Parent Handbook

This handbook is designed to help explain, in detail, our policies and procedures that have been put in place to meet the needs of the facilities and the children and families. Please read through this handbook carefully and if you have any questions feel free to ask any member of the management team. This handbook is a contract between you and Fort Garry Child Care Centre Co-op Inc.

Code of Conduct

In June 2008, Manitoba passed The Child Care Safety Charter, the first comprehensive legislation of its kind in Canada. Under the Safety Charter, early learning and child care centres have to develop safety plans and codes of conduct. These requirements strengthen early learning and child care (ELCC) in Manitoba by enhancing safety and positive learning environments

A code of conduct helps everyone involved in a child care centre to understand what behaviours are appropriate and inappropriate. It also outlines the proactive strategies used to promote appropriate behaviour and the consequences for inappropriate behaviour. The purpose of the code of conduct is to support a safe, positive and respectful environment and to communicate the centre’s expectations and policies.

Child Care Fees & Billing Periods

The government provides annual operating grants to eligible, licensed, non-profit child care facilities and sets maximum fee limits for those facilities. Our fees are as follows:

Preschool – $10.00 per day

Kindergarten – $10.00 per day

School-Age – $8.60 per school day (before and after school)

School-Age – $20.80 per full day (in-service days, spring break, winter break, and summer)

Invoices will be sent out according to the Billing Periods set out by Early Learning and Child Care. These billing periods are done every 4 weeks for a total of 13 billing periods per year.

Bylaws

The bylaws are the regulations of a corporation. They contain the basic rules for the conduct of the corporation’s business and affairs.