Early learning · Kanata · Ottawa
Early learning centre: coming in the future
KIDSUP began as an early learning centre in Kanata. Right now KIDSUP runs camps, workshops and parties. A preschool program may come back one day.
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Dates & pricing
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- +1 613-867-7786
- info@kidsup.ca
- Serving Kanata & west Ottawa
Reading for parents of preschoolers
Practical ideas for the years before school: speech, play, creativity, routines and getting ready for kindergarten.
Kindergarten readiness checklist for Ontario parents: skills to build at 4 and 5Kindergarten readiness checklist for Ontario parents: language, early math, fine motor, independence. Skills by age 4 and 5 and a printable list.- Ontario’s new Kindergarten curriculum is in classrooms: what changed in 2026Ontario’s Kindergarten curriculum, 2026 replaced the 2016 program: four strands, reading, math to 20, coding and a reading screening on the report.
Speech and Communication Skills: Games and Everyday PracticeEveryday games and habits that build speech, listening and communication skills, tips for bilingual homes in Ottawa, and when to ask a professional.
Playing and Learning: How to Turn Learning into PlaySimple games for numbers and letters, tips to balance screen time, and ideas for learning through play on PD days, winter break and March Break.
More at KIDSUP
PD Day camps
One-day camps on school PD days. Book the day you need.
After-school program
Weekday afternoons during the school year: homework, snack, play.
Workshops & classes
Hands-on workshops: cooking, art, crafts, fashion design. For kids and for groups.
Birthday parties
Kids’ birthday parties at KIDSUP: a theme, an activity, games and cake time.