Before & After School Program

Our centre has been licensed by the Community Care Licensing Board, for an enrolment of 25 children and two staff. We hope you will take the time to read through the handbook to familiarize yourself with our policies that will help make your child’s time with us an enjoyable one. Also, there is a lot of information in the handbook that parents need to be aware of before your child starts their journey with us. To register for our Before & After School Program please complete our Registration Form.

Each month you will receive a newsletter to keep you up to date on our monthly program plans, special dates and any new information that needs to be shared with the parents. Please read them carefully and keep them handy.

PHILOSOPHY
At Creative Kids Before and After School Program, we are dedicated to providing qualified staff, a fun, interactive and stimulating program. Most of all we want the children to feel welcome, safe and genuinely happy when they come into the Centre each day.

Working closely together with the children as a team, we strive to develop a “home away from home” atmosphere. Through sports and recreation, arts and crafts, homework/quiet time, cooking, fieldtrips and much more, we want each child to feel all their individual needs are being met and in turn helping to build his/her self esteem and character. We realize that time before or after school can be tiring and also overwhelming after a long day at school and that’s why we are dedicated to the children making choices about their program, involving them in daily decisions and instilling as much fun as possible. For more information about the Before & After School program check out the information sheet.

STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
Here at Creative Kids Before and After School Care Program, we employ two staff. There is also a director that will oversee all details of the program and will visit regularly to ensure that that the quality of the program is always at top priority. Mrs. Sandra Christian is the owner and director of the Before and After School Care Program and also the owner and director of Creative Kids Learning Centres right across the street. I have taught in the E.C.E field for 15 years and have owned Creative Kids Learning Centres since 1996. I am excited to be able to offer this new program to the community and feel it will be a big success in Colebrook School. Please fell free to chat with me anytime you need to.

Mrs. Emerald Floen teaches in both our Before and After School Care Program. Emerald is E.C.E. qualified, receiving top honors in her graduating class. She has a current first aid certificate and has worked in various child care centers since 2005. Emerald has a passion for working with children and has an abundance of energy and creativity.

Miss Michelle Ford is the supervisor of both the Kindercare and Before and After School Program. She has been teaching at various centers since 2002, is E.C.E. qualified, has her infant/Toddler certification and her current First Aid certificate. She has also completed the Food Safe course and successfully completed The Fun Family Phonics program, receiving her Ready to Read tutoring certificate. Miss Ford teaches our Kindercare Program and works with Caitlyn in the Before and After School Program Monday to Friday.

Miss Caitlyn Knox is our newest staff member to join the Before and After School Program and has been teaching with us since 2007. Caitlyn is currently a student at S.F.U., and is currently taking her Early Childhood Education course with plans on entering the P.D.P. program to become an elementary school teacher. Caitlyn is also a graduate with a Psychology degree. She has a current first aid certificate, numerous child related courses and has assisted in a grade four class on numerous occasions.