Welcome
I opened my day home in October 2011, and I enjoy my work as a childcare provider.
Day Home Rates
(Based upon the provider fee schedule for Southgate Medallion)
*Subsidy Available
Hours of Care/Month Monthly Fee (Total)
1-79 hours $8 / hour
80-119 hours $640
120-169 hours $695
170-199 hours $745
Over 200 hours $795
You are required to provide:
diapers, change mat & wet wipes if child is not potty trained
daily clean change of clothes
appropriate dress for weather, including coats, gloves, shoes, boots, hats, etc.
Please - dress your child in layers
Please - do not allow your child to bring personal toys
Hours of Care: I operate between 7:30am and 5:00pm
Due to having three small children of my own, and a husband in FT school and PT work, I cannot offer extended hours care.
We are closed all statutory holidays:
New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Remembrance Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Day Home Policies
Please be aware of the following policies when determining your interest in my child care program:
120-169 hours $695
170-199 hours $745
Over 200 hours $795
You are required to provide:
diapers, change mat & wet wipes if child is not potty trained
daily clean change of clothes
appropriate dress for weather, including coats, gloves, shoes, boots, hats, etc.
Please - dress your child in layers
Please - do not allow your child to bring personal toys
Hours of Care: I operate between 7:30am and 5:00pm
Due to having three small children of my own, and a husband in FT school and PT work, I cannot offer extended hours care.
We are closed all statutory holidays:
New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Remembrance Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Day Home Policies
Please be aware of the following policies when determining your interest in my child care program:
Illness and Back-up Care Policy
Children are not permitted to attend the day home if they exhibit any of the following signs or symptoms of illness:
- fever
- diarrhea
- excessive mucous discharge (standard runny noses & colds are acceptable and great care is taken to wash hands, toys and surfaces frequently)
- pink eye
- vomiting
- any contagious or communicable disease that could be easily spread to other individuals in the home
If your child develops these symptoms at home, they are required to stay out of care until 24 hours after symptoms have ceased. If they develop these symptoms while in care, you will be contacted and required to come get your child, or make other arrangements for care. You will not be compensated for days missed due to illness or appointments.
When myself or members of my family family become ill or require appointments not available during out-of-care hours, I am also required to close my day home until 24 hours after symptoms have ceased. You will be compensated for days I am not able to provide care.
Because there are five people in our family, illness does occur from time to time, though not frequently. If you would like to have your children in care, I highly recommend you have a back up care plan in place should an unexpected illness arise. The day home agency does provide back-up care at no extra cost to you (the cost is deducted from the fees I receive), though the closest providers at this time are located in Millwoods, and are not necessarily available for unexpected closures (such as when my children become ill in the middle of the night - there is no way to arrange back-up care for the early morning).
If you choose to ever use your own personal back-up care, you will be compensated, though you must contact the agency to receive any refunded credit.
Potty Training Policy
Learning to use the potty can be an exciting and uncertain time for a young child, though essential to their development. I am willing to support you and your family in this important process, provided the following conditions are met:
- The child must be a minimum of 2 1/2 years of age
- The child must have been in my care for a minimum of six weeks
- The child must not be experiencing any major life changes (such as moves, new siblings, loss of family members through death or divorce, change of career of a parent, extended illness, etc. that would cause potty training to be a major stressor)
- There must be a consensus between you as the parent and myself as the caregiver that the child is both developmentally ready and interested in being potty trained.
I respect your right as a parent to determine the course and means of teaching your child values and skills. However, if these conditions are not met, or we have not come to a common understanding of factors that change these conditions, I reserve the right to refuse participating in the potty training process within the hours of care, until conditions are more favorable.
I make this policy, and set these conditions in the best interests of the child. In my experience, potty training a child is both easy and quick when:
- the child is old enough and developmentally ready
- the child is eager to gain the skill because of their own internal motivations
- obtaining the skill is fully supported by both the parent, and the caregiver
When your child is ready to be potty trained, I will assist the development of the skill by the following means:
- Developing a routine of frequent visits to the bathroom
- Giving encouragement and praise for all attempts and never offering negativity or criticism for accidents
- Any other support I can offer
Please understand that I am willing to have an open and honest dialogue on this subject. This policy is more of a guideline to help establish equality of care for both the child being potty trained, and other children in care.
Respect and Tolerance Policy
Our family enjoys a strong religious background. As such, there are items of religious nature and value in our home, as well as traditions of religious nature expressed by members of our family. These include, but are not limited to:
- prayers offered over meals
- books, music and pictures of a religious nature
- decor of a religious nature
- spontaneous questions/conversations on topics of a religious nature between myself and my children.
However, we are also a family that believes very strongly in the respect, tolerance and acceptance of people, cultures, religions, and traditions other than our own. This means I work hard to educate my children on listening to, understanding and caring about all people, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, culture or background.
As such, I will never:
- teach religion to children in my care
- require children in my care to participate in personal religious traditions (e.g. your child will never have to offer a prayer over a meal unless you specify otherwise)
- read religious books or play religious music in their presence
I am willing to:
- learn more about your personal culture, ethnicity, religious background, etc. and incorporate traditions into day home programming (e.g. learning to cook ethnic recipes, reading books about different cultures, teaching words from a different language to the children).
- help your child participate in any religious or cultural customs practiced by your family if so requested.
Please understand:
- I will not remove the above mentioned religious items from my home
- I will not prevent my own children from having dialogue with me about religious matters
- I will not stop the practice of religious traditions, such as mealtime prayer, with my own children
If you are uncomfortable with this policy, I fully understand. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this matter further, feel free to ask. I will not be offended by sincere questions or concerns.
