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North Shore Child Care Resource & Referral Program
April 2009
North Shore Community Resources - Capilano Mall, 201 - 935 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S3 604-985-7138
website: www.nscr.bc.ca
Funded by: Province of BC, District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, United Way of the Lower Mainland
- May is Child Care Month Flyer
- Our Children, Our Future Flyer
- NSCCRR Workshop Calendar
- Workshop Registration Policy
- Connect for Kids Bookmarks
- VCH: Emergency Prepared-ness Workshop Flyer
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Spring is just around the corner – hard to believe with recent snow in the air – and that means two things: May is Child Care Month and a Provincial election. This edition of our newsletter will focus on both of these events.
Funding is tight for us but we think we have got something for everyone this May. We are particularly excited about our new projects: the Key Elements of Professional Nanny Care course and the Family Child Care Business Manual. We think both of these are going to be a wonderful asset to care providers and, ultimately, benefi t children in care.
Our Children, Our Future will be a May is Child Care Month event and a grand public forum to present information and highlights on the Child Care Needs Assessment, the community response, and Early Year’s initiatives on the North Shore. This will be held in the Centennial Theatre and open to anyone interested.
Please have a look at our enclosed May is Child Care Month fl yer and we hope we will see you at some of the events planned. We ask that you please post and circulate the information in order to promote our focus on the value of child care.
Tuesday, May 12th is the date for the Provincial election. Though not an offi cial May is Child Care Month event, we could certainly make it one by each taking the responsibility to encourage the vote and question candidates on their position on child care and early year’s supports and services. Families, employers, and the economy, particularly in these diffi cult times, need quality child care and family services. This should be part of basic infrastructure for the well being of children and an essential support to families working, seeking work, in school or in training, and balancing family commitments. Please look for more information in our newsletter. A good voting turnout promotes increased government accountability and good questions let the candidates know the priority issues. continued on page 2
Our Staff:Li Boesen, Executive Director
June Maynard, Manager, Child Care Resourse Program
Fariba Aghdassi, Information & Resource Consultant
Tunde Getaneh, Community Access Consultant
Christine Mann, Support & Outreach Consultant (Child Care Providers)
Maria Morisseau, Municipal Child Care Consultant
Virginia Pateman, Information & Resource Consultant (parents & families)
Sara Montazemi, Community Support Consultant
Sara Sutherland, Community Support Consultant
Catherine Janusz, Kaleen
McNamara, Elaine Smith
Reception and Administration
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Do you have an email
address?To keep you informed and up-to-date with our program and with current events in child care please let us know your email address.
Sue Irwin, Vancouver Coastal Regional Coordinator, CCRR Programs, is located in our offi ce.
June Maynard, Manager, CCRR Program
continued from page 1
May is Child Care Month and we congratulate parents, child care providers, nannies, relatives, Child Care Licensing, municipal governments, and community agencies, for your role in providing and facilitating child care. Spring means growth and child care is at the heart of growing a healthy community.
Thanks,
First Call on the ElectionFirst Call has launched a Provincial Election Kit advocating for children and youth in BC’s general election. The kit is intended to support individuals and community groups in promoting legislation, policy and practice that benefi t children and youth. It provides tools to advocate for children and youth leading up to the
May 12, 2009 provincial election. The Provincial Election Kit is available on the First Call website at www.fi rstcallbc.org
BC ECE News
Early Childhood Educators: The $20 Hour
Strategy
The Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) continues to work on and develop the $20 hour strategy. Research shows that many ECEs are leaving the fi eld because of wages/benefi ts that are too low to make a living. This adds to the diffi culty in recruiting new people. ECEBC believes that the benchmark of $20 an hour is a realistic entry-level wage for ECEs. In order for this to happen, a process of dialogue must occur that articulates the value of ECE work and explains why it can no longer be tied to a market system that pays wages based on a user fee. For more information and resources visit www.ecebc.ca or call tollfree: 1-800-797-5602
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As BC’s May 12th general election approaches, we may ask ourselves how to ensure that issues raised in the “Healthy Futures for BC Families” report are included in upcoming debates and campaign agendas. It is important that people who understand and care about these issues convey them to those who are asking for our vote. We can do this by attending all candidates forums and asking questions, and writing letters to the parties or to the local newspaper. Visit the sites of our provincial parties, join their facebook pages and get into the discussion. You can check out our provincial parties at the following sites:
www.bcliberals.com/
www.bcndp.ca/
www.greenparty.bc.ca/
www.conservativesbc.com/
Many NGOs will be setting up websites, facebook groups and on-line petitions for the election— including The BC Healthy Living Alliance, whose campaign materials should be on their website by February (www.bchealthyliving.ca).
