Chelsea School Daycare offers services to the school community. The daycare is considered to be an extension of the school and the same behaviour and respect are expected.
Contact Information
Franchescia Cormier, Daycare Technician
74 chemin Old Chelsea, Chelsea, QC J9B 1K9
819.827.0245 ext. 3
fcormier@wqsb.qc.ca
Hours of Operation
Morning Program: 7:00 – 8:05am
Lunch Supervision: 11:35am – 12:25pm
After School Program: 2:45 – 5:30pm
PD Days: 7:30am – 5:30pm
Morning Service: To ensure the safe arrival of all the children, parents or another responsible adult must accompany their child or children into the school for drop off in the morning. This is important; please follow this procedure every day, with no exceptions.
Lunch Supervision: Daycare staff provides supervision during lunchtime.
After School Program: After school care begins at the end of classes. The students meet with their educators for attendance followed by outdoor play once the buses have departed. From 3:30 to 4:30 the children will have snack with their assigned group followed by structured activities planned by their educator. From 4:30-5:00 the children will have the opportunity to do homework or some form of educational activity with their educator, in their assigned location. As of 5:00 all children will be together in the Grand Hall. Chelsea After School Program offers a wide range of activities including indoor/outdoor play, Nature Program, arts and crafts, baking/cooking, sports, and robotics.
Change to the end of day arrangements:
Parents must advise the Daycare Technician in writing if there are any changes to the end of day arrangements of a student. This includes the following:
- a change in the person picking up your child, (please remind them to bring I.D.)
- a change in end of day instructions (students registered 3 or 4 days/week only). If written instructions have not been received students will be kept at the school.
Parents must contact the Daycare Technician directly regarding these changes. Arrangements cannot be made with the educators.
Ending Service/Reducing the number of days in daycare:
- Parents must provide 2 weeks written notice if they wish to remove their child from the After School program or if they wish to reduce the number of days their child attends the program. If written notice is not given you will be charged 2 weeks fees.
PD Days and Holidays:
- The After School Program will provide service on PD Days beginning after the first day of classes and continuing until the end of the school year for a total of 10 PD days throughout the school year.
- Hours of operation for P.D. Days are 7:30 – 5:30. Parents need to register their child / children for each PD Day. The program will have a sign-up deadline for every PD Day that must be respected. Once this deadline has passed, no other registrations will be accepted and no refund will be available. Parents will also be charged a cancellation/no show fee if parents cancel after the deadline or if their child does not attend the P.D. Day after they have registered. This applies to students who attend on a regular basis or students who are registered as Sporadic but who would like to attend the P.D. Days. P. D. Day services are available to the entire school population, however, priority is given to students who attend Daycare on a regular basis. If there is room then Sporadic students will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Information will be made available through the school newsletter and it is parents’ responsibility to ensure their child is registered. Children showing up without registration will be turned away at the door. The basic fee for P.D. Days is $16.40 per day for both regular and sporadic users. Extra activity fees may apply for outings, invited guests or other specific activities. This information will be given to you in the monthly school Newsletter. P. D. Day fees are not included in the monthly fee calculation.
Holidays
The After School Program will be CLOSED on Statutory Holidays, over the Christmas break, March break and starting after the last day of school.
Daycare Fees and Payment:
- Daily Fee: $9.45
- PD Day Fee: $14.95
- Late Fee: $5.00/min
Late Fees: The daycare closes promptly at 5:30pm on regular school days, and at 5:30pm on PD days. Any parent/guardian arriving after these times will be considered late and will be required to sign a late slip. A late fee of $5.00 per minute will be charged to the child’s account.
Payment
- Invoicing is done the second week of the month for that month and payments must be received before the end of the month.
- Students who have a balance owing at the end of the month, will not have access to the service for the following month.
- The Daycare Technician will issue receipts for cash payment.
- Federal and provincial tax receipts will be issues by the end of February.
Method of Payments: Can be made by cash, interact, Visa or Mastercard only to the Daycare Technician.
Health & Safety:
Emergency Information:
Parents or guardians are responsible for ensuring that the Daycare has up-to-date name and telephone numbers of people who will be available in the case of an emergency. It is extremely important that this information is shared with their children.
Parents/guardians must inform the Daycare, in writing, of any other person who is allowed to pick-up their child. That person will be required to show photo ID as confirmation of their identity.
Accidents:
Parents/guardians will be notified at once of any significant accident. If they cannot be reached, the emergency number will be called. If the accident is severe and the Daycare Technician decides that the child should receive medical attention, a staff member will accompany the child to the local hospital. Parents or the emergency contact will be advised so that they can meet the staff member there.
Should an ambulance be required, it is the parent’s responsibility to defray the cost.
Please Note: The only health and accident insurance that applies to students is the normal Quebec Health Insurance Plan. The School Board does not carry additional coverage for injuries or illnesses that may occur at the school and could lead to ambulance transportation, dental care or any other expenses no covered by Quebec Medicare. Parents should ensure that they care coverage against these eventualities.
Prescription Medication
If a child requires prescription medication:
- A release form must be obtained from the office, competed and signed before any medication will be administered
- Only medication prescribed by a doctor will be administered
- The prescription or a copy must be left at the office
- Parents must bring the prescription medicine to the office
- Over the counter medicine of any kind is prohibited at school
- It is important that the Daycare staff be aware of any serious healthy problems such as: allergies, Diabetes, Asthma, migraines etc.
Daycare Procedures, Rules & Expectations:
Parents are asked to:
- Fill out the registration and emergency forms
- Accompany the child to the school for morning drop-off
- Notify the Daycare Technician directly of any end of day changes prior to 1:30pm
- Notify the Daycare Technician, in writing, at least two weeks in advance, for any changes to the child’s regular Daycare attendance/schedule
- Pay on a regular basis as arranged with the Daycare Technician
- Refrain from visiting the school during Daycare hours
- Respect opening and closing hours
- Sign your child out upon pick-up
The Daycare will:
- Communicate openly and respectfully with the parents or guardians
- Assure that accurate attendance is taken
- Issue receipts for all payments
- Issue annual income tax receipts
- Follow the indications for all prescription medicine and rules for emergencies
- Provide a quality program for the children
- Respect, support and encourage the children
The Children will:
- Respect staff, other children and the environment
- Arrive promptly for attendance
- Play safely and co-operatively
- Respect the activity schedule
- Refrain from circulating in the school (ie. returning to their classroom etc.) without the authorization of their Daycare Educator.
Rules & Expectations
Expectations
The Daycare users are expected to follow the same rules of conduct as during the regular school day. For more information, parents and students can refer to the school’s Behaviour Policy in the school agenda.
We expect the children to respect the staff, program schedule and the daycare environment (toys, books, supplies, etc.)
If a child is experiencing difficulties at Daycare, the staff will work with the parents/guardians in an attempt to resolve the situation. The Daycare Technician will notify parents of any deviations from the Code of Conduct that may occur and the action plan that they expect to follow. However, if after repeated efforts the situation does not improve, the Principal may have the child removed from the daycare program on a temporary or permanent basis. Daycare is a service that can be revoked.
Clothing
Students must have appropriate clothing for the weather. Students go outside daily and participate in outdoor activities, many of which will run during rain or shine! Students must have appropriate winter clothing (snow pants, hats, mitts, boots).
Personal Belongings
The Daycare is not responsible for the loss or damage of personal items that the children bring to school. No electronics (iPods, MP3 players, tablets etc.), toys, trading cards, items of value, money etc. are permitted at Daycare. The Daycare staff reserves the right to confiscate these items and hold them in the office until a parent/guardian arrives.