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Flex time allowed centre to meet parents' needs
Seaforth Co -Operative
Children's Centre is now
integral in the community to
helping families meet their
needs. It looks at rural child
care as different because the
needs are different.
Seven years ago, the centre
was having trouble filling'its
41 child care spaces license
with the Ministry of
Community and Social
Services.
The centre had 2.25 full
time equivalent staff and
operated at a capacity of 30-
40 per cent The centre now
has a license with the
Ministry of Community and
Social Services for 59 child
care spaces and it operates at
75-80 per cent capacity. The
Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre
centre now employs seven
full-time equivalent staff..
A decision was made to
create a system to
accommodate the flexible
needs of parents who work
part-time, shift work and on-
call and retain full time
programs. This also involved
altering staffing with flexible
part-time employees.
This meant thinking
outside the box; not confined
by the way things have been
done before and exploring
potential new ideas.
It involves many dynamic
policy changes and many
staff and board discussions.
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High quality programming
that provides opportunities
for children to develop
socially, emotionally,
physically and intellectually
was maintained throughout
the changes. Programs were
designed to recognize the
individual needs of both the
child and the family and
aimed to meet those needs
during the naturally
occurring activities in the
existing structure.
Seaforth Co -Operative
Children's Centre has
managed this by creating a
spread sheet system which
keeps track of family's
Horticulture Club to meet Feb. 13
for annual meeting and potluck
The Hensall
shuffleboard scores
for Jan. 16 are as
follows: Tom
Williams 518, Dave Woodward 475, Gert
Eagleson 468, Hazel McEwen 439, Bill
Coleman 438, Edna Dietz 436, Jean Crerar
375, Carole Hillier 372.
At Hensall Carmel Presbyterian Church
Tracey Whitson-Bahro's message was
"Rejoicing In The Word of God".
The offering was received by Al Hoggarth
and Harry Smith. Joyce Pepper was the
organist.
The annual meeting will be held on Jan. 28
Hensoli
following
morning
worship. Rev
Nelson will be
the guest minister.
The Kids Club met on Friday evening at
Carmel Presbyterian Church. Music, crafts,
and refreshments were enjoyed by the
children. This club welcomes all children for
a time of entertainment.
The Hensall and District Horticultural
Society will meet on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in
the United Church for their annual meeting.
This will also be the pot -luck supper.
by Liz Sangster
SDHS student Kent Moffett
joins retreat on Olympics
Kent Moffett of Seaforth
District High School joined
50 other student leaders
across Ontario in
the Ontario Olympic
Youth Academy for
a recent retreat.
The program was
held in Muskoka
Woods during the
last week of
November.
The 17 -year-old
Egmondville
resident was chosen
for his winning essay, which
was one of the 50 selected
out of over 100 applications.
The weekend, sponsored
by the Canadian Olympic
Association and O.F.S.S.A.,
is an attempt to encourage
the involvement and
leadership of students in
sports -related activities.
Although the camp's
priority is to motivate
students as organizers and
participants of general sports
events, the looming
possibility of the 2008
Olympics in Toronto has
added extra interest in this
year's program which gives
students the opportunity to
meet Olympic athletes.
The students received
pamphlets entitled "Expect
the World", promoting
Toronto's capability to host
the 2008 Olympics, as well
as several hand-outs
outlining the importance of
the Olympics.
Moffett said the program
was intended to interest
students in the potential
involvement and
organization of the 2008
Olympics.
While some have
expressed a fear that the
Olympics in Toronto
would require costly
and extensive
construction,
Moffett thinks the
benefit to Canadian
businesses will
outweigh the costs.
However, Moffett
is more interested in
the morals than the
economics of the
Olympics.
offett
Kent M
Huron East
hires broker
for insurance
Huron East council
approved hiring AON Reed
Stenhouse Inc. Insurance
Brokers for municipal
insurance starting Jan. 1,
2002 with an annual
premium of $52,621.
Administrator - Jack
McLachlan said the premium
was half of the cost of
insurance for all five
municipalities before
amalgamation.
Savings were also made in
the membership renewal of
Huron East to the
Association of Municipalities
of Ontario. The membership
fee of $ 1,874.25 for Huron
East would have been
$3,242.06 if each of the five
former municipalities making
up Huron East had joined the
association separately, said
McLachlin.
"It brings countries
together," he said, adding
wars would cease during the
Olympics in Greek times,
and that several attempts
were made to end the battles
in the Middle East during the
Sydney Olympics.
The values of
sportsmanship were enforced
through several motivational
speakers, including two
Canadian medalists from the
Atlanta Olympics.
by Wendy Glauser
schedules and identities
.children and the number of
staff required. Our belief is
that families are unique,
therefore their child care
needs are also unique.
A flex program means that
parents will drop off or call
in a schedule in advance
when they require child care.
(i.e. weekly or monthly). The
answering machine became
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very important. Parents
working at the local hospital
or nearby factories can now
access licensed child care.
Parents today work
incredible hours and there is
a great need for flexibility
everywhere.
This flex program .means
children have consistency in
their lives. Parents are now
making the decision of when
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they require child care
programs not when the
programs are offered. The
Seaforth Co -Operative
Children's Centre has never
regretted the move to Ilex
care. Parents are so relieved
to find us.
Shirley Brooker,
Director
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