Room 24 18 months - 2 plus
We are very excited to have and your child become a part of our UDC family! Please find a copy of your child’s rooms daily routine below so you will know how our day works as well as a list of things your child will need.
It is the goal of an Early Childhood Educator to help your child develop their prosocial skills. These skills are necessary for success in life and include problem solving, expressing emotions, managing emotions, impulse control, and empathy. We also focus on self help skills and support your child’s emerging independence.
It is also one of our goals to try to maintain a homelike environment at the centre. We treat each child as an individual and everyone who attends as belonging to our daycare family. We speak often of each child’s home family and like to display family photos in our rooms for your child to share with others. This helps to instill a sense of pride and comfort throughout the day.
At UDC we promote creativity and exploration through play and achieve this by planning developmentally appropriate activities. Your child will have the opportunity everyday to participate in creative and often messy activities such as painting, water play, and sensory play so never expect to see a clean child at the end of the day. We also promote dramatic play, block play, music, manipulative toys, reading and quiet play. A good variety of activities are available indoors and out!
Your child will need
- A lunch bag (some families like to pack 2 two bags one for lunch and one for snack, or some families will label what to offer when. It is also perfectly acceptable to let your child choose) Please refrain from sending chips, pop or candy as we like to promote healthy eating at the centre.
- cutlery and dishes as needed for food items packed
- a thermos as needed to keep food warm
- an ice pack as needed to keep food cool
- A blanket to be left at the daycare (for nap time)
- A family photo (or photocopy) to be displayed in our room. An ecopy can also be emailed to the centre and we will print it for display
- diapers/ pull ups (with Velcro closures) if your child is not toilet trained. A hearty supply can be left in their locker (you will be notified when more are needed)
- a box of wipes (you will be notified when more are needed)
- a bag or back pack left in their locker with several changes of clothing (underclothing, socks, pants, shirts)
- Easy to pull up and down pants (when toilet learning)
- 1 pair of shoes for indoor use only
- Appropriate footwear and outerwear for the season/ weather
- Winter – warm boots, warm parka and ski pants, toques, scarf and water proof mittens
- Spring/Fall– rubber boots, rain jacket or windbreaker, splash pants
- Summer – outdoor runners no flip flops or fashion sandals are permitted. Your child will also need a bathing suit (swimmer style diapers if needed) and towel to be left at the centre for the summer for water play
Daily Schedule
8:00am
Any of the group in Room 25 are brought to Room 24 for free play
8:45am
Snack Time
9:00-9:30am
Diapers and washroom routine
9:30am
Free play/ planned activities/ outdoor play from 9:30am- 10:30am
11:00am-11:15am
Washroom routine and story time
11:15am-12:00pm
Lunchtime
12:00pm-2:00pm
Naptime (children who do not nap rest for awhile and then are offered quiet activities)
2:00pm-2:30pm
Washroom routine
Children are allowed to wake at their own pace
2:00pm -2:45pm
Free play
3:30pm
Snack time
3:30pm
Free play/ planned activities/ outdoor play
4:30pm-6:00pm
when indoors, children end the day in Room 24.
Our Program is designed to foster and enhance the appreciation of our multicultural society. Our mission is to provide an environment for children that is safe as well as stimulating for their social, emotional, cognitive, creative, and physical development. We strive to provide each child’s self-confidence, independence, and sense of pride in themselves as well as in everyone’s culture.
Contacts
Natasha
Josephine