Another way to contribute is by participating in call-in radio shows to express your point of view. Here are some useful tips if you are interested in participating in radio call-in talk shows:
Radio call-in tips:
1. Have your main point ready, back it up with a fact or two, and be straightforward and bold with your comments. The best comments come from the heart.
2. Short, pointed statements are preferable to long explanations. Make your point in about 15 seconds or less to ensure the host doesn’t cut you off.
3. Know the talk radio phone number before it’s given on the air. If you wait for it to be read out, the phone lines may already be full.
4. You can also email your comments to the talk show host, which they may read on the air. This is a great way to contribute if you can’t call.
Opposite, you will fi nd listings of radio call-in talk shows to help get you started.
Healthy Futures and the Provincial Election
Source: Keeping in Touch, March 2009, Children’s Programs, Public Health Agency of Canada, BC/Yukon Region, contributor Rita Koutsodimos, BC Healthy Living Allliance
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Child Care Resource Program Library News
It has been a busy few months for our CCRR lending library and, as always, we have been hard at work adding new resources and making improvements.
This beautiful aboriginal drum, made at a Tsleil-Waututh Nation Drum Making workshop, has been generously donated to our lending library by WHEELS. You can fi nd this exciting new item in our recently updated Music Box. Along with the drum, our music box now includes many new
items such as a wooden Guiro, a Rainbowmaker, Tone Blocks, Rhythm Sticks and so much more! This new and improved box is sure to be a hit with all of your budding musicians!
Many of you have asked that we add a Human Body Box to our collection and we are pleased to announce that we have done just that! Now available for loan is The Human Body Box complete with many exciting items such as the Anatomy Apron, 3-D Human Body Charts, a giant fl oor puzzle and so much more!
Our Dress-Up Box has also had a face lift. Pirates, princesses, even a cheeky monkey…let your children’s imaginations soar!
At North Shore Community Resources we believe in the power of play and our library has a great collection of books that promote and value play. Here are a few of our new titles…
“The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World” by Susan Linn.
“Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play” by Vivian Gussey.
“The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon” by Dr. David Elkind.
Do you want to promote more active play in your child care setting? Why not try out our new “Fun Tube”, an exciting new see-thru tunnel. Whether it’s indoors on a rainy day, or outdoors enjoying the spring sunshine, our new Parachute Games Grab Bag is sure to be a hit! Or, check out “The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games: Classic Fun for Daring Boys and Girls” by Scott Strother for some great new ideas.
Useful Websites:
www.caringforkids.cps.ca
Help your baby learn and grow. It’s never too early!
www.child-encyclopedia.
com
Find information about sleeping behavior, crying behavior, parenting skills, aggression or any other of the encyclopedia’s 33 topics online on early childhood development.
www.theroadmap.ca
Children’s language and literacy skills evolve under the infl uence of a multitude of factors both within each child and within the environment. The resources created by the Roadmap combine the best of what is known about each of the relevant factors and their interactions to provide the big picture of how children’s abilities as language and literacy learners develop from infancy onwards.
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Child Care Resource Program Library News
Just in time for spring!
We have a great collection of books and felt stories and have been busy adding new ones guaranteed to compliment your program.
