Denison Child Care was founded in 1994. Denison Child Care currently has facilities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School and Stickwood Walker Child Care. Programs for children from kindergarten to the age of 12 are located in the Poplar Bank, Glen Cedar, Terry Fox, and Phoebe Gilman Public Schools. The centres are an integral part of the school and community.
The program focuses on both the child and the family, recognizing the value, worth and dignity of each individual. It is our intention to provide quality care for the children through the use of trained, qualified staff who provide a warm and stimulating environment geared to each child’s own interests, abilities, and needs. By developing competencies in working with their own and other children, our student parents will develop realistic expectations for children while earning credits toward their Secondary School Diploma.
The centres are a training facility, welcoming students from various community colleges, universities, and secondary schools.
Goals
Our goal at Denison Child Care is to provide a safe, stimulating, nurturing environment
that will:
- Strengthen and develop the child’s learning potential and skills;
- Promotes health, safety, nutrition and well-being of the children;
- Encourage independence and self-esteem through positive interaction with others;
- Encourage the child to explore and discover his/her world;
- Celebrate differences and similarities through an anti-bias approach;
- Meet the needs of the individual child, as well as those of the group;
- Maximize parent partnerships with the Centre and Staff;
- Encourage the participation of the community by providing placements for university, college and secondary school students in co-operative placements; and
- Supports staff and others who interact with the children in relation to continuous professional learning.
Our Mission
Denison Child Care strives to provide a stimulating and nurturing inclusive environment that challenges and fosters a child’s curiosity of the world and potential for learning by engaging him/her through child-directed activities. The program focuses on both the child and the family, recognizing the value, worth and dignity of each individual.
Board of Directors
Denison Child Care is a non-profit organization. As a non-profit corporation, Denison is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of parent users, and interested members of the community in conjunction with the Ministry of Education / Licensing, and the York Region District Board of Education.
The Board of Directors is charged with the responsibility of making decisions in the best interest of all the children. It is a governing body that monitors the curriculum, develops policies, makes informed decisions and maintains an overview of the centre’s operation on behalf of the general membership. The Board of Directors ensures the centre meets all legal requirements and organizes several fundraising events throughout the year.