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Staff
CWA
Daycare has a staff of fifteen educators
and a coordinator, who is responsible
for the day-to-day management of the
program, and reports directly to the
principal. Educators provide activities
based on the planned unit of inquiry.
The ratio of students to educators is
20:1.
Hours of Operation
The daycare is open Monday through
Friday according to the
school calendar.
Our hours include:
Mornings 7:00 – 7:45 am
Lunch 11:15 – 12:25 pm
After-school 2:30 – 6:00 pm
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Late Fees
After 6 pm, parents will be
charged $10.00 for the first
period of 15 minutes and $1 per
minute thereafter. Invoices will
be given for these fees by the
daycare coordinator and are
payable upon receipt.
Holidays
The daycare will be closed on
statutory holidays: Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Easter and
Victoria Day.
The daycare will also be closed
during the Christmas holidays,
spring break and summer vacation
(from the last day of school for
the students).
Please note the daycare will be
closed November 25th and April
10th as per the collective
agreement.
* Parents will be advised at
least two weeks prior to any
changes to daycare availability.
Pedagogical Days
Daycare services are available
to all registered regular and
sporadic users. Daycare hours on
ped days are from 7 am to 6 pm.
The cost is $7.00 per student
per day. There may be an
additional charge for activities
or field trips.
Parents must register their
children by the deadline
indicated on the registration
form, which will be posted by
the sign out sheets approx. two
weeks before the ped day. No
refunds will be issued after the
registration deadline. Please
note that space is limited as
teachers are working in their
classes, and priority must be
given to regular users of the
daycare program.
Please note that the daycare
will be CLOSED on September 23rd
due to professional development.
Absence Policy and Refunding
There will be no refunds for
sickness or vacations during the
school year. In addition,
refunds will not be made for any
emergency closing of the school
(snow days, strike days, etc).
Requests for refunds due to
withdrawal from the daycare
program must be made in writing
and at least two weeks prior to
the ending date.
Tax Receipts
Income tax receipts will be
issued by the February deadline.
Daycare services within the
subsidized $7 a day program
receive a federal tax receipt
only. Tax receipts will be
issued to the person who signs
the cheques or submits the cash
payment.
Medications
Medication will not be dispensed
to a child without written
permission by the parent.
Medication must be sent in with
the original prescription label
or it will not be administered.
Parents must complete the
“authorization to administer
medication form” that can be
obtained from the school office
or website. Students are not
permitted to carry medication
(including non-prescription
medications) in their
school/lunch bags. Please refer
to the school handbook for more
information regarding
medications for allergies.
Security
Children should be brought into
the daycare each morning by a
parent or guardian.
If a child will not be attending
the daycare on any given day
during the week, parents are
requested to call the daycare at
514-595-2093
and leave a message on the
answering machine or send a note
to the attention of the daycare.
Please note that students
will not be allowed to leave the
daycare on their own at the end
of the day. Children must be
picked up by a parent, guardian
or another person, as identified
in writing on the daycare
registration form.
Individuals will be required to
present ID and sign-out the
student.
Please note we cannot accept
verbal requests to add names to
the authorized persons list –
this must be done in writing by
the parent. Parents and
authorized persons are requested
to use the daycare entrance at
the side of the building after
school.
Parents are requested to
remain by the daycare door while
waiting for their children who
will be called by walkie-talkie.
All students must be signed out
of the daycare via the sign-out
sheet at the daycare door.
In the event that the school
must be evacuated during
after-school hours, the sign-out
sheet will indicate to us which
students must be accounted for.
Students are not permitted to
use the phone to arrange social
visits with another student –
this must be done in advance and
both students are required to
bring written permission from
their parents.
Snacks
After school snacks will be
provided to students at the end
of the school day. Parents are
requested to adhere to the
school’s procedures regarding
nuts and not send foods
containing peanuts or nuts to
the daycare.
Programs
CWA offers an after-school
program that focuses on selected
units of inquiry and
incorporates outdoor play, arts
and crafts, study hall,
computers and gym into its
planning.
Study hall consists of a 60
minute period, from 3 – 4 pm, in
which students can do homework
in a quiet atmosphere.
Children in kindergarten will
follow their own program
including outdoor play, simple
crafts, story time and games in
the gym.
At
the beginning of the year,
parents will receive a copy of
their child’s after-school
schedule.
Information regarding any
after-school extra-curricular
activities will be sent out as
soon as it becomes available.
Behaviour Policy
At
CWA Daycare the school’s code of
conduct is applied at all times.
