SELECTING A RIGHT CHILDCARE

Finding the right childcare facility is a difficult but necessary endeavor. You want to be sure you choose the best daycare option since these are your child’s formative years. Creative Munchkins Childcare provides a safe, secure, child-centered, nurturing environment that encourages positive social, physical, creative, intellectual, and emotional growth and development of each child. We believe that all children need love, respect, and encouragement in order to develop to their fullest potential. We communicate openly and productively, respect and appreciate diversity, embrace teamwork, use resources creatively and responsibly and we strive for excellence. Our highly qualified and well-experienced Early Childhood Educators partner with children in every stage of learning by observing, listening, asking questions, providing materials, and working together to encourage curiosity in the learning process

CURRICULUM

Emergent curriculum, Interest Web, and Reggio Emilia approach
Creative Munchkins Childcare Centre uses an emergent curriculum inspired by Regio Emilia’s approach. In the Reggio Emilia approach, teachers create the curriculum around children’s interests. This is referred to as Emergent Curriculum. An Emergent curriculum encourages children to make decisions for themselves which allows them to experience the world in their own way. Lesson plans/program planning done by staff is focused on child-directed hands-on activities. Our main emphasis is on learning through play. It is “child lead” learning. Implementing an Emergent Curriculum successfully within a classroom requires creativity, flexibility, observation, documentation, and patience and CMC is proud to have all these components. The Centre’s staff and environment are flexible and offer flexibility to support each child’s interests, needs, and abilities. For programs we offer, please check the programs tab.

HIGHLY EDUCATED & EXPERIENCED STAFF

The Creative Munchkins Childcare Center is proud to have a team of knowledgeable, devoted, and passionate employees that work hard to deliver a quality program for each child’s better future. All of our employees have met the minimal standards set by the provincial government (Alberta Childcare Services). All educators and employees are obliged to submit a complete and recent criminal background check, including a vulnerable sector screening. Also, all center employees are certified in CPR and first aid training.

SAFETY & SECURITY

At Creative Munchkins daycare, we place a high priority on the protection and safety of all the children, parents, and staff. To safeguard the children in our care, we have strong standards in place that must be adhered to. By teaching kids safety rules and performing monthly fire drills, our center aims to offer a secure atmosphere. If a child gets hurt, the staff will fill up an accident report, which will be signed by the staff, program supervisor, and the parent or legal guardian.
Daily check-ins and check-outs are required for security and bookkeeping reasons. Every day, children must be checked in and out of the facility in order to comply with licensing standards.

All of the doors in our center are always locked and require an access fob to access them. At the time of enrolment, each family receives an access fob. It’s crucial that everyone uses their own access fob they were given. Sharing an access fob is strictly forbidden! The doorbell can be used to contact someone in the front office by guests or anybody without an access fob. They will need permission before they can buzz into the building. In case calling the center by doorbell proves to be problematic, the phone number is also posted outside. High-quality cameras are installed around the center for surveillance, and every room has a phone in case staff members need assistance.

The Centre will release child/children only to authorized persons on the registration form unless the parent has notified the program supervisor in person or in writing. Advance notification in writing must be given if a parent needs to permit someone who is not on the pick-up list to temporarily pick up their child.

Each guest must enter their name and reason for visiting in the visitor log at the front entry. Picture identification is necessary for all unexpected guests in order to protect everyone’s safety.

NUTRITION

By offering young children a variety of nutritious foods, restricting junk food and sugary drinks, and enlisting parents to do the same at home, Creative Munchkins Childcare promotes good eating habits in children under our care. The Centre provides two nutritious snacks and lunch per day for each child. Sufficient quantities and varieties of food are available. Extra servings are made available for children on request. For the safety and well-being of the children under our care, we are entirely nut-free, and we try our best to work with families whose children have additional dietary sensitivities and allergies. To provide variety and balance our menu is changed seasonally and every four weeks

COMMUNICATION

Creative Munchkins Childcare Centre always encourages and maintains an open-door policy for parental inputs, suggestions, and ideas, which respect individual lifestyles, values, beliefs, rights, and opinions. As an essential component of our program, parents are regularly encouraged to provide their suggestions and to make recommendations regarding the quality of the program to room staff or program supervisors through emails or in the suggestion box in the lobby. The Center promotes parents’ involvement by offering the right setting, platform, and opportunity so they may fully engage and support their child’s growth and social advancement alongside us.

TECHNOLOGY & CHILDCARE APPLICATION

We use HIMAMA Childcare APP make us able to perform the following:

• Real-time photo updates of your child are possible.

• You may keep tabs on their activities, such as when they play, eat, or snooze.

• To learn about the full scope of your child’s activities, you may receive thorough daily updates.

• The teacher will reveal additional information about her future plans.