Abstract: The study examines informal opportunities for Nigerian children to imbibe values education at some selected early child care centres in Ibadan Nigeria. The study hinged on the premise that early childhood is a critical period for inculcating values and the fact that values can be taught and learned and the need to enable Nigerian children to imbibe desirable and acceptable values to become healthy, productive and responsible to themselves and members of the society. Many will agree that education fails if its outcome is an individual, who is intelligent, skilled and knowledgeable but unable to live, work and relate positively with others. Fifteen, 4 year old and 25, 5 year old children from 2 child care centres were exposed to a practical values-based child friendly environment and informal opportunities during the school hours to developing the selected values namely respect for others, kindness, fairness, honesty and fair play during both class activities and in informal conversions. Anecdotal records of the behaviours and conversations of the children were kept and analysed after 6 months of the exposure. The observed children showed evidence of thoughtfulness, consideration for others and sense of responsibility. Recommendations are made that values laden activities should be included in pre-school programmes to start early to enhance values education. Also, caregivers should be trained to use informal strategies and integrate values-laden activities into school practices.