Childventures Founder Named Finalist For Prestigious Award
Online, October 23, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Ernst & Young shines the spotlight on Canada's most inspiring entrepreneurial stories and the bright minds behind them. Contributing to Canada's economy, entrepreneurs are critiqued for their vision, leadership, innovation, personal integrity and influence, community engagement and financial performance.
For years, Dr. Heidary has demonstrated success with Childventures. Offering the best aspects of Montessori, High Scope and Core Knowledge, Childventures creates a unique and well-balanced education system that maximizes early learning and brain development, creating the perfect learning environment for any child. Today, Childventures is known among professionals and parents alike as one of the area's premier child care and learning centers with state-of-the-art facilities designed to excite, inspire and foster a love of learning and cooperation in an appealing and soothing environment. Childventures offers facilities and equipment that reach beyond those found in traditional schools, with a staff of caring, dedicated teachers and caregivers who exceed the national norm in training and qualifications for children of varying needs and learning levels.
Childventures encourages a child's natural sense of wonder and curiosity in its curriculum, giving each individual a head start toward a lifetime of learning and discovery. With a focus on positive learning experiences and personalized, one-on-one attention so vital to pre-elementary children, the program at Childventures was developed to provide a sense of emotional security and physical safety, allowing young minds to open up and grow at their own pace while at the same time encouraging them to reach their full potential.
Along with his wife, Dr. Walter Heidary had a vision to provide an early learning center for his own children, and to offer the same educational experience to other children, using the ideals that helped to form Childventures and shape it into the unique place it is today. Three of his own children have since graduated from the center and are currently excelling in elementary school with the foundations Childventures helped them build.
Understandably, Dr. Heidary is excited about seeing his efforts recognized with the Ernst & Young award. "It is such an honour to be named a finalist for such a prestigious and globally renowned award like the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award," he says. "None of this would have been possible without the commitment of my team. They are the reason behind Childventures' success!"
Celebrating 20 years of inspiring entrepreneurs, the Ontario winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award will be announced at the Ernst & Young gala on October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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