Here’s a small sample…
Bald Eagle, Bald Eagle, What do you see?
Three Little Seeds
5 Little Bees and a Bee Hive
5 Little Lady Bugs
Once again, we would like to remind you that our lending time for large equipment is 3 months. Equipment like Playpens, Strollers, and Sleep Mats are meant to assist new care providers by lessening their start up costs, and we would like to be able to have the equipment available for lending. The loan time for large toys like the Light Table and the Wooden Rocking Boat is 4 weeks and we encourage you to return these popular items on time so that another member may enjoy them.
Feel free to call ahead to see if we have the toy, book, or piece of equipment available that you would like to borrow.
Thank you for your cooperation and your continued support!
Shown above is the Anatomy Apron, one of the exciting items found in our new Human Body Box.
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Community NewsTake Care of Yourself!
Eating well and being active go hand in hand. Care providers have demanding jobs and you need to care for yourself. Fortunately, caring for yourself provides a wonderful role model for the children you work with.
Food provides our bodies with the fuel it needs to keep moving. To help you stay active and eat like a champion, try some of these tips.
Go for the gold by keeping your energy up:
• Drink water throughout the day, especially before, during, and after exercise
• Go for a walk, try a fi tness class, or play a sport for 30-60 minutes each day
• Eat a small meal or snack 1-2 hours before exercise
• After more intense exercise, eat a snack with carbs and protein within 15 minutes to two hours (e.g., fruit and yogurt or half a turkey sandwich)
• Weight bearing exercise (i.e. walking, jogging, hiking, climbing stairs, dancing, and weight training) helps to build stronger bones and muscles
• Stay well nourished by eating enough servings from each of the four food groups; visit www.myfoodguide.ca
Finish the day feeling like a champion:
• Take time to sit down and enjoy meals with friends and family
• Eat at least three meals a day and have snacks in between if needed
• Exercise daily to improve mood and self-esteem and to help de-stress
For more information, go to the Dietitians of Canada website at www.dietitians.ca.
Submitted by Margaret Broughton, Community Nutritionist, Vancouver Coastal Health
Snack ideas for champions on the go:
• Cheese cubes with apple slices and grapes
• Trail mix with nuts, cereal, and dried fruit
• A whole wheat tortilla or pita triangles with hummus
• Fruit chunks with vanilla yogurt for dipping
• Half a bagel with cheese and strawberries
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Gastroenteritis (“Stomach Flu”) Outbreaks in
Childcare Facilities
Fifteen outbreaks of gastroenteritis (i.e. two or more episodes of vomiting and/or diarrhea within a 24 hour period) in childcare facilities on the North Shore have been reported to Licensing over the last year.
The majority of outbreaks have been either confi rmed or suspected to be attributed to the norovirus or Norwalk-like virus, a type of virus that causes gastroenteritis or ‘stomach fl u’.
Norovirus infections are characterized by an upset stomach, vomiting and/or diarrhea, with/without fever and chills within 12 hrs to 48 hrs of exposure and usually lasts for one to three days.
Norovirus is found in the vomit and stool (diarrhea) of people who are infected.
We spread it when we don’t wash our hands well enough after using the toilet or cleaning up after someone has been sick.. Also, the virus can spread in the air in droplets that are too small to see. This happens with vomiting and diarrhea or even with cleaning up afterwards. The droplets can land on our noses and mouths and infect us, making us sick. The droplets can also land on toys countertops, sink taps and other common contact surfaces where the viruses on them can live for a long time. The virus can then spread by getting on our hands and then to our mouths or into things like food, water or ice. This explains why so many people get sick in a child care facility so quickly.
If you suspect a gastroenteritis outbreak in your facility (i.e. 3 or more children in a particular group with symptoms of unexplained vomiting or diarrhea, within a 3 day period), please call Sam Sew, Environmental Health Offi cer (EHO) at 604-983-6802 or your Licensing Offi cer immediately.
