About Jamie's Preschool

A safe haven for kids with fragile immune systems

Jamie's Preschool provides a rich program of play, learning and support for children facing cancer, blood disorders and other critical illness. Founded in 1987 by parents of Calgary cancer patients, Jamie's operates as an independent, registered charity and is one of North America's only early childhood education programs that serves immune-compromised children.

Jamie's Preschool is a special school for kids and their siblings who, without Jamie's, would otherwise have very little opportunity for contact with peers and education outside of home and hospital.

Children in treatment for cancer, blood disorders, dialysis, stem cell transplant, and solid organ transplant are often severely immune-compromised, and germs as common as chicken pox can prove fatal. Just as with adult cancer patients, regimens of chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy are some of the most taxing and critical treatments known to modern medicine. This means that even children in remission, those not actively fighting cancer, are often still at risk because of the extended treatments required to ensure their best chances for cure.

For nearly 25 years, Jamie's Preschool Society has provided a safe, enriching learning environment for cancer kids and their families. Jamie's operates as an independent, registered charity. It relies exclusively on private donations and volunteer labour. Click here if you would like to support Jamie's. Or click here if you have a young child who might benefit from our program.