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Association for Preschools
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Nursery School, Inc.
2244 Russell Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 1B3

Esther By Day Care

1550 Caldwell Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8M7
Ph: (613) 729-3242
Fax: (613) 729-6765
Supervisor: Beth Dewan
E-mail: beth.dewan@ottawa.ca

Mission and Philosophy

Recognizing that children's experiences during their early years directly affect the quality of their lives, it is Esther By Day Care's goal to meet children's social, physical, intellectual and emotional needs. If children are to grow into responsive and responsible individuals, they first need to accept themselves as they are, regardless of developmental differences.

Through our support, assistance and direction they come to understand their potential and to gain the knowledge necessary to deal with life' everyday experiences.

Esther By Childcare Centre has been developed as a supplement to the home environment. In this way, children find a place for themselves as members of the family, community and society of peers. The nature of this program provides for children's ongoing growth and change.

Target Population

2 ½ to 5 years of age

Staffing

All staff are qualified Early Childhood Educators that are dedicated to providing a warm learning environment rich in numeracy, language and literacy.

Facilities

Esther By Day Care is a dedicated childcare facility and is accessible by bus, route 14.

Transportation

Esther By Childcare Centre does not provide any free transportation, but is accessible by public transportation.

Days and Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday, full-days

Maximum Number of Children

40 children

Child to Staff Ratio

1:8

Services for Children

Esther By Child Care Centre incorporates programs which helps each child develop the skills needed to enter the school system with a strong sense of his or her own worth and abilities. Projects and activities are introduced in response to the children’s interests, and programmed to meet the social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the children.

To achieve these goals our program includes:

• Indoor/outdoor free play activities which include music, art, drama, gross and fine motor skills
• Child directed environment where the children are able to make decisions around where they would like to play, room set up, have their questions facilitated in a manner that helps them come up with answers
• Circle time
• Book Bag Program
• Numeracy Program
• Speech and Language development
• Hot lunch plus two snacks prepared on the premises by a full time cook, that meet all the children’s nutritional requirements

Services for Parents

Parent Teas, annual BBQ, winter celebration, daily communication and an open door policy.

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