Ages 0–5 · Markham, Ontario
Little Roots Learning Centre is an early-years centre for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — a warm, safe place where your child is genuinely taught, not simply minded. Structured programs, play that has a purpose, and progress you can actually see.
The four programs
Each program has its own colour, its own age band, and its own learning goals — so you always know exactly where your child is and what comes next.
Ages 1–2.5
Early language, sensory learning, social interaction, confidence-building and the first classroom routines — delivered gently, at a toddler’s pace.
Ages 3–5
Pre-literacy, numeracy readiness and communication skills through guided learning and routine-based activities that mirror a real classroom day.
Program details for the Preschool and School Readiness Program
Ages 0–5
Guided play, storytelling, creative activities, group interaction and hands-on learning — play with an educator’s intent behind it.
Program details for Play-Based Learning and Development Activities
Guided sessions for parents together with their children aged 0–5, so the learning that happens here carries on at your kitchen table.
Program details for Parent and Child Early Learning Workshops
What holds it up
A daycare keeps children busy. An early-years centre moves them forward. These four commitments are the difference.
Warm, attentive care and a real curriculum are not two separate things here. Snack time, story time and circle time are all learning time.
Pre-literacy, numeracy readiness and the classroom habits — listening, taking turns, following a routine — that make the first day of school feel familiar.
Educators observe and record development regularly, so growth in language, motor skills and social confidence is documented rather than guessed at.
Structured communication, not a rushed word at pickup. You get updates, observations and workshops that bring you into your child’s learning.
Why parents choose Little Roots
Half of Canadian parents report difficulty finding care, and the share of children under five in childcare has climbed from 56% in 2023 to 58% in 2025. Meanwhile the employment rate of mothers with children under five has risen from 62% in 1997 to 73% in 2023. Families need a place that works for their schedule and for their child’s development — not one at the expense of the other.
The age range we specialise in — infants, toddlers and preschoolers, all the way to the school gate.
Share of Canadian children aged 0–5 in childcare in 2025, up from 56% in 2023.
New licensed spaces Ontario has committed to create by 31 December 2026.
Ontario’s CWELCC fee cap from 1 January 2025 — market context for the affordable plans we build.
Context figures: Ontario reported 5,989 licensed childcare centres and 356,889 licensed spaces as at 31 March 2025.
Trusting us with a very small person
Secure entry, careful supervision ratios, allergy-aware routines and daily room checks. Nothing about a child’s safety is left to improvisation.
Our policies, ratios, record-keeping and daily practice are designed around Ontario’s licensed early-years standards, and we operate as a registered Ontario corporation.
Progress observations, term updates and parent workshops — a proper system, so you are never guessing how your child’s day or year is going.
Founded and directed by Rabia Amir, Little Roots Learning Centre is a registered Ontario corporation based in Markham.
Our values
Enrolment is open
Book a visit and we’ll walk you through the daily routine, the four programs, our progress tracking, and the plan — full-time, part-time, sibling or preschool-readiness — that fits your family.