School bus services now operating from Waverley Memorial  /  Ash Lee Jefferson , also Beaubassin School in Dartmouth. Stopping directly outside Wendy’s Neverland Centre. A member of staff will be present at the bus stop to escort the children into the centre.

After-School Program Philosophy.

The philosophy and policies for Wendy’s Neverland After-School program are to provide school aged children with stimulating activities in a supportive environment.

Our centre offers : Indoor, outdoor, educational games, and crafts all in a structured environment.

Children of school age have already a sense of independence and understanding, and we will respect that, while still providing guidance and direction.

 

 After-School Policies

Registration
A non-refundable $20.00 per child, and $30.00 per family enrolment fee is due at time of registration.

Departure
The centre closes at 5.30pm. All children must be picked up by this time. If someone other than a parent will be picking up your child, please let us know. If your child is sick, or will not be attending that day, again please let us know.

Late Fee Policy
The centre closes at 5.30pm, all children are to be collected by this time. Please note, any parent arriving later than 5.30pm will be charged a $10.00 late fee, and $10.00 every ten minutes there after. If late arrival is due to circumstances beyond your control, we can make allowances.

Payment
The cost of After-School program is $250.00 per month. This is for five afternoons only. Please pass in 10 post-dated cheques dated the 1st of every month. This is from September to June.
Children will not be accepted into the program until 10 post-dated cheques, (or remaining months from when your child starts the program) have been passed in. There will be a $20.00 fee for all NSF cheques.

Non School Days.
The centre will be open from 7.30am to 5:30pm on all storm and in-service days. Healthy snacks provided. (bring your own brown-bag lunch).

The centre will be closed for all holidays. You are only charged for statutory holidays.( see chart below for statutory holidays).

Holiday Closures

January 1st	New Years Day	(stat) closed
April	Good Friday	(stat) closed
April	Easter Monday	closed
May	Victoria Day	closed
July	Canada Day	(stat) closed
August	Natal Day	closed
September	Labour Day	(stat) closed
October	Thanksgiving	closed
November	Remembrance Day	closed
December 25th	Christmas Day	(stat) closed

Clothing
Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather conditions, as we do have outdoor play.

Withdrawal
It is required that a parent give two weeks notice in writing, prior to your child leaving the program.

After-School Behaviour Guidance

Wendy’s Neverland believes it is important to emphasize the positive behaviour and not concentrate on the negative.  Guiding behaviour is an ongoing process, not one of discipline. We will emphasize on the good, by setting positive examples. Helping children to gain self-control is learning       process. We need to be there to assist so it is redirected in a positive manner. We are there to help them think and solve problems, and try to communicate trust and respect. This will give children a feeling of being worthwhile and trusted.

Any behaviour, which is seen as an ongoing concern, will be observed closely by the staff and discussed with the parents. All staff will keep written observations of ongoing behaviours that require persistent monitoring.

 Any harm done to another’s body, including staff, will be discussed with the parent’s on the first incident.
Challenging behaviour, such as verbal, punching, kicking, spitting and biting will be closely observed by all staff and will be discussed confidentially with the parents.  All incidents will be recorded by staff and reports shared with the parents, (signature requested).

Our childcare centre recognizes the importance of the families and would like to work closely and effectively with them. We hope all parent’s will communicate in a positive way with us, and help minimize potential conflicts and confusion.

Any behaviour that continues to cause concern from any child will be closely observed by all the staff at the centre.

Step 1.
If a child’s behaviour is causing concern to the staff, the parents will be informed straight away.

Step 2.
The parents will be asked to come into the centre to discuss with all staff what positive action can me made by all concerned. In this meeting the parents will be made aware of possible discharge within a 3 week period, if the behaviour has not improved.

Step 3.
If the child’s behaviour has not improved after a 2 week period a written notice will be sent home to the parents, regarding discharge.

Step 4.
If no further improvement has been reached within the 3 week period, the parents will be given a letter of one weeks notice of discharge from the centre.

 

After-School Health Policy.
The Health Department requires all child care facilities to have a formal health policy which governs attendance of children in our school. To keep everyone healthy, the following policy is in place.

A child is to remain/be sent home under the following conditions.

As well, parents are asked to call the school when their child is absent due to illness and to inform us of any infectious conditions as listed above. Absences due to lice and scabies should also be reported. We are required to post a notice informing others at the school of what infection has occurred and in what class. To protect your privacy, we do not identify who has the infection except in extreme cases in which the Health Department would be involved.

Teachers do visual wellness checks on all the children as they arrive and may question any apparent illness. We feel that if a child is to sick to play, then that child should stay home. Please call the office if you have any questions concerning this policy.