Child Care Programs
At Mini-Skool “A Child’s Place”, we understand that choosing the right day care setting for your child is both an important and exciting decision for parents. In choosing Mini-Skool for your child you will have selected, what we believe to be, the finest quality child care available anywhere.
Mini-Skool has been providing child care services for more than thirty-five years. The most valuable things we have learned are the importance of quality, standards and integrity in service. We pride ourselves on the richness of our child care programs and the ability to get to know each family’s needs. Creating “Laughter, Love and Learning” is what we do best at Mini-Skool Child Care Centers.
Our child care programs have been specially created to help children grow physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally. We offer the following family child care programs:
- Infant Child Care
- Toddler Daycare
- Preschool Daycare
- Half-Day Nursery School
- Full Day Kindergarten
- Before and After School Child Care
- Summer Child Care
We combine a stimulating childhood learning experience with a safe, secure environment under the expert guidance of dedicated and professional child care providers. We acknowledge the trust and confidence placed in us by our families and in return, provide the finest child care available.
The information about our child care programs presented on this website has been prepared to assist you, the parent or guardian, in understanding Mini-Skool childhood education philosophy.
Nutrition and Weekly Menus
A Healthy Child Is a Happy Child
Nutrition is a crucial part of a child’s development. Mini-Skool provides children with nutritious, well balanced, “home cooked” meals. Our full time cooks prepare our meals “on-site” at each of our day care centres. Daily menus consist of a “breakfast style” morning snack, followed by a nutritious cooked lunch with dessert, and an afternoon snack. Milk, juice and beverages are served with every meal or snack.
Meals at Mini-Skool are nutritiously balanced to meet your child’s dietary needs and to comply with Canada’s Food Guide.
Our Cooks are chosen not only for their talents in the kitchen but also for their love of children. We acknowledge our cooks’ dedication and hard work throughout the year by offering them professional development days where they can network and learn together.
Behaviour Management
At Mini-Skool we recognize that positive discipline teaches and encourages the healthy development of a child’s self-esteem. Discipline is not regarded as “punishment” but rather as a learning process to encourage children to become responsible for their own behaviour. Our teachers praise and call attention to appropriate behaviour and act as good role models. Our behaviour policies will influence and reinforce your child in a positive manner.
When inappropriate behaviour occurs, it is corrected through explanation, redirection and diversionary techniques. Discipline is carried out in a non-threatening, positive manner that is appropriate to the child’s level of development. Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are not permitted under any circumstances. Should you have specific concerns regarding discipline techniques we urge you to discuss them with your child’s teacher and with the Centre Director.
