What’s New?
Summer Camp Registration
Summer camp registration for 2015 begins on March 24th…reserve your spot before they’re all gone!!
Summer Camp Open to Community
Kindergarten and School age children Summer camp registration now open to community members. Limited spaces are available. Registration will take place Wednesday April 8th 4 to 6pm outside the daycare office.
Summer camp FAQs
Got some questions about our brand new summer camp program? We thought you might: it’s a big change for our daycare, and we want to make sure all families are up-to-date on what’s going on. Q: Why is the daycare moving to a camp format for school-agers? A: Moving to a camp format offers a number of benefits for our families and for our centre. It allows us to offer better programming. In the past, the daycare didn’t receive a lot of
Summer 2014 for Kindergarten kids
The plans have been made. Summer for kids in kindergarten is going to be awesome. Here’s what we have planned so far. Note that some of our field trips and special guests are still being confirmed, so a more detailed schedule will be available closer to summer. Week #1: (June 30-July 4) ** Note the daycare is closed on July 1 PRIDE and FESTIVAL WEEK Bring your party hats, it’s time to celebrate! We’re going to travel around the world
Strollers
Dear families just a friendly reminder that strollers if you wish to leave your child’s stroller at the daycare they must be “parked” in the stairwell next to the parenting centre. With the snow upon us strollers also bring in lots of puddles into our hallways. For safety reasons we ask that strollers not be brought into the hallway if possible. We of course understand if your child is asleep in the stroller then you will need to bring them
Staff placement changes
Great news: Room 103 teacher, Nichelle Abner, is expecting a baby! Soon! So soon, that she has already left the daycare to begin her maternity leave. This means Hawthorne on Essex Daycare will be making staff placement changes in some rooms as we work out the best way to fill her position. Once all the new placements are established, we will share the final arrangement with you. Thank you for your patience.
Important message on the City of Toronto’s Child Care Occupancy Grant
Dear parents/guardians, The Hawthorne on Essex Daycare Board would like to draw your attention to a critical issue that may significantly impact
Message from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
Please see below for a message from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care for information and links to their petition of