Thunder BayMunicipal Child Care Centres

LICENCED PRIVATE HOME CHILD CARE PROGRAMPhone: 623-1767

Offering the only licensed in-home care in the City under the Child Care Early Years Act, the City’s Private Home Child Care program provides care for infants and children up to 12 years of age. Offering flexible hours including evening, weekends and overnight, the homes offer an excellent choice for parents who are looking for a home-like atmosphere. Homes are located throughout the City.

This is a supervised program that is dedicated to providing both quality care and opportunities for children to grow at their individual rate.

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Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 871126 Roland StreetThunder Bay, ON P7B 5M4

Phone: 1.807.345-9511Fax: 1.807.345.4906E-mail: cupe87@tbaytel.net

All our programs are inclusive and integrated. Our Educators work with children to achieve their goals and to help them learn new skills. Our centers and educators also work with people from other agencies to

meet the needs of the children. For more information about our programs visit :www.thunderbay.ca/Living/Children_and_Youth/Children_s_Services.htm

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Early childhood educators plan, organize and lead activities to help

children develop intellectually, physically

and emotionally. They work with toddlers,

preschool and school-aged children

in a variety of settings.

GRACE REMUS CHILDCARE CENTRE750 Tungsten St - Phone: 684-3594

Situated in the Pioneer Ridge Home for the Aged, this is a bright facility that is close to the College and the University, as well as the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Grace Remus host the intergenerational program where children, youth and seniors participate in both scheduled and spontaneous activities in a shared space with Pioneer Ridge and interact with each other.

OGDEN CHILDCARE CENTRE600 McKenzie St - Phone: 625-3810

Ogden Child Care Centre is located downstairs in the Ogden Community School, offering a

seamless day for children attending the Childcare and Ogden School.

Under the “Best Start” umbrella, Ogden will work with the school and the community to

provide outstanding service to families.

ALGOMA CHILDCARE CENTRE58 Algoma St N - Phone: 684-3272

Located near the corner of Red River Road and Algoma, close to the downtown North Core, Algoma Childcare Centre is a large facility with a great playground that doubles as a City Park. The Centre is conveniently located close to such amenities and attractions as Waverley Resource Library, Marina Park and Boulevard Lake.

Algoma works in partnership with the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association.

WOODCREST CHILDCARE CENTRE867 Woodcrest Road - Phone: 684-3687

Located in the Woodcrest School, Woodcrest provides a seamless day for children who attend

this school as well as offering extensive programming for other children.

Under the “Best Start” umbrella, Woodcrest will work with the school and the community to

provide outstanding service to families.

OUR REGISTERED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS (R.ECES)

ECE’s work with children from infancy to age 12, including children with special needs. They plan, organize and deliver inclusive play-based activities that help children develop intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally.

Their duties include:

Assessing children’s developmental needs and stages;

Planning and delivering activities that help children make developmental progress;

Maintaining healthy emotional and social learning environments for children; and

Assessing children’s progress and communicating with parents, persons with legal custody of the children, and supervisors about children’s developmental progress.

"What Does Being A Registered and Certified Early Childhood Educator Mean To Me"

Knowing that I've been entrusted with a family's child is the Greatest Gift one can be given! I have such pride in being an Educator in Municipal ChildCare offering a safe, healthy, diverse learning programs.

Throughout my 28 years, I have been a part of the ever changing early learning programs and our Educators have remained the constant , consistant loving person to these chil-dren and their families for over 40 plus years! To see their happy faces, hear their funny stories, and be an integral part of their growth and develop-ment is "WELL AND TRULY AN EXTRAORDINARY GIFT!!"

Penny TurnerRegistered, Certified ECE28 years of Educating children in our community

Our Municipal Childcare Centers employ the How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years program

This program builds on this policy framework and is a key component of Ontario’s vision for the early years. It demonstrates the commitment to strengthening the quality of early years programs by ensuring these programs are centred on the child and the family.

Pedagogy is “the understanding of how learning takes place and the philosophy and practice that support that understanding of learning”

www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf

I came into the field of early childhood education like so many others do, for the love of working with young children in a quality service and in a community leadership role for the municipal child care centres.

The care and early learning education that the program offers is exceptional. Commitment to quality focuses on integrating high quality standards and practices into the development, implementation, and management of programs serving young children and their families.

I learned very quickly working for our municipal childcare centre the kind of leadership that encourages innovation, creativity, initiative, and pride that educators in the field have. This allows me to create and develop strong leaders for the future of our city. Jo IorfidaCertified Registered ECE30 years of educating children in our community

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education teaches you to design learning environments that promote healthy development for young children.

An R.ECE College Diploma program prepares students to become educators of young children in a variety of early learning settings. Students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to work with families and other professionals to support children’s learning and development. Emphasis is on the development of inclusive play-based curriculum for children from birth to age 12.

Graduates are required to register with the College of Early Childhood Educators to be eligible to apply for jobs within the profession.

R.ECE’s in Ontario are regulated by the College of Early Childhood Educators under the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007.

The Act, requires persons, by law, to be members of the College of Early Childhood Educators in order to practice the profession.

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The four foundations ensure optimal learning and development.

Choosing a childcare provider for our children was not a decision we took lightly.

After careful consideration, we decided upon Woodcrest Childcare Centre due to it's neighborhood location, the presence of qualified and experienced Educators and positive reviews of other families attending Municipal Daycares in the City of Thunder Bay.

The care our children received from the highly skilled and caring Educators at Woodcrest was excellent and was always provided in a safe, comforting and interactive environment.

Becky Burton - Parent

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People always say I don't know how you do this job. I reply " I can't see myself doing anything else!"

Even after thirty years in this field I enjoy my job and take great pride. This job is very challenging but also very rewarding at the same time.

My favourite moment of the day is when a child has accomplished something and they look at you with a big smile.

When asked what I do I say " I'm an early child-hood educator for the city of Thunder Bay " and take great pride in representing the city.

Silvana VasanelliCertified Registered ECE30 years of educating children in our community

OUR MUNICIPAL CHILDCARE CENTRES

For over 40 years our Municipal Childcare Centers have been in the forefront developing a strong foundation for quality childcare within our community .

We continue to promote creative, positive learning environments and experiences for our children and value the supportive and respectful relationships with our families.

Educators are competent and capable, curious, and rich in experience.

They are knowledgeable, caring, reflective, and resourceful professionals.

They bring diverse social, cultural, and linguistic perspectives.

They collaborate with others to create engaging environments and experiences to foster

children’s learning and development.

Educators are lifelong learners.

They take responsibility for their own learning and make decisions about ways to integrate knowledge from theory, research, their own experience, and their understanding of the

individual children and families they work with.

www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf

OUR CENTRES ARE:

• Open Monday to Friday year round (closed statutory holidays, Remembrance Day, Easter Monday and between Christmas and New Year’s Day.• Flexible care: full time, ½ day, before and after school, lunch and drop in• Ages 18 months to 12 years old• Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten, School Age programs• Well-equipped kitchen, a connected room layout, enclosed play area, accessibility• Close ongoing relationships with various community resources that promote optimum child development such as literacy programs and speech therapy• Busing to Centres from a large number of schools

“Play is the highest expression of human

development in childhood for it alone is the free Expression of what is in a child's

soul.”

- Friedrich Froebel ("Father" of

Kindergarten)

Why I chose a Municipal child care for my 22 month old

Meals are healthy and lots of variety, staff are well educated in the field and very personable.

The childcare centres have a reputation for high standards and quality of care in the city for many years in our community.

Liisa Feerstra - Parent