Licensed day care in Sage Hill
Giggle. Grow.
Blossom.
A licensed day care in Sage Hill for children six months to five years. Your little one arrives to a coat hook with their name on it, and a room full of people who are glad they came.
No fee, no obligation — and bring your child along.
About us
A small centre where your child is somebody’s favourite
Birds and Blossoms is one licensed day care on Sage Hill Blvd, for children from six months to five years. One building, one team, and nobody above us to ask.
Small enough that every educator knows every child’s name, which sock they lose, and what makes them laugh on a hard morning.
Come and meet us
4.1★
on Google
5
rooms, by age and readiness
6mo–5yr
the ages we care for
7–5:30
open, Monday to Friday
Why us
Why families choose Birds and Blossoms
Because your child deserves a day they are glad to be in.
Learning that looks like play
Because at this age it is. Educators follow whatever is already lighting your child up, guided by Flight, Alberta's early learning framework.
Grown-ups who really see them
Every educator is police-checked and vulnerable-sector screened before day one, and holds current child care first aid. Then they learn your child by heart.
You never miss the day
A photograph and a few lines come home every afternoon, so you already know about the puddle and the painting before you reach the door.
Curriculum
Play is the lesson
Everything here is guided by Flight: Alberta's Early Learning and Care Framework — the provincial curriculum framework, which you are very welcome to look up.
We follow their curiosity
If the room is obsessed with worms this week, the week is about worms. Educators plan around what the children have already noticed.
Letters and numbers, everywhere
Counting the stairs, names on coat hooks, letters drawn in the sand tray. Early literacy and numeracy live inside the play rather than beside it.
Big feelings, small people
Naming what you feel, waiting your turn, saying sorry and meaning it. The hardest curriculum of the lot, and the one that lasts.
Getting ready for school
Coats on by themselves, listening in a group, tidying up when the song starts. The unglamorous skills that make kindergarten feel easy.
What we offer
Days worth running into
Fun with a purpose behind it, every single day.
Art and mess
Paint, glue, glitter and hands that need scrubbing at pickup.
Music and movement
Singing, drumming, dancing, and a great deal of enthusiastic shouting.
Outside every day
Snow pants in January, sun hats in July, and puddles in between.
Stories and first words
Books on laps, letters in the sand, and the beginnings of reading.
Lunch, cooked here
A hot lunch and two snacks a day, planned around every allergy in the room.
Rest and quiet
A cot, a blanket and the lights low for anybody who still sleeps.
A day here
One ordinary, wonderful Tuesday
Seven in the morning to half past five, and this is roughly how it goes.
07:00until 08:30
Arrival and slow start
Quiet corners, books and a familiar face at the door. Coats come off at your child's own pace, and goodbyes take exactly as long as they need to.
- 08:30
until 09:00
Breakfast for whoever needs it
Some children eat at home, some arrive hungry. Both are fine, and neither has to explain themselves.
09:00until 11:30
Outside, whatever the weather
Snow pants in January, shade and water in July. Digging, climbing, and a great deal of running. Calgary weather is a curriculum all of its own.
11:30until 12:30
Lunch together
Cooked here that morning. Children serve themselves where they can and everyone helps clear away, and each child eats to their own appetite.
12:30until 14:30
Rest, then quiet play
Cots and blankets for those who sleep. Puzzles, books and drawing for those who have grown out of it. No child is kept lying down for two hours.
14:30until 15:00
Snack and regroup
The reset between the quiet half of the day and the loud one.
15:00until 17:30
Projects and pickup
Whatever the room is deep into that week. A photograph and a short written note go home with every child, so you arrive at pickup already part of the day.
- Monday to Friday
- 7:00am – 5:30pm
- Ages we care for
- 6 months – 5 years
- Where to find us
- 379 Sage Hill Blvd NW, Calgary, AB
Held safely, all day long
Safety here is quiet and ordinary: a door that clicks shut, a name signed at pickup, a first aid card in somebody’s wallet.
A locked door, a warm welcome
Every visitor is let in personally, and every arrival is written down.
Home with your people only
Your child leaves with the people you name, and we check photo ID the first time.
First aid in every room
Child care first aid and CPR kept current for every educator on shift.
Ready to join the Birds and Blossoms family?
Come and see an ordinary morning. You will hear the singing and step over a block tower or two.
No fee, no obligation, and your child is very welcome to come too.
Questions
Have a question? We are glad you asked
Choosing where your child spends their days is a big decision. Here are the things families ask us most.
Will I know what happened during the day?
Photographs and a short written note every afternoon, and for infants a full log of feeds, sleeps and changes. You will always know how the day went before your child tells you.
Do I need to pack a lunch?
There is no need. A hot lunch and two snacks are cooked here and included in your fees. Where a child has an allergy or a dietary requirement, the whole menu is planned around it so everyone eats together.
When should I keep my child at home?
Fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, or anything that would stop them taking part in the day. We follow Alberta Health Services guidance on exclusion periods, and we will tell you plainly when we need you to collect your child.
Who is allowed to collect my child?
Only the people you name. The first time somebody new collects, we check photo identification — grandparents included. Families tell us they are glad we do.
How will you help my child settle in?
Most children do at first, and it passes. We run a gentle first week, keep one familiar educator beside your child, and message you the moment they have settled. If a child is still unsettled after an hour, we phone you — you will never be left wondering.
Can I visit before I decide?
Yes, and we would love you to. Tours run while the children are here, so you see the centre at its liveliest and most genuine. Do bring your child with you.
Still wondering about something? Give us a ring — we would much rather talk it through.
Book a tour
Let’s give your child a joyful start
Tours run while the children are here, so you see the rooms in full swing. About thirty minutes, and there is never a fee.
4.1 on Google, from families in Sage Hill