Radiance Children’s Centre

The Radiance Children’s Centre is an award-winning, licensed daycare in Calgary’s Westgate Community for children ages 19 months up to 6 years who are not yet in kindergarten.

The Radiance Children’s Centre is set apart by its focus on excellence in child development. In 2016, the Centre received the Child Development Professional Award of Excellence from Alberta Human Services in recognition of the Centre’s excellence and innovative program. And in 2020, GRIT awarded Sonshine Children’s Centre with a Heart Award, recognizing its leadership in educating the heart by strengthening social and emotional learning through the ASaP Program.

At Radiance, children are supported by an enhanced staff-to-child ratio of qualified, dedicated, and passionate early childhood professionals, Including a certified chef on-site. This means each child receives:

  • more individual attention, care, and interaction

  • opportunities to participate to their fullest potential in relationship building, healthy attachment, activities, routines, and age-appropriate play experiences

  • support with brain and social-emotional growth and development

  • nutritional snacks and lunches

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Our Goals

We provide an inclusive child care environment that enables all children to participate to their fullest potential in the ordinary and extra-ordinary activities, routines and play experiences of the Children’s Centre

We support families as they are the primary foundation for their children’s well-being. We connect families to community resources and networks when needed. We support the relationship between staff and parents by providing avenues for feedback and general communication concerning children’s progress.

We educate support, screen and monitor Radiance Children’s Centre staff in their commitment to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and developmentally stimulating environment for children. We provide resources, professional development and ongoing educational opportunities.

Our team

Our Child Support Workers are Early Childhood Professionals, dedicated and passionate about children and families wellbeing. These Educators are invested in the care and support of your children, working in collaboration and mobilizing each other’s strengths.