Parent Manual

FUNSHINE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE INC.

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MISSION

At Funshine Early Learning Centre Inc., our mission is to provide licensed child care that is high-quality, family-friendly and community-minded. At our programs, children will feel safe to enter the well-prepared environment where they will be offered meaningful activities from caring instructors that support them in all areas of development through PLAY!

PHILOSOPHY

We believe that all aspects of learning in a young child’s experience will be best taught within a loving environment that honours PLAY!  Daily teacher-initiated activities will provide a basis of learning for new skills and then a period of free-play will allow children the opportunity to develop and better understand these skills at their own ability level.  Although free-play should follow the interest of the child, it will be well-supervised, observed and teacher-guided when needed to support the child’s individual development.

VALUES

• Health and Safety:

  • Ratios are maintained

  • Direct supervision

  • Daily cleaning and sanitizing

  • Quickly completed repairs and maintenance

  • Staff access to allergy information

  • Daily outdoor time

• Caring Instruction

  • Staff are at child’s level

  • Activities are adapted for various ages and development levels

  • Communication between parents and staff

  • Staff communicate in age appropriate language to children 

  • Show genuine interest in child’s experiences

• Well-Prepared Environment

  • Staff have weekly planning time

  • Daily routine includes pre-planned activities

  • Interest-based learning centres changed monthly

PARENT/CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT

We value and respect parental/caregiver input. We encourage them to share their family’s culture with the staff who can then share with the other children at the Centre.  We welcome comments and questions from parents and family members at any time.

We encourage parents to become meaningfully involved with our facility by volunteering time with your skills & talents.  There are a number of ways you can help:

• Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

• Participate in fundraising activities

• Read all correspondence to keep informed

• Participate in special work projects (spring clean ups or subcommittee of the board)

• Save various odds and ends for art projects or dressup

• Donate art supplies

If you have an idea or would like to become involved, please email the board at  board@funshineearlylearning.ca