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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-11-25, Page 6Page 6 The Huron Expositor • November 25, 2009 News • 'et`+'.,41 1.:i.t)W i+r�.s X'� .<.� - �}►; i4=M' w� ..w.+vs �ir� r_" -'+F •,W.R►PYc�•.��tt wv?%i+ 'sOt 11 'cif! ^++C. v� Seaforth daycare to offer care for infants starting Susan Hundertinark With its . Best Start program and Before and After School programs moved into Seaforth Public School in October, the Seaforth Cooperative Children's Centre now has the space to offer an infant daycare program. "It's been talked about during the last couple of years but the push came on this year in response to the full-day early learning program," says Naomi Pelss, director of the SCLC. The provincial government has committed to providing full-day pro- gramming, combining childcare and education, for four and five -year-olds across Ontario beginning in Septem- ber, 2010. ".'hat's going to affect us in some way but we hope we can maintain our partnership with the schools be- cause we have a great relationship, with the schools," says Pelss. With a handful of infants on the waiting list for daycare, Pelss is hop- ing to fill the 10 -infant program at SCLC. Currently, renovations are being completed turning half of the chil- dren's centre building into a space for infants, aged 0-18 months. What used to be a space for kinder- garten and children ages 'six to 12 is being transformed into a sleep room that will hold 10 cribs, a play space for infants that will house low tables and carpet toys and a storage area for big strollers that will hold several infants. Because infant daycare has a ratio of one daycare worker to three in- fants, Pelss says the rates will be a little higher than those for toddlers and preschoolers. SCCC charges $29 for a full day for toddlers and $28 for a full day for preschoolers: And, while the final rate hasn't been approved yet for infants, Pelss says it could be as high as $40 for the full day. That's why she's encouraging parents to look into subsidies that are available through Huron County's Chil- dren's Services department. You are invited to attend these area churches ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHRCH A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit Sunday November 29th First Sunday in Advent Worship & Sunday School at 9:00 am St. Nick's Crafter's Bees Wednesdays at 9:30 am Office Hours & Morning Prayer with Rev. Karine Fridays 10 -Noon Eve one Welcome BETHEL BIBLE - CHURCH An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Sunday School • All Ages • 9:45 am Sunday Worship 11 am Youth Group & B&G Club Wednesday 7 pm Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME NORTHSIDE UNITED Countdown to Christmas Sunday Nov. 29th at 11:00 a.m. A MESSAGE OF HOPE Communion Served Hot Oder & Carol Singing Before Service Nursery & Sunday School 6. 519-527-2635 www.cavannorthsideunited.ca ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WELCOMES YOU 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 519-345-2972 Sunday Mass 11 am ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN Saturday Mass 5 pm Sunday Mass 9 am FR. CHRIS GILLESPIE EGMONDVILLE - UNITED CHURCH Pastor Steve Hildebrand Worship Nov. 29"111 am Aduh & Youth Sunday School at 10 am Elevator & Ear Buds Available Come Worship with us FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 59 Goderich St. W Seaforth 519-527- 0170 Sunday Nov 29th 11:00 a.m. Rev. Linda Moffatt Mon. Dec. 7th 6:00 p.m. Friendship Circle Chrl tmas Social and Pot Luck Sunday School & Nursery Provided. Everyone is invited to attend. anuary Nathan, the eight -month-old son of Naomi Pelss, Seaforth Cooperative Children's Centre director, tests out one of 10 new cribs that will accommodate infants at the centre, as his mom and program supervisor Paula Stackhouse look on. "Infant care is a bit more pricey and people may be eligible for partial of full subsidy - it's definitely worth looking into," she says. Because many mothers are opting to take a full year of maternity leave these days, Pelss says offering infant daycare will al- low 12 -month-old NOTICE TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRAL HURON Final Tax Bills SECOND installment is due Monday, November 30, 2009. 519-522-2050 AN SEN FINANCIAL SERVICES Ken Van Riesen CIT CLU CII.I?C. CHARTERED PINANCIAI. . CONsv1,7 ANC INTERGLOBE Financial Services Corp. • Estate'Planning • Retirement Planning • Wealth Accumulation • Business Succession Planning Got Your Monoy Working So Mr Don't How Tol 'Mutual funds offered through Interglobe Financial Servites Corp.' Steven Preszcator William Si..\url ir, F.)1)-482-7(33`' babies to go into daycare right away instead of finding an alternative ar- rangment until they're 18 months old. "If a child's older sibling is here, it's a lot more convenient to bring the baby here. We might see a lot of one -year-olds coming here now," says Pelss. • Daycare space is also being reno- vated to create a family resource centre that will include a library and chairs and tables that can be used as a meeting room. Pelss says play groups for parents and children will be offered.in the re- source centre along with the services of speech pathologists and resource consultants. "It'll be a one-stop hub for parents," she says. Play groups offered at SCCC in- clude the Mother Goose program and The Bus, which will be stopping at the Seaforth daycare every other week. Pelss says SCCC is one of the last daycare centres in the area to offer infant daycare. "It was a space issue and we weren't sure of the need for it but we're hop- ing now that it will fill up fast," she says. "Others in the county are full so we're hoping we'll do the same."