Child Care

A licensed child care facility that provides care and supervision for up to 21 children between the ages of 18 months and 12 years. Child Care Subsidy accepted. 

Parents/guardians are required to volunteer for fundraising. 

Able to accommodate children with delays and differing needs. Please contact for further information.

Philosophy

• Most important aspect of the daycare is to provide a nurturing responsive learning environment for play, building on executive function, which is essential to building a strong foundation for brain development.
• Play is a critical part of brain development with the most influential time happening between zero to six years of age – believe that children need a positive learning environment that encourages children to feel safe and secure enabling them to grow, explore, and develop the necessary skills for a love of learning.
• The nurturing learning environment will become like a second home, building into a trusting partnership with families to care and educate the most precious resource. 
• Encourage open communication and use HiMama to communicate with the parents about their child’s day. 
• Provide opportunities for the families to come together so that everyone can get to know each other, rather than just in passing.

Programs and Activities

• Provide opportunities for children to participate in a variety of activities with a loose structure  that allows the freedom of choice, that builds imagination and creativity. 
• Program is play based. 
• Grounds are a wonderful place for exploring and simply enjoying the natural world. 
• Are fortunate to have a wonderful park at their disposal, that they visit daily, providing the children with the opportunity to run and participate in risky play.
• Are located in the basement of an Independent and Assisted Living Complex for Seniors, so eventually hope that once the risk of COVID-19 has passed they will be able to have many opportunities to engage with the Seniors that reside in othe facility.

Nutrition

• Have lunch and two snacks supplied by the kitchen in the Senior facility.
• Have a couple of red seal chefs that cook wonderful delicious and nutritious meals and home made soups and snacks for the daycare.
• Any dietary restrictions are made.
• Follow the Canadian Food Guide and provide the necessary daily requirements at each sitting.
• Follow Ellen Slatter’s Division of Responsibility, encouraging children to try new foods and eat as much as they like.
• During non COVID-19 times, they would like to serve meals family style to the children, to increase their independence, as well as enhance other developmental domains.