EHO will review illness information and discuss required infection control measures to prevent further spread of illness to the children, staff and families
Food Safety for Childcare
Facilities Workshop
Do you know….
• the do’s and don’ts of handling, storing and preparing food for the children and your family?
• how to prevent food poisoning as a foodhandler and avoid it as a consumer?
Food Safety Workshop Dates:
• Tuesday, May 5, 2009 6:30 to 9:00pm
• Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 6:30 to 9:00pm
Location:
Daycare Room at North Shore Neighbourhood House
225 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver
Fee: $10.00
Cheque payable to “Vancouver Coastal Health Authority”.
All participants MUST PRE-REGISTER at least a week in advance of the workshop date by calling Sam Sew, Public Health Inspector at 604-983-6802
Please be advised that seating is limited and that workshops may be cancelled due to insuffi cient attendance.
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CCRR Workshop ScheduleAll workshops will take place in the Community Room at Capilano Mall, #203 - 935 Marine Drive, North
Vancouver. Please register with any CCRR staff person by calling 604-985-7138.
Please advise us if you have registered for a workshop and cannot attend. there will be a $5.00 fee for
anyone who registered for a workshop but did not show. This fee must be paid prior to attending another
workshop. Please see Workshop Registration Policy insert.
CCRR program presents workshops based on client requests and identifi ed need. We cannot guarantee that our
workshops will meet the requirements of the ECE Registry. It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure they
have suffi cient and acceptable professional development hours for ECE renewal.
NOTE!
Non-Violent Communication Presenter: Marc Lalonde
Date & Time: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:30 - 8:00 pm (1.5 hours)
Borrowing from Marshall Rosenberg�s work on Non-Violent Communication and incorporating Neurolin-
guistic Programming, as well as other effective communications skills, this workshop is designed to make
people more conscious of how to communicate effectively. FULL WITH WAIT LIST.
Anger Management in the Classroom Presenter: Larissa Hanssen
Date & Time: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (2.0 hours)
A workshop with information and suggestions to assist children in recognizing and
dealing with their own feelings of anger. FULL WITH WAIT LIST.
Working Through Tough and Tender Issues with Families Presenter: Christine Hibbert
Date & Time: Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Communicating with families on tough and tender issues is a challenge for most of us but is crucial to
quality service delivery. During the workshop we will identify some of the issues and challenges and work
through some key guidelines and strategies for success. FULL WITH WAIT LIST.
Interactive Story Times Presenter: Walter Zicha
Date & Time: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Walter from the North Vancouver City Library will be sharing ideas from his wealth of
experience to make your story and circle times more dynamic. FULL WITH WAIT LIST.
Aboriginal Literacy with Make & TakePresenter: Lori Roberts
Date & Time: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:30 - 8:00 pm (1.5 hours)
This is a hands-on sharing session to enhance learning about the First Nations Aboriginal Culture in BC.
Participants will learn about literacy, numeracy and print, including how to incorporate Aboriginal themes
and practices in everyday activities. Workshop activities will include: discussing theme boxes, learning
Aboriginal words, Aboriginal resources to view and try, and some exciting make and take pieces to expand
your personal resource library. FULL WITH WAIT LIST.
Thursday May 21st - Caregiver Appreciation Open House
In the Community Room #203 - at Capilano Mall – Care providers can drop in
between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. for some pampering and appreciation for the valuable
work you do in our community. * No professional development certifi cates provided.
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Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR - Full-Day Training by Safe and Sound First AidDates & Times: Saturdays, May 16, June 27, Aug. 8 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Is it time to take or renew your First Aid certifi cate? Complete this Red Cross First Aid Certifi cate in
one day. NOTE: Registration and payment for all First Aid courses hosted by NSCCRR is now handled
directly through Safe and Sound First Aid. (www.fi rstaid.citysoup.ca). (For registrants without home
internet access, phone 604-945-7277 and Safe and Sound staff will be happy to take your registration
info by telephone.) A manual & certifi cate will be issued. Cost: $90.00 + GST.
