Services
- Provider recruitment, selection, training, monitoring and support
- Referral assistance to parents in choosing a home
- Enrollment and placing of children in the day home, excellent agreement forms the
providers sign with the parents, also follow-up consultation and support
- Assistance to providers in arranging backup care.
- Collection of fees and payments to providers.
- Referral of parents to appropriate community resources, eg. subsidy (See “Links”).
- Newsletters and training opportunities for interested parents.
- Opportunity to participate on the Agency’s Parent Advisory Committee.
"My name is Justine and I have been a Day Home provider with Southgate Medallion Family
Day Homes for the past 6 years. I chose to join Southgate Medallion Family Day Homes because
I believe in providing excellence in Child Care and felt that Southgate also has the same
philosophy. They have and continue to support my needs for additional training, information,
referrals, administration services, liability insurance and respite care." - Provider
- Formal safety checks of the day home 2 times per year and informal safety checks at each visit.
- Observation of the interaction between the provider and the children.
- Observation of the children and help to the provider to develop observation skills.
- Discussion of programming, nutrition, appropriate children development and other essential
information.
- Provide training (Core training to new providers, Step Ahead or Canadian Family Child Care
Training to more experienced providers).
- Follow-up contact with parents.
"Higher standards of care lead to better outcomes for children. Every child’s development is
promoted in an early learning environment" - Provider
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