Saskatoon Childcare

The following are the goals and objectives set forth for:

~ To give the highest quality of child care possible, for children 6 weeks to 12 years.

~ To ensure that the child learns not just to play, but to play fairly and make friends.

~ To help children find their inner creativity and explore the world.

~ To help the child grow, learn and develop to the best of his/her potential.

~ To make sure a child is able to have free play and learn to play with other children.

~ To make the child feel worthy and loved.

~ To make sure the child always wants to come back because he/ she had such a great time.

~ To make the parents/guardians feel their child is receiving the best care possible.

Safety

The following measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the children in care:

~ The caregiver has St. John’s Ambulance First Aid certificate.

~ The Day Home has a well supplied first aid kit and a travel first aid kit that will be taken on all outings and field trips.

~ Registration forms include emergency information and will be filed and taken along on all outings and field trips.

~ The caregiver will take a cell phone along on all outings and field trips.

~ All food, medical and other allergies will be posted at the Day Home.

~ Incase of a fire or evacuation of any reason. We will leave the Dayhome and proceid to the neighbor’s driveway. Then call 911 and start to contact all parents.

~ Fire/Evacuation drills will be practiced monthly.

~ All toys will be disinfected once a month, or more often if there is a sickness going around.

~ All children will be required to wash their hands after using the washroom and before all snacks and meals.

~ To make the child feel safe and at home.

Health Policies

Children can NOT attend Child Care if they have any of the following.

~ A fever of 99.5F (37.5C)

~ Vomiting or diarrhea in the past 18 hours.

~ Contagious diseases such as Measles, Mumps etc

~ Undiagnosed skin or eye infection

~ Head Lice or anything easily passed to others.

When children become sick at Child Care, parents will be contacted to pick up the child.

All families will be notified if a communicable disease has be reported at Child Care.

MASK USE DURING PANDEMIC

This document is intended to provide you with information on proper maks use while at Saskatoon Dayhome. The information has been gathered from both the Government of Saskatchewan and Public Health Agencies. These policies and procedures may be updated as our response to the COVID-19 pandemic evolves but will remain in place until further notice.

Mask Requirements

• All educators, children over the age of 2 and visitors are expected to wear a mask at all times.
• Masks are to be non-medical and can be reusable or disposable. 
• Staff and children are required to  bring their own masks.
• Masks should be changed when they become soiled or wet. Staff and children should have more than 1 mask to insure this can occur. 
• Masks should be taken home and washed in hot soapy water at the end of each day.

Putting on and taking off Masks

• Wash or sanitize hands before putting on a mask
• Pickup mask by loops, place over your nose and mouth secure behind ears or head.
• Adjust so that your mouth and nose are fully covered.
• Wash or sanitize your hands after.
• When removing do so by loops not touching the front.

While wearing Mask/ Storage

• Avoid touching it or your face. Wash or sanitize if you do.
• Change the mask when it becomes soiled or wet.
• Masks should be only removed when necessary and physical distance can be maintained.
• Dirty masks will be sent home in a ziplock bag.
• Extra masks should be sent in a ziplock bag.

Reminders

• The staff are often fixing masks so for their safety please follow these guidelines.
• Children under 3 are welcome to wear masks if guidelines are followed but they do NOT need to wear masks. 
• When children are eating there maks will be on a lanyard or in a ziplock bag
• During quiet time we will space the children 6 feet apart so they can have a mask break
• We are able to space children so will NOT put masks on children when they sleep.
• When we are outside we will also be doing mask breaks and staying distanced. If we can’t we will need extra masks as they get wet. So far we have been good with distance though.