ARTISTIQUE PLAYSCHOOL & EARLY LEARNING CENTER
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Welcome to Artistique Playschool & Early Learning Center

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Our playschool was created by a team of educators from the disciplines of Psychology, Education and Early Childhood. Our team came together to create a play based curriculum of literacy, math, science, and social studies as well as physical activities that focus on gross motor, fine motor and self-help skills and developed an environment that encourages individual growth.

Each child is an individual with different needs, interests and abilities and therefore should be given individual care. Our qualified staff engage in meaningful interactions with each child and encourage play based learning. Our hands on and interactive activities are designed to provide children with daily challenges and exploration of various concepts and themes to engage the preschool child through open unstructured play as well as structured activities. As qualified early childhood educators, our staff are trained to create a stimulating and nurturing environment where children learn and develop to their full potential. Our programs have been created to inspire your child to explore, create, interact and stay active throughout the year. We ensure to plan activities for both fun and exploration. Additionally, for older children we focus activities to develop leadership, team building and social skills. This ensures that children will have all the tools necessary to thrive in any and all environments. Our regularly changing environment creates a new experience for children to learn from and explore their interests.


We believe in learning is best achieved when children are encouraged to play, ask questions, and explore in an environment where trust, respect and positive self-esteem is emphasized. We respect the dignity and integrity of each child and emphasize respect for all children regardless of race, religion, gender, nationality or special needs. We believe in creating a home environment to allow children to feel comfortable and confident. This allows children to explore their environment without doubts and to develop their self-esteem and self-worth. A high staff-to-child ratio allows care givers the time to develop a close relationship with each child to ensure they are happy and thriving. ​We strive to form meaningful relationships between both parents and children to allow for open communication.

All of our movement programs are taught by certified instructors in collaboration with our teaching staff and are designed to meet the developmental needs of our students through play. Our curriculums for dance, music, gymnastics and yoga are designed by some the best in the industry!
​We are honored to present it to our students.
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​Mrs Dar Boyko BA Psyc, BA Soci, BSc Crim Sc, MA Psyc
Owner/Director


​​I am the owner and Director at Artistique Gymnastics Club & Playschool. I began my journey as a legal studies student and made the switch in my 2nd year of university to complete a double degree in Sociology and Psychology, specifically criminal psychology. I later went on to complete my Master's Degree at the University of Calgary specializing in treatment and assessment. I was fortunate to spend many years working with both community and provincial corrections systems before moving into a position as a civilian employee with the RCMP.

I took a break from my career to expand our family by two and devoted much of our children's preschool years to caring for other children along with our young boys. This prompted my first adventure with child care! I created a small business, which my son named, Talkers and Toddlers. It would seem that this is where the idea for Artistique Playschool and Early Learning Center was born. Having coached gymnastics for several years, I decided to open my own gymnastics club in 2015. Artistique Playschool was a year in the making and we opened to students in September of 2016.

I am a huge advocate of creating connections! My favorite charity is Big Brothers Big Sisters and I have spent time as an in school mentor and look forward to doing so again when the pandemic permits. I spend my spare time with my family exploring the mountains.

I am honored to be a part of the lives of the families who choose Artistique Playschool and look forward to making memories with all the littles!
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​​Ms Michelle Payzant BEd
Lead Teacher


I am a certified teacher and have spent the last 9 years teaching kindergarten and grade one. I was also a gymnastics coach and spent many of my teen years coaching after leaving the sport before moving on to University.

​I live in Red Deer with my husband, daughter and 2 dogs. We love to go camping and skiing in our spare time! This will be my first year with Artistique Playschool and am excited for what is to come.

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Mrs Anabelle Krohn BEd
Kinderplay Teacher


​​I have two lovely girls, a very supportive husband and a sweet loving dog who loves to go for walks. I am a certified teacher who spent years teaching abroad in places like Dubai. While my girls were young, I ran a licensed dayhome allowing me to contunue working with children.

In my spare time I like to go camping with my family and enjoying time with friends and family.

​I have been an educator at Artistique Playschool for 6 years. I love my profession because I love interacting with kids, teaching and guiding education.

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Allyson Badry ​
​Early Childhood Educator


I grew up on a farm near Heisler. As a child I participated in competitive dance from the age of 4 and bring my knowledge and love of dance to our programming. In the summers I played ball and provincial ball with a boys team prior to finding a girls softball team.

I started working with children as a volunteer in a school reading program and this continued until going to Lakeland college to become a Level 3 Early Childhood Educator. After graduation I became the primary educator in an early learning toddler room for 2 years where I gained some experience. I am very excited to join the team of educators at Artistique Playschool and Early Learning Centre this year and look forward to spending time with your children. ​

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​Mrs Sheila Milot
Early Childhood Educator


I live in Blackfalds with my husband, two daughters, dogs and cats. I have been with Artistique Playschool for 6 years now and enjoy working with the kids very much. In my spare time I am a cheering mom at my daughters' volleyball, handball or swimming competitions. I have sat on many parent boards over the years and assisted with most youth sports my girls have been a part of. I am an avid runner and enjoy time with my family.
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  • ABOUT US
  • OUR PROGRAMS
  • REGISTRATION
  • SUMMER CAMPS
  • EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
  • FAQ
  • GALLERY