of great importance to us that our programs meet the continuous and changing needs of the children through encouraging self-reliance, responsibility, respect, and self-esteem. We work hard to ensure the children’s unique ideas and interests are incorporated into the programs to make it an overall enjoyable and positive experience. At EASCA we recognize the potential within each child while validating their feelings and their rights as capable citizens. We strive to support each child’s social, creative, cognitive, emotional, and physical needs while also implementing community involvement. As well as bringing life experiences into the program through Risky Play.
Our centre also follows the Reggio Emilia approach implementing both nature and purposeful materials. At EASCA we believe in offering a play and centre-based environment for the children to explore. We thrive on healthy, supportive, and positive relationships while continually looking out for the children’s mental health and well-being. We are also excited to continue implementing the new early learning and childcare framework, Flight: Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Framework for it aligns with our goal to highlight all the “mighty learners” in our programs. Our roles as educators are to co-learn, co-research and co-imagine the partnerships we share with families, team members, children, and the broader community and work alongside them and their cultural traditions, in a responsive environment.