Bylaw and CFS - Municipality of Jasper

2012 PROGRAMS & SERVICES FOR PRENATAL TOPRESCHOOL AGE CHILDRENOUTCOME: INCREASED RESILIENCY AND PROTECTIVE FACTORSCHIPSThe Prenatal to Preschool Outreach Worker facilitates and oversees the Children’s IndoorPlayground program, which encourages socialization and development of gross motor skills forinfants, toddlers and preschoolers. January to April and October to December, twice weekly An average of 30 to 60 participants attend each sessionFamily Dances - Shake your assets!Family Dances are a great venue for parents, youth and children to gather, socialize and havesome fun. 2 Family Dances were held in 2012 at the multipurpose hall; the themes were St. Patrick’s Day,and Superheroes A total of 125 families participated in both dances - about 500 community members total.Home VisitationThe Prenatal to Preschool Outreach Worker offers support to parents in their own home. Provided support to 11 families over the course of 2012ASQ & ASQ-SEThe Prenatal to Preschool Outreach Workers guide parents in completing the “Ages & Stages”and “Ages & Stages: Emotional/Social Questionnaires” developed to screen children fordevelopmental delays during their critical first 5 years. Through Parent Link, 40 children received developmental screening in 2012 OW provided train the trainer services for childcare staff, enabling them to implement toprogram in the daycare and nursery schoolFamily Literacy WeekOutreach Workers collaborated with other community agencies to plan and host events duringFamily Literacy Week, to raise awareness on literacy issues in our community and theresources and supports available. Parent Link hosted a literacy celebration with 15 families in attendancePetting ZooThe CFS Department co-sponsored a petting zoo for Jasper families to enjoy. The petting zoo ran for a full day in Centennial Park and received well over 300 families“I love the new iPad system(at the daycare) and gettingthe reports during theday. It is nice to see asnapshot of what is goingon.”~daycare parent“Thank you for being sogreat at what you do. (Mychild) loved every day ofdaycare because of you!”~daycare parentJasper Centre for Early Childhood Learning and Care:Meeting of the WatersJasper’s childcare services are provided through the Jasper Centre forEarly Childhood Learning and Care: Meeting of the Waters - or “theCentre” as it is colloquially known - is a non-profit, non-sectarianprogram administered and subsidized by the Municipality of Jasper. Itis the result of a collaborative effort from a number of early childhood service providersin the community, transforming a patchwork of programs into a solid base for children'soptimal development. The Centre combines two early childcare and educationalstreams – regulated child care and nursery school – into a single accessible service forchildren prenatal to age six.DaycareThe Centre’s daycare program is licensed by Alberta Child & Youth Services andprovides high quality care and learning opportunities for children from birth to schoolage. It has been accredited since 2007 by the Alberta Association for the Accreditationof Early Learning and Care Services. Accreditation is a voluntary commitment by childcare centres to demonstrate that their program exceeds basic requirements and meetsbest-practice standards in delivering early child care services. The Centre is proud ofthe standard of care that it offers to Jasper families.