september newsletter 2016 - calgaryfamilydayhomes.com · invoice due date: friday, september 23rd,...
TRANSCRIPT
September Newsletter 2016
CALGARY & REGION FAMILY DAY HOME AGENCY Inc.
Dates to Remember:
Invoice due date: Friday, September 23rd, 2016 Provider Appreciation: Monday, September 26th, 2016. Please join us for our annual provider appreciation. Please RSVP to Laura by September 19th, 2016 at [email protected] Conversation Café with Daniel Hodgins: Friday, October 28th, 2016. Join the AFCCA Breath of Fresh Air
Conference for a key note from Daniel Hodgins on “Developing the Successful Team.” We will be looking at
how to create a team atmosphere. Handling conflicts, helping team members feel worthy, communicating together
and development of personal strengths. Registration and payment is required for this event. Please send the
completed registration forms to Danielle at [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryFamilyDayhomes
http://www.pinterest.com/crfdha/
DIY FLOAM
Ingredients
2 tsp of Borax
1/4 cup of Elmer's Glue
1/3 cups of Polystyrene Beads (bean bag filler)
3/4 cups of Water
Tempera Powder - optional
Instructions
1. In a bowl combine 2 teaspoons of borax with 1/2 cup of very warm water.
2. Mix until the borax is dissolved.
3. In a separate bowl combine 1/4 cup of Elmer's glue with 1/4 cup of water. Add tempera powder if
color is desired.
4. Once the ingredients of both bowls are dissolved pour everything into a ziplock bag (glue mixture, borax
mixture, and polystyrene beads).
5. Seal the bag and shake until everything is combined.
6. Dump out and PLAY!
http://parentingchaos.com/diy-floam/
From the desk of Louise: Parent Accounts Manager
Back To School!
Providers/Parents: Have children started Grade One? Is there a change of fee? Are children back in care that have been away for the summer? The office needs to know!
Please make sure all terminations are received in the office before the actual termination date.
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and hopefully we will have a beautiful Fall.
Page 2 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
From the desk of Susan: Director
September is Safety month! Consultants might be spending a little more time in your home on
their visits this month as they check off their semi-annual safety review.
Providers may also notice a change in their Consultant this month as one of our Consultants is
returning from maternity leave; welcome back Candace!
The Agency is hosting a First Aid renewal course October.22. If you are up for renewal and want
to take advantage (only $70!) please contact your Consultant to register. Space is limited and filling
up fast.
September 26th is our annual Provider Appreciation and we are looking forward to celebrating all
the hard work that Providers do, every day! Please RSVP to the office and mark your calendars for
September 26 at the Glamorgan Community Center. There will be a Scholastic Book Fair set up
that night, and also at our office the Saturday before - watch for more details on our Facebook
page: www.facebook.com/CalgaryFamilyDayhomes
From the desk of Laura: Invoicing
Hello Everyone and Happy Fall! I hope you all enjoyed your summer and were able to spend some time in the sunshine.
Scholastic Book Flyers will be coming out to your homes again this month, if you prefer you can view the flyers on the Scholastic website www.scholastic.ca
Please email orders to [email protected] or fax to 403-240-2668 and have the funds deducted from the following months’ invoice.
Hope to see you on September 26th as we Celebrate all of your hard work and many, many years of service!
Page 3 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Do you have any Suggestions for the agency?
Please send any suggestions to Susan at
Happy Birthday to our providers
celebrating a birthday this month!
Jennifer
Ren
Sara
Lida
Alma
Kamala
Kim
Meeta
What Parents are Saying
About: Kim M.
I feel so fortunate and grateful to have Kim as my son's
care provider. I go to work each day knowing I have left
him in a safe, healthy, nurturing, stimulating, and fun
environment. He is surrounded by a caring provider and
good friends. I know and trust his physical, emotional,
social and developmental needs are being met with inten-
tion and creativity. Kim provides enough structure and
limits to ensure safety and consistency, and activities and
themes that stimulate interest, curiosity and learning,
while allowing the children the freedom and flexibility to
direct their own process of learning and discovery
through play. Kim offers the perfect balance of both
structure and child-directedness. I so appreciate her per-
sonal and professional experience, her intuitive sense of
what the kids in her care want and need, as well as the
fact that she continually pursues her own further learning
through colleagues, your agency, and her ongoing studies
which she enthusiastically applies within her day home
setting. What a gift that my son can reap the benefits of
such a devoted care provider! Thank you, Kim, and
thank you Calgary Family Dayhomes!
What Parents are Saying
About: Christine A.
My experience with Christine's day home has been amaz-ing! Christine is professional, reliable, caring and does an awesome job with J. I am at peace when I drop him off in the morning because I know he is in good hands. She is keen on exposing the kids to a variety of activities such as puzzles, snow painting, colouring, dramatic play, multi-cultural music and dance as well as outdoor time. She also does an awesome job of filling out a communication book with details about J's day. J has learned so much for the length of time at he has been under Christine's care.
