Parent & Me- Building a Bond with Parents
Information for Parents
At A Seedling Mind Montessori school, we create a bond with parents to keep them involved and informed in the progress of the early childhood development of their young ones.
Hours of Care
Our childcare hours are based on parent’s working hours plus an additional half-hour for pick-up and drop-off. The main reason for doing this is because we understand that most parents have a day-to-day job, therefore if your working or school hours are between 9:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m. then your eligible childcare hours are 08:30 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.
Open Communication
We work together to have open and transparent communication with parents. Our teachers have conversations with parents about their children and take notes of the needs and behavior of the children as well as the vision that parents have concerning the early childhood development of their children.
Health and Safety
According to the Child Care and Early Years Act, we require the Immunization Records/Statement of Religion/Opposition to Immunization of your child.
Emergency Response
We have a medical team that will attend to your child and give basic first aid in case of an injury and pain. In such situations, if any medical help is needed, we will call parents and inform them and then call emergency services if necessary.
Creative Exploration and Play
Sometimes during early childhood development activities and engaging tasks, children tend to get messy, while enjoying themselves. Understanding this factor, we use materials, elements, paints, etc. that are washable or removable. However, we would like to inform parents that some colors or materials might be a little tough to remove.
Nutrition
Good nutrition in early childhood is as essential as any other early childhood learning, motor, physical, or social-emotional activity. Critically, children must be provided with a good, healthy meal, full of vitamins and nutrients. However, we do not make children eat what they do not like and do take into account if a child has any special condition, such as allergy, restrictions, etc.
Parent Resources
The Parent Handbook provides new parents with an understanding of the mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures followed at our center for early childhood development.
Feeding Children Nutritious Foods
Here at A Seedling Mind Montessori School, we know that keeping the children fit by feeding them balanced foods is very important. The meals prepared by our school are chosen for young and active minds and bodies, and we ensure that all children receive the necessary nutrients required to grow.
Sharing Ways of Preparing Balanced Menus for Growing Minds
Our menu rotates every three weeks and is prepared following the local Public Health Unit guidelines. Every meal prepared goes through a stringent process in order to have all the nutrients intact, setting the groundwork for proper early childhood development. We provide a morning and afternoon snack and a midday meal.
What We Provide
- Fruits: Enriched with nutrients, fruits contain vitamins to help boost the immune system and facilitate proper physical growth.
- Vegetables: Vegetables are rich in iron and contain a multitude of vitamins and minerals that are useful for brain and body development.
- Grains: Grains like rice, corn, pulses, oats, etc. increase the energy level of children.
Positive Behavior Guidance
We encourage positive and consistent techniques in early childhood development for appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
Preferred Practices
- Encouraging positive behavior through words, physical gestures, and body language and diverting the child’s attention from improper behavior.
- One verbal call followed by gentle physical assistance.
- Teaching desirable behaviors to assist children learn and get used to particular skills as well as enhance self-regulation.
- Providing children with age-appropriate choices and guiding them through to make the right decision.
Prohibited Practices
- Any form of physical reprimand for any child (using a belt, slapping, threatening with a toy, etc.)
- Public actions that are likely to embarrass a child, or actions that are likely to cause a child to lose their self-esteem (threatening actions, verbal abuse, yelling in public, etc.)
- Deprivation of basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, bedding, etc. to show resentment towards children is discouraged.
- Confining children in a locked room.
- Locking the exits of the Child Care Centre with the intent to confine children.