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Agency Information
We are a
private licenced home daycare service that will place your child in a home
in the area where care is needed. These homes are supervised on an ongoing basis.
We provide both full-time and part-time care.
Our
Philosophy
Infant Care Services Inc. attempts to meet the needs of children by
offering supervised care within a family setting. Providers are carefully
screened.
Through a variety of daily experiences and the guidance of trained home
visitors, our agency seeks to foster your child’s, physical, emotional,
social and language development.
The
service ensures this type of private home day care setting through the
following:
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Positive
behavior management practices which are respectful of the child and their
capabilities.
·
Encouragement
of communication between the Service, Parents and the Infant Care Worker.
·
Providing
healthy, safe and interactive daily care.
Eligibility
We place no more than four full-time children under the age of five
in one home. This would include the Infant Care Workers own children.
Although our focus is on placing infants, children may remain in the
program as long as private home day care is required.
Hours
The service is available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. We are
closed on Statutory holidays.
Matching Families
and Infant Care Workers
Following are the steps involved in selecting an Infant Care Worker for
your child care needs:
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The
agency likes to conduct an enrollment interview in your home 3 to 4 months
before your return to work; requirements for care are determined and
questions you may have are answered.
·
Required
forms are completed; a medical form will be left for your child’s doctor to
complete.
·
The
onetime enrollment fee is payable at this time.
·
Six
weeks before your return to work, we will call to set up appointments to
meet with you at a couple of specially selected, Infant Care Workers homes.
·
Once
you have selected an Infant Care Worker we encourage you to meet the family
of the caregiver and plan your transition schedule so your child can
gradually become familiar with the home before routine care begins.
·
References
are available for all Infant Care Workers.
Behaviour
Management
Children are disciplined in a positive manner at a level that is
appropriate to their actions and ages. Spanking and other forms of corporal
punishment are prohibited. Your own views and philosophies on child
management can be discussed at the initial meeting between you and the prospective
provider.
Personal
Care and Health Care
Infant Care Workers will follow these practices:
·
An
ill child will be separated from the others and notes will be kept and
communicated on the symptoms observed; arrangements will be made for the
child to be picked up immediately.
·
Toys
will be washed on a regular basis as well as maintained in good repair.
·
Bed
linens used in playpens will be laundered on a regular basis.
·
Providers
and children will practice good hygiene especially around food and bathroom
routines.
·
Children
will be encouraged to carry out self care and hygiene routines
independently, if they are able.
Program
Development.
Programs are re-evaluated regularly by our Child Care Consultant, Mrs.
Marnie Taylor to reflect changes in the regulation under the Day Nurseries
Act and to incorporate new ideologies on early childhood education
development. Orientation and training sessions are arranged for Infant
Care Workers when they join our organization. Infant Care Workers are
fully trained in Infant CPR/First Aid. As well, they are also visited
monthly by a home visitor, who acts as a resource person. Workshops are
also offered for staff and providers on a regular basis.
Outdoor
Activities
Our
caregivers are required to take the children in their care outside every
day, weather permitting. The outdoor activities may include but is not
limited to:
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Early
Years centres or library – if within walking distance.
·
Picking
children up at school.
·
Playing
in the playground – always checked for safety.
·
Use
of equipment at the playground i.e. swings, slides, monkey bars, with the
caregivers assistance.
·
Playing
in caregivers’ backyard.
·
Walking
in the neighbourhood.
On all
of the above outings, your child will always be supervised by the
caregiver.
Nutrition
If your infant is still eating baby food and drinking from a bottle, you
must provide the food required in a container labeled with the child’s
name. Once your child has progressed to table food and drinking from a cup,
the Infant Care Worker will ensure that a healthy lunch and two healthy
snacks are provided. In doing so the Infant Care Worker will follow the
Canada food guidelines appropriate to the age of your child as well as
taking into account any direction from you regarding any allergies or food preferences
your child may have.
Children
with Special Needs
Our program will accept children with special needs as long as the agency
has an Infant Care Worker capable of providing the level of care the child
needs. Individualized programs will be developed to meet the child’s
special needs. Resource people and information will be made available to
any worker in order to help with the child’s development.
Parental
Involvement
When you, the parent, have chosen an Infant Care Worker that you wish to
leave your child with, we assure you that we will have an active share in
seeing that your child receives top quality care, and we are just a phone
call away if there are any concerns. We encourage good communication
between yourself and your Infant Care Worker. This ensures that your
expectations and the Infant Care Workers concerns are considered and
responded to appropriately.
Parents
are encouraged to:
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Provide
clothing, bedding, diapers, wipes, baby food, and formula.
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Tell
providers the types of activities your child enjoys.
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Spend
a few minutes at pick-up to discuss the child’s day.
·
Communicate
any concerns to the agency.
Equipment
The service will provide playpens, highchairs, and safety gates. A double
stroller will be provided if we place two children in one home under the
age of two.
Substitute
Care
The service will arrange for an alternate provider, or give you a full
credit, when the regular provider is unavailable or becomes ill.
Insurance
We carry $2,000,000 liability insurance on all our homes which covers your
child when they are in the home, out for walks, or at the playground. It
does not include cars. Therefore, the caregiver cannot transport your child
in their car.
Fees and other information
Please call 905-277-9013 for our fees for your area as well any further
information you require.
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