Please refer to the student
agenda and take a moment to
review it with your child(ren).
Consequences of misbehavior may
include verbal reprimands,
“time-out” periods, loss of
privileges, after-school
detention/reflection period and
suspension from services.
Parents will receive a written
letter describing the
misbehavior as well as the
measures taken, which must be
signed and returned to the
supervisor before the child can
return to the program.
General Requests
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Please send in a placemat
for your child to use during
the lunch period. Please
note that glass containers
are not permitted in the
school.
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Microwaves are available for
the supervisors to warm-up
food (max 1-2 minutes)
on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. We cannot accept
frozen meals.
Please note that you are
requested to send a cold
lunch or a thermos on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and
days students have a lunch
class (Computers, Conflict
Resolution, and Library).
Kindly label all containers
and lunch bags.
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Please do not send toys or
personal items, including
electronic devices, to the
daycare unless a special
activity is planned. The
daycare will not be
responsible for lost or
broken items.
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Parents are requested not to
send any child with a
contagious illness to
school/daycare and are
requested to inform the
front office of any
contagious condition.
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Children should be dressed
appropriately for the
weather as our program
includes outdoor play unless
the weather is severe.
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Students and/or parents are
not permitted to return to
the classrooms after 3pm.
Any forgotten items or
homework will need to be
collected the following
school day.
Daycare Parent User Committee
The Governing Board may form a
Daycare Parent User Committee.
This committee:
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Is formed by the governing
board upon the request of at
least three parents who use
this service.
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Is chaired by the Daycare
Technician.
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Is an
advisory body.
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Provides a forum for
consultations and feedback.
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Transmits suggestions and
recommendations to the
principal or the governing
board.
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Is a
liaison for all parents who
use the daycare service.
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Focuses
on the quality of daycare
services and may make
recommendations in respect
to the rules of operations,
special projects, needed
changes or any other aspect
of the daycare.
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May contribute to the
development of innovative
projects.
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Will
write a year-end-report, and
after being reviewed by the
principal and the Governing
Board, the report will be
sent to all parent users.
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Registration, Fees and Payment
In order to be
successfully registered in the daycare,
parents are required to:
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Submit a completed
registration form, signed
and dated. The deadline for
eligibility re. $7/day
daycare is Sept. 30th, 2011. |
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Submit
payment in the form of ten
post-dated cheques (see
fee chart) |
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Pay any outstanding balance
in their account from the
previous school year.
(Letters were sent home in
June with the balance
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NSF cheques will result in a $10.00
administration fee per cheque.
Any collection agency or bank fees
charged to CWA Daycare/Lunch program
will be added to the balance due.
Please note that CWA follows collection
procedures as outlined in the policies
of the
Lester B. Pearson School Board.
Services may be denied in the event of
non-payment.
Please
write the student’s name on all cheques.
Please note that all parents will
receive a statement of account next May
and the balance owed for the month of
June will be indicated. This amount will
reflect any credits owed to parents as a
result of school closings.
REGULAR Daycare User Fees (child
must attend minimum of 3 days per week,
2 periods per day, to receive the
government subsidized rate of $7.00 per
day)
This year we are requesting 9 post-dated
cheques made payable to CWA Daycare for
the months of September 2011 to May 2012
(dated the 1st or 15th of the month) for
the following amounts;
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FULL-TIME: |
$128.00/month
Attendance – Lunch,
after school +/or
morning program
every day. |
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PART-TIME: |
4 days a week -
$110.00/month
Attendance – lunch
everyday plus four days
of after school +/or
morning program. |
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3 days a week -
100.00/month
Attendance – lunch
everyday plus three days
of after school +/or
morning program. |
Sporadic Daycare Users (child
attends one or two days per week, does
not qualify for the subsidized rate, or
registers after Sept. 30th)
AM session -
$3.00/day/child
PM session - $9.00/day/child
Drop-In
Policy
Please
keep in mind that in order to ensure
the safety and security of all the
students, we cannot operate like a
drop-in center. The government sets
strict staffing ratios for daycares
and these must be respected at all
times.
Requests
for occasional use of the daycare
must be made at least 2 days in advance
and submitted in writing. If approved,
parents are responsible to send a note
to the homeroom teacher informing them
of this change in their child’s daily
routine.
These
services shall be limited to no more
than 5 times a year.
AM session -
$3.00/day/child
PM session - $12.00/day/child
Parents
who have questions or would require a
different payment schedule are requested
to contact the Daycare office at
(514)595-2093.
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