Our Team

Marlborough Day Nursery ECS Ltd provides a team of specialists that meet the individual needs of each child funded by Alberta Education. Our team consists of certificated teachers, education assistants, and therapy professionals with expertise in early childhood education and diverse educational support.

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Certificated Teachers

At Marlborough Day Nursery, our Alberta Education-certified teachers are dedicated to nurturing each child’s potential. They engage with children at their level, using play-based learning to make education fun and effective. Collaborating closely with parents and guardians, our team develops personalized goals to ensure every child receives the tailored educational and therapeutic support they need to thrive.

Certificated teacher supporting children in an early learning classroom

Educational Assistant

Our Educational Assistant works directly in the classroom with the child, teacher, and other team members to support each child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development.

Educational assistant learning through play with a child and toy dinosaur

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists assess and support children with significant challenges in movement, posture, and gross motor development, including skills like rolling, crawling, walking, and jumping. When specialized equipment is needed to enhance a child’s participation or independence, the PT takes an active role in selecting, fitting, and monitoring the use of this equipment.

Child developing movement skills with support in an early learning centre

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists specialize in addressing key aspects of child development, including fine motor skills, sensory regulation, and self-care independence.

Occupational therapist supporting a child with fine motor development

Speech and Language

Speech and language pathologists work with children to address communication challenges. Speech-language pathology assistants under the direction of the speech-language pathologist implements speech and language programs and or activities as planned and directed by the SLP and certificated teacher. This includes support for special needs in articulation, language, fluency (stuttering), voice, hearing impairment, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.

Speech and language specialist engaging a child in a communication activity

Social and Emotional Support

Psychologists specialize in supporting children’s social, emotional, and behavioral development. Services may include classroom consultations, assessment, and treatment to address a child’s emotional and behavioral concerns.

Social and emotional support professional working with a young child
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