The Yoyo House:
Clairemont's Best Educational Home Daycare & Preschool
We believe in the whole child.​
With body, mind, heart, and soul.​
A child who plays, imagines, and wonders.​
A child who expresses feelings, explores the world, and builds relationships.​
A child who deserves to be seen, heard, and valued.​
At The Yoyo House, we care, educate, and grow — together — because every child is unique, powerful, and capable.
About Us
Our Vision
To offer a safe, nurturing, and multicultural environment where every child is respected as a whole being: Body, mind, and emotion, and has the opportunity to grow through meaningful play, caring relationships, and real-life learning experiences.
Our Mission
To be a model of high-quality early childhood education, recognized for honoring the integral development of each child. We aim to provide experiences that combine care and education, respecting each child’s rhythm, interests, and potential, nurturing autonomous, joyful, and empathetic individuals.
Our Philosophy
At The Yoyo House, we believe in the itegrated nature of care and education, because education goes beyond content knowledge and children learn also with their emotions, desires, and needs. Our daily practice is grounded in:
Play, both free and guided, as the child’s primary language. Caring and respectful interactions that nurture emotional security. Rich, prepared environments that inspire curiosity and discovery. Positive, meaningful relationships that build trust and belonging. Multiculturalism and diversity. We also integrate the Portuguese language into daily experiences. Partnership with families, maintaining close, transparent, and collaborative communication.
Our Curriculum
The Whole Child And The Integrated Nature of Learning and Care
At The Yoyo House, we believe in caring for the whole child — nurturing not only cognitive development but also social, emotional, and physical growth. Rooted in the principles of progressive education, developmental psychology, and humanistic care, the whole-child approach sees each child as a complete, capable person. We focus on building strong relationships, fostering curiosity, and supporting emotional well-being, so that children feel safe to explore, learn, and grow. We also believe on the Integrated Nature of Learning, were
caring and educating go hand in hand. At our daycare, children are nurtured in a way that meets their physical, emotional, and intellectual needs simultaneously.
The Six Learning Rights of Early Childhood
We structure our curriculum around the six fundamental learning rights of every child:
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1- To Belong: Building strong relationships with peers and adults while respecting diversity.
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2- To Play: Exploring the world through different forms of play.
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3- To Participate: Taking an active role in their daily routines and decision-making.
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4- To Explore: Engaging with their environment through sensory experiences.
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5- To Express: Communicating emotions and thoughts through language, art, music, and movement.
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6- To Know Oneself: Developing a strong sense of identity and self-worth.
The Five Areas of Experience
To support the development of the whole child, our activities are structured around five key areas of experience:
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1- The Self, the Other, and Us – Encouraging social skills, empathy, cultural awareness, friendships, and cooperation.
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2- Body, Gestures, and Movement – Strengthening motor coordination, body expression, and sensory experiences.
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3- Traces, Sounds, Colors, and Shapes: Exploring creativity through arts, music, and visual expression.
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4- Listening, Speaking, Thinking, and Imagining: Supporting language development, storytelling, and critical thinking.
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5- Spaces, Time, Quantities, Relations, and Transformations: Introducing early math, science, and environmental awareness.
Our Programs
We are currently enrollinWe accept new families year-round.
Availability changes quickly and openings do come up often.
Find your ideal timeline and let us take care of the rest.