Professional Development
Mark your calendars!
ADMINISTRATOR’S MEETINGS bringing together administrators from group child
care programs across the North Shore to network and share information. Presenters
focusing on specifi c topics are occasionally invited. Co-facilitated by Maria Morisseau,
North Shore Child Care Resource Program and Shelley Esau, CCFL, Vancouver
Coastal Health, North Shore. Please contact Maria at 604-985-7138 local 122 or by
email [email protected] for further details.
Dates: Wednesday May 20, 2009
Time: 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Place: Community Room #203, Capilano Mall
PLEASE RSVP, THANKS!
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre offers workshops and training on a wide range of topics for: Parents, Early Childhood Education and Child Care Practitioners, Settlement Workers, and others working with young children and their families.
Workshops for Parents • Professional Development and Training Services Workshops for Early Childhood • Education and Child Care Practitioners and Others Working with Young Children and their Families. Westcoast can bring the training to you. Customized workshops are negotiable.Responsible Adult Course• Safe Spaces - Bullying Prevention Programming for Young Children •
For further information on these and other workshops, please call 604-709-5661 or check out their website at: www.wstcoast.org
Wednesday May 6th - Our Children, Our Future
Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Child care providers, parents, political representatives, agency partners and the community are invited to attend a public forum on child care and early years initiatives on the North Shore. The Child Care Needs Assessment, community action, Understanding the Early Years outcomes and creative initiatives will be presented. Displays and refreshments provided. No prior registration required. Professional development certifi cates provided.
See fl yer insert for details.
FREE EVENT!!!
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We continue to offer a Mother Goose for child care providers in North Vancouver and West Vancouver!!
North Vancouver:
Friday mornings 9:45 - 10:45 amSt. John the Evangelist Anglican Church220 West 8th Street (near 13th Street and Chesterfi eld Avenue)
West Vancouver:
Thursday afternoons 1:15 - 2:15 pmWestcot Elementary School 760 Westcot Road
Friday afternoons 1:15 - 2:15 pmHollyburn Elementary School1329 Duchess Avenue
Mother Goose for Child Care Providers!Welcome to our Newest
Family Child Care
Providers !
Registered Licensed-Not-
Required Family Child Care
(RLNR):
Little Einstein Family Child Care (Soheila Jamalian)
Cub Care Family Child Care (Tanya O’Neill)
Jungle Monkey’s Family Child Care (Yanique Lamers)
Bees and Honey Family Child Care (Sheri Church)
Greenways Family Child Care (Sahba Bagheri)
Beagle’s Buddies Family Child Care (Lisa Morrison)
From Sleepers to Sneakers Family Child Care (Heather Fraser)
Licensed Family Child Care
Providers (LFCC):
Monika’s Place Family Child Care (Monika Senn)
In Home Multi-Age Child
Care:
Creative Children Family Child Care (Zohreh Faziali)
Changes:
Westview Family Child Care is now Licensed
Delbrook Family Child Care is now Licensed
Nena’s Family Child Care is now In-Home Multi Age Child Care
Elsa’s Family Child Care is now In-Home Multi Age Child Care
Koo’s Korner is now Multi Age
Group Child Care
Circle of CareDrop-In Programs for Child Care Providers!
Are you a nanny, relative, friend, or family child care provider?
This fun drop-in program for children and their care providers is expanding!!!! Come join us from 9:30 am - 11:30 am at any one of our 4 locations!
Tuesday @ John Braithwaite Community Centre, Family Resource Room, 145 West 1st Street, North Vancouver
Wednesday @ Hollyburn Elementary School, 1329 Duchess Avenue, West Vancouver **(Holly House entrance outside by staircase)
Thursday @ Canyon Heights Church, 4840 Capilano Road, North Vancouver **
Friday @ Parkgate Community Center, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver **
Enjoy a fun morning of networking and playtime! These drop-ins start with free play including an art activity for the children, time and opportunity for care providers to connect, and end with a circle time that includes songs, rhymes and a story.