What Parents are Saying
About the Agency:
[I just wanted to leave you with some positive feedback. We love Fe and she is a great provider. But with Fe being away, we’ve had our son in back-up care, both which were great providers as well. We are just so happy with the agency and how quickly they found back-up care for us and that we know S is in good hands]
What Parents are Saying
About: Anu R.
I want to give my sincere thanks to Calgary Family Day Home and specially Anu for her incredible care and love towards my daughter and her valuable feedback to us for R's growth. I am very satisfied with the care Anu provide to all kids including R.
Prevent it! A workshop for Taking Action to Stop Child Sexual Abuse
http://littlewarriors.ca/prevention/workshop/
Training Sessions / Workshops in the Community
For information on workshops and training sessions help by Alberta Health Services please visit their website at:: http://fcrc.albertahealthservices.ca/course_registration/public_course_list.php
Heart of South Calgary Family Resource Centre
They offer lots of free classes that are drop in or registration - call (403)219-3477 ext 213 or email [email protected]
Training Sessions / Workshops in Chestermere
www.chestermere.ca > Town Services > Community Services > Programs For 0 - 5 Years Old
YWCA Parent Link Corridor
Visit the YWCA Calgary Website for more information on their upcoming workshops and newsletters. For more information on upcoming programs call: (403) 262-0497
All workshop and trainings held at the YWCA Parent Link Corridor. 320-5th Avenue SE
Accreditation Reminder of the Month Find the Accreditation Standards here:
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/accreditation-standards.pdf
Standard 2.3: Child Care Programs promote competence, active exploration, and learning through play.
Indicators: Providing, engaging, and extending play experiences.
a. Plan experiences that promote development and learning across all developmental domains.
b. Promote early literacy through daily programming.
c. Provide extended periods for children to become actively engaged in a wide variety of self-selected, open-ended
play.
d. Provide open-ended experiences and opportunities to encourage creative expression.
e. Be actively involved in children’s play experiences.
f. Provider cognitive activities and experiences at the developmental level of the children.
Physical Literacy
A link to the eBook; A Hop, Skip and a Jump: Enhancing Physical Literacy Tool Kit can be found here:
http://www.mtroyal.ca/cs/groups/public/documents/pdf/hop_skip_and_jump_completed_pd.pdf
Page 4 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Calgary’s Child Magazine - Online! http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=290934#{"issue_id":290934,"page":0}
Alberta Health Services Apple Magazine - Online!
http://www.applemag-digital.com/applemag/summer_2016?pg=1#pg1
Professional Parenting Professional Parenting puts on FREE Webinars each month. Visit this website for more information:
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=76d6a00c-38a1-4565-8ef3-89260d365d6d&c=e55cfd40-bf12-11e3-9cb2-d4ae5292c4bc&ch=e63f46f0-bf12-11e3-9d09-d4ae5292c4bc
Page 5 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Don't get stung! Safe use of personal insect repellant.
While enjoying the warm summer weather, don't forget to protect yourself from pesky bugs that bite! Health Can-ada is reminding Canadians to use bug spray and other insect repellents safely to avoid mosquito and other bug bites. Bug bites can cause a number of health problems from itchiness and irritation to potentially serious diseases. Per-sonal insect repellents can help protect you from mosquito, blackfly and tick bites, but it’s important to remember that they should only be used as directed. If you are using an insect repellent, always follow the label directions. To check for the most recent product infor-mation, use Health Canada’s new pesticide label search mobile app.
What you should do Preventing bug bites is your best protection! To help avoid bug bites, cover exposed skin with clothing as much as possible. If you choose to use a personal insect repellent, follow these important steps:
Use insect repellents that have been approved by Health Canada. (They have a Pest Control Product (PCP) registration number on the prod-uct label.)
Always read the entire label carefully before using, and follow all di-rections. This includes restrictions for use on children and the maximum number of applications allowed per day.
Only apply a small amount of repellent on exposed skin or on top of clothing. (You don’t need a lot for it to be effective.)
Never spray insect repellents directly into your face. Spray on your hands first and then apply to your face.
Try not to get repellent in your eyes. If you do, rinse them immedi-ately with water.
Keep all insect repellent containers out of reach and sight of children and pets and supervise the application of insect repellents on children. Avoid applying repellent to children's hands to reduce the chance of getting the repellent in their eyes and mouths.
If you are concerned that you might be sensitive to a product, apply the product to a small area of skin on your arm and wait 24 hours to see if you have a reaction.
If you suspect that you or your child is reacting to an insect repellent, stop using the product immediately, wash treated skin, and get medical help. When you go to the doctor, take the product container with you.
