The Church of St. Jude (Wexford)

Diocese of Toronto - Anglican Church of Canada

Congregation formed in 1848

Diocese of Toronto
Anglican Church of Canada

This page was last updated on
December 09, 2009.

History

A Child’s Place Daycare Centre was opened in 1976 as a private daycare in space rented from the Anglican Church of St. Jude on Howarth Avenue in Scarborough.

In 1982, the Church took over the operation of the daycare and decided to run it as an outreach project.

Representatives of the Church met with Ministry of Community and Social Services staff and operation of the daycare was transferred to The Church of St. Jude. Afterwards, the Church created a Board of Management, consisting of parent and Church volunteers, to oversee the operation of the Centre.

Since that time, A Child’s Place has operated as a non-denominational, not-for-profit centre by the Church. St. Jude’s continues to maintain the Centre as an outward and visible sign of its contribution to the community at large.

The Centre has five classrooms, a kitchen, laundry facilities, a staff lounge/storage room, an indoor play area, an outside playground, and a supervisor’s office.

Why choose us?

Some of the reasons why parents choose A Child’s Place…

Open from 7 am to 6 pm throughout the year (the Centre doesn’t close for a summer vacation)
Good Food, plenty of it, including full Breakfast, Lunch and many snacks for all age groups
Staff accompany children to and from Wexford Public School and Precious Blood Separate School
Fully trained and qualified teaching staff with ECE or equivalent qualifications
Non-denominational
Excellent learning programs – each child has a work book
Wide variety of Trips during school vacations
Interesting and Educational Special Events
Good facilities with a Gym that is for the exclusive use of the Centre
Large well equipped Playground on Church property
Lots of educational materials
Competitive Prices – lowest in the neighbourhood
No extra charges for PD days or when Schools are closed

Mission

A Child’s Place Daycare Centre commits to providing the highest quality of early childhood education and care for the children entrusted to it.

Philosophy

We operate the Centre according to the following principles:

We believe that each child is unique and thus has the right to experience activities that will ensure his/her full potential is challenged and developed.

We provide a warm, loving and secure environment staffed with trained childcare professionals that encourages each child’s development of a positive self-concept, positive socialization skills, self-help skills, and a feeling of trust in other human beings.

We provide an environment that encourages sound health, safety and nutritional practices.

We provide the age appropriate educational program and a variety of developmentally appropriate activities and materials that are selected to emphasize concrete experimental learning in the areas of reasoning, language, visual perception, and fine motor and gross motor skills.

We provide open communication with parents regarding their child’s daily activities, individual needs, and developmental progress.

We will perform developmental screenings to identify special developmental needs of individual children and make referrals for special services when appropriate.

We encourage creative expression and an appreciation for the arts.

We respect cultural diversity of children, parents and staff.

Hours Of Operation

A Child's Place Daycare Centre is open from
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.

We close the Centre on the following Ontario public holidays:

New Year’s Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

We also close the Centre on the Simcoe Day Civic Holiday (first Monday in August).
We close early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve when these days fall on weekdays.

Fee Policy

Parents may pay their fees

weekly
bi-weekly or
monthly

in advance.

We require fees to be paid by cheque or money order
made out to "A CHILD’S PLACE DAYCARE CENTRE".

We prefer payments to be made with post-dated cheques.

All weekly or biweekly fees are due on the first Monday of the period.
If the Centre is closed on Monday, then fees are due on Tuesday for that week.
Monthly fees are due on the first Monday of the month.

Fees

The Fees are, as follows:

Age Group	Age of Children	Weekly Fees
Juniors	30 months to 4 years	$187
Seniors	5 years old	$177
School Age	6 years to 12 years old	$162

Updated Mar. 26, 2009

Contacts

Rosemary Fagan - Supervisor
Telephone 416-755-6381

Madeleine Ironside - Chair
Art Hall - Treasurer

As of the Feb.2008 Vestry meeting, the Board of Management consists of the following members:

Rev. Canon Harold Nahabedian
Church Wardens
Vestry
and Parent Members

Art Hall
Madeleine Ironside
Jill Raine