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Contact Us
If you would like further information about how to enrol at Wakefield, we welcome your call — please ask for our Director Sarah, who would be more than happy to assist you.
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Parent Checklist when looking for a Child Care Centre
Click on a link below to review questions that will help you choose a quality early education provider.
1. Staff/Parent Interaction
2. Atmosphere
3. Program Design
4. Teaching & Staff
Staff/Parent Interaction
1. Is there an open door policy for parents/guardians? Can parents/guardians visit anytime?
2. Do opportunities exist for positive parent and teacher interaction?
3. Are the parents encouraged to work with the centre on positive discipline techniques?
4. Does the centre communicate to you through a regular newsletter?
5. Do the hours of care fit your needs?
6. Does your child's classroom have observation windows so that you can easily view the activities going on?
7. Is the tuition and payment schedule manageable for you?
8. Will you be called immediately if your child should become ill or injured?
Atmosphere
1. Are policies adhered to regarding safety, health, and fire procedures?
2. Is the environment equipped with a wide range of materials available and geared to the child's developmental needs?
3. Are separate functional playing areas provided separately from the infants and older children?
4. Are the rooms designed for interest centres, such as dramatic play, creative movement and music, manipulative materials, storytelling, motor activity, coordination, and art?
5. Are both equipment and environment bright, clean, safe, child-oriented, and invites you to be a child in this environment?
6. Try to find a child similar in personality and behaviour of your own child and follow that particular child through the classroom. Is that child secure, happy, comfortable, and challenged?
7. Do the children interact positively with each other?
Program Design
1. Is there a visual plan or program for your child's classroom?
2. Is a resting time provided?
3. Does the teacher appear to be skillful at group management and is the group size manageable?
4. Is the flow of activities determined by the interests and attention spans of the children? Are transitional activities provided?
5. Are the children aware of the routine so they can feel secure in knowing what's happening next?
6. Is there an appropriate balance between free choice/free play and teacher planned/structure activities for the children in each classroom?
7. Are various activities designed to encourage curiosity and expand the child's understanding of the world about him or her?
8. Are the activities designed to develop language skills, readiness concepts, eye and hand coordination, physical coordination, and manual dexterity?
Teaching & Staff
1. Are the teachers trained and/or experienced in early childhood and do they continue their training throughout the year?
2. Is there a teacher in each classroom trained in first aid or infant CPR?
3. Do the teachers seem happy, enthusiastic, and resourceful?
4. Does the staff appear to work well together for the benefit of the children in their care?
5. Does the teaching staff remain fairly stable, with the staff consistently employed, so that your child can build a relationship with the same people day after day?
6. If any of the children are frustrated with an activity, does the teacher attempt to help relieve it?
7. Do the teachers interact with the children in a pleasant and positive manner?
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