Report health and safety concerns Report any adverse events to the manufacturer, who is required by law to report it to Health Canada. You may also report an incident directly to Health Canada by completing an incident report form. Public Inquiries 613-957-2991 / 1-866 225-0709
Page 6 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Page 7 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Play, Participation and Possibilities: The Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum Framework for Alberta
What is the Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum Framework? The idea of an Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum Framework for Alberta started in 2012 and is based after the internationally recognized New Brunswick Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care. The Director of the Child Development Branch at Alberta’s Ministry of Human Services invited faculty from MacEwan Early Learning and Child Care Program and Mount Royal Department of Child and Youth Studies to collaborate on developing and piloting a curriculum framework for early childhood educators working in centre-based childcare and family day homes in Alberta. “Play, Participation, and Possibilities” is the result of a two-year collaboration among early learning and child care educators, early childhood academics, government, and professionals working in related fields across Alberta. The Curriculum’s Main Concepts Are: The Image of the Child as a Citizen and Learner The Practice of Relationships for Early Learning and Child Care Educator/Provider Nurturing the Child’s Disposition to Learn The Environment for Early Learning Supporting Families through changes and Transitions Throughout the next few months, we will explore what it means and how to apply it to your daily routines in more details. Reference: Makovichuk, L., Hewes, J., Lirette, P., & Thomas, N. (2014). Play, participation, and possibilities: An early learning and child care curriculum framework for Alberta. Retrieved from www.childcareframework.com
Page 8 Page 8 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
What are our Providers doing?
Do you have some pictures you want to share? Email them (No children's faces
please) to your consultant!
September Newslet ter 2016 Page 7 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Current Interests & Goals
Activities Involving
Provider Participation
Dramatic Play
Nature Exploration
Indoor Outdoor
Gross Motor Activities
Outdoor Indoor
Fine Motor Activities
Sensory Play
Creative Arts
Language Activities
Books
Problem Solving/Math Skills
Cooperative Play Fundamental Movement
Skills
Science
Walking Water Experiment
Leak Proof Bag
Experiment
Make your own Bouncy Balls
Magnetic Slime
Inflate a Balloon
(vinegar and baking
soda)
“How Things Work”
“What's Under the Bed”
“Magic School Bus - in-
side the Human Body”
Marbled Milk Paper
Whole Milk and
Food Colouring
Make a large volcano
all together (Create
and decorate)
Pretending to be scientists - make a
laboratory in the play space
DIY Floam
How to make an egg shell disap-
pear
Balloon rockets
Seed jar - what can you find out-
side that would grow inside a jar?
Skeleton Leaves
Winter, Spring, Summer,
Fall
The Cloud Song
Parts of a Plant
Go ahead and use this sample as part of your
Activity Planner—just make sure to
adjust it to meet your
day home’s needs
Visit our Pinterest
Page for more
details on some
activities on this
planner!
PROVIDERS:
Do you have any suggestions / interests that you are
needing help planning for? Send your ideas to Danielle
at [email protected] for them to
be added to an upcoming newsletter!
Websites to Visit
http://www.calgaryfamilydayhomes.com/providers.php Visit our website and fill out our provider survey
www.foothillsnetwork.ca Early Childhood services available to parents and communities within the Foothills
Region
www.aelcs.ca Accreditation for Early Learning and Child Care Services
www.child.alberta.ca This site accesses programs and services in Alberta’s government monitored child care
industry. Find the Family Day Home Standards Booklet on the website.
www.parentsmatter.ca This site provides information relating to parent-child development through the
Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs.
www.zerotothree.org A great site to get developmental, researched information on children age zero to 3 years of
age.
www.mentoringboys.com This Canadian site focuses on boys and their unique needs. Check out their monthly
newsletter for some great information.
www.positivediscipline.com This website looks at what is positive discipline.
www.familyfuncalgary.com This Calgary website links you to current family events offered in the city.
http://www.2000days.ca This website is a network of resources to connect people working in Early Years
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/nutrition/Page2929.aspx. Nutrition information for children of all
ages.
Calgary & Region Family Day Homes Agency Inc.
Address: 3224 - 28 Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta T3E 2J6
Phone: 403.217.5394 / Fax: 403.240.2668
24hr Emergency Line: 403.852.3894
ww.calgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Page 10 September Newslet ter 2016 www.ca lgaryfamilydayhomes.com
Health Canada Recalls: Dorel Juvenile Canada recalls swivel wheel jogging strollers
Affected products
Instep, Instep Safari and Schwinn Grand Safari swivel wheel jogging strollers with a front
wheel quick release mechanism
Product description
This recall involves single and double occupant swivel wheel jogging strollers that have a quick
release mechanism for removing and re-attaching the front wheel. Instep, Instep Safari and
Schwinn Grand Safari strollers with the following model numbers are affected. The model
number is located on the back of the stroller seat on a label.
Hazard identified
If not installed properly, the front wheel can become loose and detach, posing crash and fall hazards. Neither
Dorel Juvenile Canada nor Health Canada has received any consumer reports of incidents or injuries related to
their use in Canada.