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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Family Fun Spot
Located in the Child Development Centre, 1515 Kingfisher Ave
(The old School Board building next to Mount Elizabeth Secondary School)
Tel: (250) 632-3144 ext. 60 (Cheryl Lippert)
Open Monday and Friday from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and Wednesday from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Lori Fitzpatrick - 632-3144 ext 23
The Infant Development Program (IDP) is for children
age birth to 3 years and their families. IDP provides developmental
assessment, ongoing counseling, information, and support to many of
the families referred to the Kitimat Child Development Centre. Services
are provided in the family's home, in the Centre, and in community settings.
IDP includes a playgroup for parent and child group interaction. Also
available, is a lending library of toys, books, videos, and resources
available for use by clients.
The IDP Provincial website can be found at: http://www.idpofbc.ca/
Miriam Allen - 632-3144 ext 28
Supported Child Development (previously Supported
Childcare (SCC) promotes the inclusion of children who require extra
support within their family's choice of a community childcare setting.
SCC provides ongoing consultative and educational support to caregivers
who include children requiring extra support in their settings. The
program provides assistance to families in finding appropriate care
and accessing services from the Ministry for Children and Families.
As well, SCC provides individualized program plans for each eligible
child according to the family's goals and priorities. SCC workers monitor
and evaluate children's progress on a regular basis. A lending library
of toys and resources is available for community preschool and daycare
settings.
- The goal of Supported Child Development is to promote the inclusion
of children who require extra support within their family's choice
of a community child care setting. Our objectives are the following:
To provide ongoing consultative and educational support to care- givers
who include children who require extra support in their settings.
- To provide assistance to families in finding appropriate care and
accessing services from the Ministry for Children and Families (MCF).
- To provide individualized program plans (IPP) for each eligible
child according to the family's goals and priorities
- To provide direct support to child care settings that include eligible
children, as determined by the support guide.
- To monitor and evaluate each child's progress on a regular basis.
As well, a lending library of toys and resources is available for use
by community care providers and supported child care staff.
Our staff provides the coordination of the program, consultation to
centres, direct support to children, referrals to therapists and/or
other community professionals, and assistance with referrals to the Ministry for Children and Families.
Workshops on related topics are offered periodically to community caregivers,
preschool teachers and SCC workers.
A child may be eligible for Supported Child Development due to a delay
or disorder in one or more of the following areas:
- Communicative
- Physical
- Cognitive
- Emotional/ Behavioral
For more information on the referral process, please call the SCD Coordinator.
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Christine Doherty - 632-3144 ext 29
The Preschool Program facilitates children's learning
through adaptation, inclusion, and goal setting. The Preschool Program
offers a team based approach with parents, educators, and therapists
working together to determine goals and action plans for achieving success.
Our philosophy is that the preschool is a place where young children
learn as they play, and share experiences with other children in a safe
stimulating environment. The purpose of the preschool program is to
facilitate children's learning through adaptation, inclusion, and goal
setting. This can be achieved through information, consultation, and
planning between the family and staff. A family-centered team based
approach to inclusion is promoted with parents, educators, and therapists
working together to determine goals and action plans for achieving success.
The monthly fees for your child to take part in the preschool program
are $100 for two sessions per week, and $140 for three sessions per week.
Learning Environment:
The preschool environment is a chief ingredient in the learning experience
of young children. The environment is prepared in such a way that the
children interact within it. He/she is prompted towards sensory experience,
experimentation, and arrival at conceptual conclusions. Environmental
areas that children interact with are as follows:
- Sensory materials: facilitate growth of touch, sight, smell and
hearing skills
- Fine-motor materials: promote growth of hand skills, and hand and
eye coordination
- Gross-motor materials: facilitate growth of large muscle skills
- Language arts: promote listening, speaking, and pre-writing skills
- Social studies materials: promote self recognition and awareness,
awareness of family and community, social skills, and nuturant behaviors
- Premath materials: facilitate knowledge of numbers, time, sequence,
measurement, and shape
- Creative expression: (art, music, and drama) to promote creative
self-expression and appreciation of the creativity of others.
Parent Involvement
The education of your child is a demanding and challenging task and
we need your help, your interest and your involvement.
We encourage you to let us know of your special talents, hobbies, interests
or occupation (i.e., music, art, carpentry, cooking, etc.) so we can
include you in our program. We invite you to come and share with the
children.
Parents are a vital part of our team and we encourage you to be involved
by attending team conferences and parent-teacher meetings. Goal setting,
future planning, and information sharing happens at these meetings and
we need your input.
Eligibility
Children ages 30 months to 5 years can be referred to the Preschool
Programs by the following:
- Parents or Guardians
- Early Childhood Educators
- Infant Development Coordinators
- Family Resources Coordinators
- Physicians
- Community Professional
- Ministry for Children and Families
Information about the Kitimat Child Development Centre Preschool
and other Centre programs can be obtained from the Centre at 632-3144.
Information on other child care providers in Kitimat can be obtained
from Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral (located at #5-528 Mountainview Square above Pyramid Printers) at 1- 800-638-1863 or contacting Kiran Chinna at cell number 639-5757
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