For more information, please call: 604-985-7138
** Sponsored through WECAN and UNITED WAY
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Family Child Care
NetworkingA Better You Continued…
Do you remember the fi rst 3 steps or the 7 steps to a better you by Debra Goh from our last newsletter?
Well here are the remaining 4:
4. Know your passions
You know who you are and what you truly enjoy in life. Obstacles like doubt and lack of enthusiasm will only hinder you, but will not derail your chance to become the person you ought to be. Express yourself and honor the people who have inspired you to become the very person you desired to be.
5. Live from the inside out
Increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly refl ecting in silence. Commune with nature - breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind. For most of us city slickers it's hard to even fi nd the peace and quiet we want even in our own home. In my case I often just sit in a dimly lit room and play some classical music. There's sound, yes, but music does soothe the savage beast.
6. Honor your strengths
What are your positive traits? What special talents do you have? List three - if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify these. Are you imaginative, witty, and good with your hands? Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. You can increase your self-confi dence when you can share what you know to others.
7. Serve others
When you live authentically, you may fi nd that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others -your spirit - your essence. The rewards for sharing your gift with those close to you are indeed rewarding, much more if it were to be the eyes of a stranger who can appreciate what you have done to them. Self-improvement is indeed one type of work that is worth it. It shouldn’t always be within the confi nes of an offi ce building, or maybe in the four corners of your own room. The difference lies within ourselves and how much we want to change for the better.
Our meetings have become educational!
The group decided to watch informative DVDs or Videos pertaining to Child Care (Guidance, Child Development, Programming, etc) and discuss in a relaxed environment.
Our next meeting will be:
Monday April 20, 2009 - 7:00 to 9:00 pm
NO network meeting in May, instead please come to our special Child Care Provider “Appreciation Night” on Thursday May 21, 2009 (see May is Child Care Month fl yer for more info)
Monday June 22, 2009 - 7:00 – 9:00 pm
(We can discuss having another Family Picnic for July, weather permitting.)
Thank you to Sara Sutherland for all the great work and support she offered during the time Christine Mann reduced her working hours. Christine is now back in the offi ce 5 days a week, covering every Thursday evening for the Lending Library. Sara will continue to support the Outreach and Support position as needed.
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An Amazing Cultural Experience
By: Lori Roberts, Wheels Program
www.connectforkids.ca
I, along with 9 participants of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Mother Goose and Caring For Our Kids programs, had the unique opportunity of attending a special drum-making session held in the Tsleil-Waututh Community Centre. Brenda Antone, (Aboriginal Parent Community Liaison) arranged for Stewart Nahanee, a member of the Squamish Nation, to teach us the history and art of drum-making and guide us through making our own cedar-rimmed, deer hide drums! Part of the drum-making tradition is that generally, drums are made as gifts; therefore, each participant made their drum for their child, niece or nephew, or grandchild. Once completed, the sinew and hide used to string the drum must dry and harden before you can play your drum. I was a little worried that my fi rst attempt might not produce a “good drum”, but in Stewart’s wise words: “Any drum that makes a sound is a good drum.” I tried it this morning and indeed, it makes a beautiful, rich sound. I have given my drum to the CCRR Resource Library to be added to one of our Aboriginal themed resource boxes. Be sure to try it out when you have a chance.
For more information, Stewart can be reached through his company: Cedars-us at (604) 671-4817 or at [email protected].
Strongstart
Eagle Harbour Primary School (Portable)5575 Marine DriveWest Vancouver, BC V7W 2R4604-980-1380
Monday through Friday8:45 am to 11:45 am
West Vancouver School District welcomes preschoolers and their families/caregivers to our FREE early learning progam.children attending with their families will enjoy free play, science, arts and crafts, a healthy snack and a Circle Time featuring stories, music and movement and singing.Parents/caregivers will learn about effective early learning and child guidance practices, and meet and make connections with other families in their community.
