Child Care – Co-operative

A licensed child care facility that provides care and supervision for up to 30 children between the ages of 18 months and 12 years. Child Care Subsidy accepted. 

May be able to accommodate children with delays and differing needs. Please contact for further information.

Philosophy

• Provide opportunities for children to grow and learn in a socially acceptable environment while providing age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate activities.
• Recognize that all children, parents, and team members are gifts and deserve to be treated as such.
• Provide a home-like, aesthetically pleasing facility that welcomes everyone through an “Open-Door Policy.”
• Allow children opportunities to take ownership and pride in their learning while honoring diversity and family values.
• Work in collaboration with children, parents, family, and community members to ensure that all individual children grow in all areas as a whole – social-emotional, physical, intellectual-cognitive, creative, and spiritual.
• Early Learning Educators are certified in Early Childhood Education as well as required to obtain First Aid & CPR as well as Food Safe Handling at their earliest convenience if they do not have these certifications prior to employment. 

Programs and Activities

• Play-based facility. 
• Various age-appropriate individual/group and hands-on learning experiences – as well as field trips in the community.
• Activities are child/teacher led depending on the experience.
• Always extend the learning based on the child’s interest and document accordingly to share with families special occasions like the “Mother’s Day Tea” or ” Father’s Day Picnic.”
• Have developed a ” Physical Activity Policy” that includes but is not limited to at least 30 minutes of outdoor activities each day with respect to -25  or +25 degree temperatures with special mind to times when the air quality is poor.

Nutrition

• Provide two nutritious snacks at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm, and a healthy hot lunch at 11:30 am daily for children according to the Canada’s Food Guide.
• Information is posted each week within a parent page to see what is being provided and to allow for any special diets that may require parents to send food.