Daycare Rules :

• Always use your manners such as please, thank you and I'm sorry

• Furniture and toys are not for standing or jumping on

• Running and screaming are not allowed in the house

• Hitting, fighting and swearing have no place in the daycare

• While eating, the children must sit at the kitchen table quietly and use their manners

• Always wash hands after using the bathroom and before and after eating

• Hands are for helping not hurting

Child Management:

Children are redirected and given options regarding their behavior. Infants and toddlers are redirected to another toy or activity. If your child is in need of discipline we use the 1,2,3 time-out method. It is one minute per year of age. We will remove them from the play area for their time-out. After the time has elapsed we will sit with them and discuss why they were given the time-out. If they hurt the feeling of another child or were not sharing they are asked to apologize to the other child.

Our goal is not to humiliate or be-little your child. We are not pushovers but are fair and firm and will make every effort to talk openly and honestly with you about your child's behavior on a daily basis.

School Age Children:

We offer transportation to and from Dundonald and St. Peters Schools as well as neighborhood preschools.

Infants:

Parents are responsible for providing diapers, wipes, creams, formula, bottles, bibs, changes of clothes and any other necessities.

Sick Children:

We cannot have sick children in the daycare as they may make the providers and/or the other children sick. You will be called to pick up your child if he/she is vomiting or has a high temperature. If your child is sick please keep them at home until they have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours.

If your child has a communicable disease: chicken pox, head lice, mumps, etc. please keep them at home until they are no longer contagious. We will contact the public health nurse and follow their recommendation and share the information with you.

Medication:

We will administer medication to children after the parent has already administered it for 24 hours. We will also require the parent to sign a permission slip for us to administer the medication.

Daily Program:

Like most homes, ours has a flexible routine that changes a little each day. An average day includes:

Early Morning:

Arrivals at daycare, breakfast, child's choice of play (free play - housekeeping, dress-up games, blocks)

10:00 a.m.

Snack (depending on arrival time)

10:30 a.m.

Activity time (depends on age groups). Will be either colouring, craft time, play-dough, games, reading, music play. On good weather days we may walk to the playground or play in the back yard.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Time

1:00 p.m.

Nap time for babies and the children that do sleep. The children that do not sleep are encouraged to play quietly or watch a children's movie.

2:30 p.m.

Snack Time

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Play Time

Final Thoughts:

Open communication is an essential part of your child care arrangement. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions we encourage you to come and talk to us about them. We assure you that confidentiality and a high standard of professionalism will be maintained at all times.