Learning through Play since 1974

Our Story

In 1974, Little People’s Community Preschool was opened and has since been nurturing young minds in the heart of Kerrisdale. Celebrating over 50 years of service to our local community, we are proud to be one of Vancouver’s longest-running preschools.

For over five decades, our preschool has been a part of the Kerrisdale community. We continue to reaffirm our purpose: to prepare children not just for school, but for learning itself. Our play-based program is grounded in intentional, foundational learning.

Social-Emotional Development: We prioritize emotional literacy, self-regulation, empathy, and problem-solving. Children learn to express themselves, make meaningful connections, and build confidence within a group setting.

A Gentle Transition to Structured Learning: Our program bridges play-based exploration with the expectations of being in a classroom. Children gradually build their structured learning.

Inquiry-Based Teacher and Child Led Learning: Inspired by Reggio and inquiry-based approaches, children explore big ideas through hands-on projects, questioning, observing, and collaboration. Learning is active, meaningful, and memorable.

Early Literacy & Numeracy Foundations: Conversation, storytelling, early phonological awareness, and vocabulary development are woven into every day learning. As language and literacy are the foundations for learning, thinking, and connection. Early reading and numeracy skills are thoughtfully embedded into our daily program through hands-on experiences, play, and guided instruction. Children develop phonological awareness, number sense, patterning, counting, and problem-solving.

Smaller Ratios, Deeper Learning: Low child-to-educator ratios allow for meaningful relationships, individualized support, and intentional teaching. Children are seen, known, and thoughtfully guided.

We warmly invite all alumni to share their cherished memories with us. If you have special photos from your time at Little People’s Preschool, please send them to schoolmanager@littlepeople.ca. Your memories will help us keep the spirit of Little People’s alive in our Digital Museum!