Facilitator: Sharon McGavinPortable # 604-981-1387
Do you know about WHEELS?
WHEELS, a program of North Shore Community Resources, is a mobile service that can visit Early Child Care and Education Centres on the North Shore (Deep Cove to Lions Bay included). WHEELS can bring a variety of excellent resources for care providers, parents and programs, including resource boxes and books from the CCRR lending library. The WHEELS van is equipped with resources to support family child care providers and group centres in a variety of activities (art, motor skills, multi-cultural events) and can also offer information on other family resources available across the North Shore. WHEELS can present HOP (Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers) sessions, Kindergarten Readiness and Developmental Stages information, Health and Nutrition resources and much more at NO COST to your program. Please call the WHEELS Co-ordinator at (604) 985-7138 ext. 114 or email [email protected] to set up a visit or request more information.
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An interactive community forum about affordable housing choices and socially sustainable solutions for the North Shore
May 27, 2009 7:00 PM-9:00 PMKeynote speaker: Michael Geller presents:
“10 Ways to Create Affordable Housing”Three North Shore Mayors Respond
May 28th, 2009 9:30 AM – 4:00 PMPanel Discussion and Public Input
Leo Marshall CentrePlease register early on our website www.housingthenorthshore.ca
or contact: Kaleen McNamara at [email protected] 604-985-7138 by May 1st, 2009
In advance of the forum organizers would like to meet with local groups for short
discussions (30-45 minutes) on housing issues. Interested groups that would like to host a
session in April or May are asked to contact Donna Stewart at 604-986-9604. Have an
opinion about housing on the North Shore? Have your say at:
www.housingthenorthshore.ca
Connect for Kids is a new website designed for parents, early childhood educators, program and service providers, as well as school age children and their families. This attractive and easily navigated website is packed with information about child care facilities, after school programs, parent and child early learning programs such as Parent Child Mother Goose and Strong Start, and a variety of parent/caregiver education and support programs. Look for the connectforkids.ca bookmark included with this newsletter.
Family Child Care
Business Manual
North Shore Community Resources Society and Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre are pleased to announce the launch of the Family Child Care Business Manual. With funding from the Ministry of Children and Family Development and North Shore Community Resources Society, this manual has been developed and revised and is ready to be presented as an operational tool for both new and experienced family child care providers.
This will be available soon for download on our website at www.nscr.bc.ca or contact June Maynard at 604-985-7138.
Key Elements of Professional Nanny Care
May 23rd, May 30th, and June 6th
North Shore Community Resources Society is excited to launch a three day course, offered on three successive Saturdays, for nannies and informal care providers. For more information, please contact Sue Irwin at 604-985-7138. This initial course will be free of charge due to a generous grant from WECAN.
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ActivitiesCatching the Dragon's Tail
A dragon is formed by grouping the players into a long line each with their hands on the shoulders of the one in front of him.
The fi rst in the row is the dragon's head.
The last in the row is the dragon's tail, eager to lash to the right and left in order to escape the head.
Until the signal GO is given, the dragon must be a straight line.
Someone in the group counts "One, two, three, go!"
On the signal GO the head runs around toward the tail and tries to catch it.
The whole body must move with the head and remain unbroken.
If the head succeeds in touching the tail, they may continue to be the head.
If the body breaks before he catches the tail the head becomes the tail and the next in line is the head and so on until each has a chance to be the head and the tail.
Butterfl y Art Activity
• pipe cleaners (assorted colors)
• coffee fi lters (large size)
• water-base markers
• small spray bottle fi lled with water
Give each child a coffee fi lter and have them color on it with markers. Encourage them to make designs.
Have them hold up the coffee fi lter, and spray with water. Let them watch the colors spread and run together.
Once the fi lter is dry, bunch it in the middle and wrap a pipe cleaner around it. Make sure you leave a little extra pipe cleaner to make two antennas.
