{"id":63,"date":"2021-11-23T04:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stalbertcreativepreschool.com\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-02-14T22:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:53:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stalbertcreativepreschool.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Service Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/stalbertcreativepreschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AdobeStock_296946520-scaled-e1735694588429.jpeg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;soft-light&#8221; min_height=&#8221;581px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||34px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;31px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Choose St. Albert Creative Preschool?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More than just a preschool<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Services&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px||-2px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Child-led Learning&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf1ae;||fa||900&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#fcd21d&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;60px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|on|||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#747d88&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||-10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px|15px|15px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;solid&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Our program plan is adapted<\/span><span> to meet your child\u2019s individual needs. 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