Welcome to Little Miracles Child Care Centre
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for the interest in enrolling your child in my program. I hope I can provide all the love and attention you could possibly want for your child. All of the children I care for are treated as one of my own and I hope that everyone feels like part of our family.
A bit about myself and my program. I have over 30 years of experience caring for children, starting at the age of 9 when I first babysat my 2 brothers, numerous cousins and neighbors children.
I have volunteered at Queen Alexandra, Glendale, Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals, where I also worked with children. In many of these places I gained experience on how to interact and help support families going through a difficult time and I learned how to properly feed and care for children, many who had special needs and I experienced the joy that comes after spending time with these incredible children. I was also part of the entertainment committee and helped plan various children's sports activities.
I've worked as a Nanny both privately and with an agency and had the pleasure of caring for children who were visiting from far away and staying with their parents at the now closed Aerie Resort.
My training and education has spanned over 20 years with numerous Child Care related Courses and Workshops and some ECE Training.
The reason I began providing Daycare in my home was because (as you can see from my experience) that I truly enjoy working with children. Opening a Daycare also allows me to help supplement our family's income, but it is not the main reason I first started.
It is very important to me that everyone read & understand my polices and procedures so there is no miscommunication. They help to make my program safe and satisfactory to all. Please read my handbook carefully and keep it for future use. Most of the handbook can be found on this site.
Because I have my own family to consider, it is important that parents/guardians respect my hours of operation, sick policy and need for prompt monthly fee payments. It is also very important that we are in agreement about my policies regarding vacations, holidays and other absences.
I truly hope that you will be comfortable talking to me about any area with which you feel you will not be able to comply. I would also appreciate you advising me of any important changes in your family life which may affect your little one's adjustment to the centre.
Should you have any further questions or concerns regarding anything here or in my handbook, please contact me any time.
My objective is to keep Parents/Guardians fully informed of the functions and management of this Centre.
The Centre operates fully within the mandates and regulations set out by Child Care Licensing Regulations and the Community Care Facilities Act. The Centre will adopt future regulations in order to maintain a high quality Child Care Facility.
The Centre is also a member of the Child Care Resource and Referral Program and operates under their suggested guidelines. You can contact them at 250-642-5152 or visit their website.
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TRAINING AND EDUCATION
I believe you can never learn to much, especially when it comes to caring for the most precious things on this earth.....a child. As a parent I think it is incredibly important to know who is caring for your child and what kind of training and experience that person has, so I have decided to post a list of the Courses I have taken over the years which began in 1990 and continues to this day.
I have a certificate for each which is available for Verification, please ask to see my Certification Book when you come for an interview:
- Business Admin & Management
- Developing Individual Learning Activities
- Understanding a Child's Temperament
- Child Safe First Aid
- Creative Program Planning
- Music Throughout the Day
- Beyond Time Out
- Fostering the Development of Mathematical Literacy in Early Childhood
- Sexual Abuse Prevention - How to Detect and Report Abuse
- Story Telling
- Science for Kids
- Toward Fully Inclusive Child Care
- The Child with ADHD
- Stress Management
- Self-esteem and Communication with Children
- The Virtues Book
- Building Resiliency in Young Children
- Emergency Child Care - Earth Quake Survival
- Emergent Curriculum
- Guidance and Discipline with Children
- Guidance and Disciple with Young Children
- Good Beginnings: Care Giving Skills for Child Care Providers
- Child Development
- Second Step Violence Prevention for Children
- Day Care Subsidy In's and outs
- Parenting / Care giving with Heart
- Children and Grieving
- ECE: Safety and Nutrition
- ECE: Child Development
- Musicalia
- Nutrition and Eating for Children
- Day Care Sanitizers
- Nutritional Meals for Kids
- Infant CPR & First Aid
- Caring for Children with FASDE
- Encouraging Children to Learn
- The Virtues Project # 2
- How to Teach Children to Avoid Sexual Predators On the Internet
- ECE: Early Childhood Foundations
- Time Management and Motivation for Child Care Providers
- Creating an Environment for Developmental Play
- Guiding Young Children Towards Self Regulation
- Reggio Emilia - Authentic Childhood
- International Round Table Meeting on Early Child Development
- Promoting Resiliency in Children
- The Importance of Books and Reading
- Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum for Preschoolers
- Earthquake Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness
- Nature, Nurture and Self-Esteem in Children
- Nutrition in Family Child Care
- Multi-age Care in Family Child Care
- Child Care First Aid & CPR
- Helping Children Through Separation and Divorce
- Balanced Boundaries
- Music and Movement for Young Children
- Infants and Toddlers - Creating an Atmosphere for Growth
- Introduction to Early Literacy Education
- Music and Movement with Children
- Fun & Games with School-Aged Children
- Baby Sign Language
- Creating Theme Boxes
- From Conflict to Harmony with Children
- Sung Fun
- Partnerships in Quality Child Care
- Baby Signing
- Puppets in Action
- Little Chefs
- Creating a Sensory Them Box
- Hop To It - Moving and Grooving
- Hop To It - Play Ball
- Infant and Child CPR