Finger Poem:
Five Little Ladybugs...
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
One fl ew away then there were four
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One fl ew away then there were three
Three Little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One fl ew away then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One fl ew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She fl ew away and then there were none
(May be used on a fl annel board)
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Make a Kite from a Paper Grocery Bag
• Large brown paper grocery bag (one per child)
• Strong string
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• A number of paper ring reinforcement (the kind you use on paper in binders -- from any offi ce supply. You could also substitute masking tape).
• School glue or paste
• Paint (tempera, acrylic -- whatever you have)
• Crayons, markers, pencil crayons
• Paper streamers or crepe paper that you can cut into strips
• A few found objects (bits of paper, glitter, buttons -- nothing too heavy)
Begin by taking the hole punch and making four (4) holes in the top of the paper bag - one in each of the corners. Add paper ring reinforcements to the holes, or put a small piece of masking tape over the hole and poke through with a pencil. This will ensure that your holes
don't tear through.
Next, cut two (2) lengths of string about 30" each.
Tie each end of the strings through a hole in the bag. The goal is to create two loops.
Next, cut another piece of string -- again around 30". Loop this new piece of string through the two loops you created and tie in a knot. This piece of string will become the handle of your kite.
You are now ready to decorate the paper bag kite using paint, markers or whatever else you desire. You can paint designs on the kite or turn the kite into a
fi sh by adding eyes, gills and fi ns. You can glue different items to the kite but be sure not to load the kite down with heavy items -- or it will have a hard time staying up in the air.
Use paper streamers as kite tails and glue them to the bottom of the paper bag. You can make your own streamers by cutting crepe paper into strips. Another nifty streamer idea is to take plastic bags and cut them into strips.
Once the glue and paint is dry, the kite can fl y. Hold on tightly to the string handle and run so
that the wind catches the kite. When the bag fi lls with air it will fl oat and fl utter behind you.
As a variation, you can add a longer handle string to the kite so it will fl y higher in the air.
Stuffed Fish Art Activity
Cut two large fi sh shapes from construction paper.
Put the two together and use a hole punch to create holes around the fi sh for the children to sew together with wool. Leave one end open and stuff with newspaper, then complete the sewing.
Activities
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From December 1, 2008 – February 28, 2009, child care spaces were requested for 228 children. Of those 228, 45% of the requests came from families in the District of North Vancouver, 34% from the City of North Vancouver, 5% from West Vancouver, and 16% from families living outside of the North Shore. Over the three month period noted above, families were provided with a total of 10,043 facility names located in 60 different neighbourhoods.
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LeadershipInnovation & Inspiration
Celebrating 40 years of ECEBC
The theme of the 38th Annual ECEBC Conference 2009 refl ects the organization’s continued commitment to advancing the profession and practice of Early Childhood Education. This conference will highlight some of the best and most innovative thinking in Early Childhood Education as evidenced in the wide diversity of topics and calibre of presenters. Every delegate will be able to take something back with them to strengthen their practice and to build the culture of leadership in their own community.
This year also marks ECEBC’s 40th anniversary and organizers have created an event that incorporates the best elements of a celebration—favourite presenters, shopping fun, sit-down lunch buffets with friends and colleagues, and an 1980s themed gala dinner that will be fi lled with big sound, big hair, and big fun! This is the conference to attend in 2009! Please come join us. We look forward to seeing you May 21 to 23, 2009 in Richmond, BC!
Pre-Conference Event:
Time is of the Essence: Perspectives from Parents and
Professionals
7th Annual Assessment WorkshopThursday, May 21, 2009 Neville Scarfe Building, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
This year’s theme explores the notion of time and its relevance to the assessment of young children. The conference features presenters who look at ways to balance and respect children’s needs, families’ wishes, and the preference of many professionals to conduct assessments earlier rather than later in childhood. The event will feature new research fi ndings, innovative practice, and perspectives from parents.
For detailed information and registration check the website: www.ecebc.ca/events/index.html
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