Welcome
Welcome to the Nazarene Daycare Parent Handbook! We appreciate your consideration of our daycare for your child and trust that you will find the information necessary to start your child with our daycare. We are here for you. These pages will give you much information but if there are any questions remaining please do not hesitate to ask. We will be pleased to help you in any manner possible.
WHO WE ARE
The Nazarene Daycare is a non-profit daycare operated by the Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene under the direction of our Director, Rev. Clayton Keats (ECD, BA) and the Daycare Committee appointed (by the church board).
We are not here to take your place. We readily understand that the absolute best place for the child is in his or her own home. We also understand that this is not always possible and sometimes parents need to make the very difficult decision of placing their child in the care of others.
WHY WE ARE HERE
We operate the daycare as a service to our community; seeking to provide the highest quality care possible outside of your home.
Because we consider ourselves offering a community service, we have endeavored to keep our fees as reasonable as possible and we are pleased to provide this quality child care at prices that do not exceed the limits covered by the Yukon Child Care subsidy program (in other words, if you are covered for full subsidy, there will be no surcharge on top of that).
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
We will endeavor to enhance and facilitate the development of the whole child– spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, cognitive and social. We will provide a program rich in activities and play experiences in order to reach this end.
Please take a look through this handbook and rest assured that we are here to answer your questions and we look forward to serving you.
WHO WE ARE
The Nazarene Daycare is a non-profit daycare operated by the Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene under the direction of our Director, Rev. Clayton Keats (ECD, BA) and the Daycare Committee appointed (by the church board).
We are not here to take your place. We readily understand that the absolute best place for the child is in his or her own home. We also understand that this is not always possible and sometimes parents need to make the very difficult decision of placing their child in the care of others.
WHY WE ARE HERE
We operate the daycare as a service to our community; seeking to provide the highest quality care possible outside of your home.
Because we consider ourselves offering a community service, we have endeavored to keep our fees as reasonable as possible and we are pleased to provide this quality child care at prices that do not exceed the limits covered by the Yukon Child Care subsidy program (in other words, if you are covered for full subsidy, there will be no surcharge on top of that).
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
We will endeavor to enhance and facilitate the development of the whole child– spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, cognitive and social. We will provide a program rich in activities and play experiences in order to reach this end.
Please take a look through this handbook and rest assured that we are here to answer your questions and we look forward to serving you.
Why Choose the Nazarene Daycare?
There are many good reasons to choose the Church of the Nazarene Daycare, (including our excellent staff and programming) but what makes us really stand apart are the following:
A SOLID FOUNDATION
The daycare operates on principles, values and standards that are the basis of a strong foundation in the early development of a child’s life; a foundation that will encourage children to make wise choices later in life as they grow and mature. As we believe many of the standards and principles that many parents value are taught and encouraged in the Bible, we don’t shy away from using the Bible (where appropriate) as a basis for our values nor do we hesitate to offer a simple prayer before meals.
A LONG HISTORY
The Nazarene Daycare has been serving in this same neighborhood for 30 years (since 1980)! What a great heritage we have. We have had many children of children that used to attend our daycare! We have been here before and we will continue to be here when you need us.
A SPACIOUS ENVIRONMENT
We realize that kids need space and lots of it! That’s why we utilize so much of our building for the daycare. The fact is, we have approximately four times the space that is required (by government) for each child that is in the daycare—and that is just indoors! Our outdoor playground is nothing short of huge with three large play structures, a massive deck and lots and lots of room to run around and play.
There are many good reasons to choose the Church of the Nazarene Daycare, (including our excellent staff and programming) but what makes us really stand apart are the following:
OUR STAFF
We have the most amazing line up of caregivers in Whitehorse! We have four full time personnel. Three are level 3 and one is a level 2a. Our staff qualification ratio far surpasses government requirements. In fact, our four full time personnel have a combined total of 59 years childcare experience. Go to this web site to meet our staff!
OUR VALUES
The daycare operates on principles, values and standards that are the basis of a strong foundation in the early development of a child’s life; a foundation that will encourage children to make wise choices later in life as they grow and mature. As we believe many of the standards and principles that many parents value are taught and encouraged in the Bible, we don’t shy away from using the Bible (where appropriate) as a basis for our values nor do we hesitate to offer a simple prayer before meals.
OUR HISTORY
The Nazarene Daycare has been serving in this same neighborhood for 31 years (since 1980)! What a great heritage we have. We have had many children of children that used to attend our daycare! We have been here before and we will continue to be here when you need us.
OUR SPACE
We realize that kids need space and lots of it! That’s why we utilize so much of our building for the daycare. The fact is, we have approximately four times the space that is required (by government) for each child that is in the daycare—and that is just indoors! Our outdoor playground is nothing short of huge with three large play structures, a massive deck and lots and lots of room to run around and play in a safe environment.
A SOLID FOUNDATION
The daycare operates on principles, values and standards that are the basis of a strong foundation in the early development of a child’s life; a foundation that will encourage children to make wise choices later in life as they grow and mature. As we believe many of the standards and principles that many parents value are taught and encouraged in the Bible, we don’t shy away from using the Bible (where appropriate) as a basis for our values nor do we hesitate to offer a simple prayer before meals.
A LONG HISTORY
The Nazarene Daycare has been serving in this same neighborhood for 30 years (since 1980)! What a great heritage we have. We have had many children of children that used to attend our daycare! We have been here before and we will continue to be here when you need us.
A SPACIOUS ENVIRONMENT
We realize that kids need space and lots of it! That’s why we utilize so much of our building for the daycare. The fact is, we have approximately four times the space that is required (by government) for each child that is in the daycare—and that is just indoors! Our outdoor playground is nothing short of huge with three large play structures, a massive deck and lots and lots of room to run around and play.
There are many good reasons to choose the Church of the Nazarene Daycare, (including our excellent staff and programming) but what makes us really stand apart are the following:
OUR STAFF
We have the most amazing line up of caregivers in Whitehorse! We have four full time personnel. Three are level 3 and one is a level 2a. Our staff qualification ratio far surpasses government requirements. In fact, our four full time personnel have a combined total of 59 years childcare experience. Go to this web site to meet our staff!
OUR VALUES
The daycare operates on principles, values and standards that are the basis of a strong foundation in the early development of a child’s life; a foundation that will encourage children to make wise choices later in life as they grow and mature. As we believe many of the standards and principles that many parents value are taught and encouraged in the Bible, we don’t shy away from using the Bible (where appropriate) as a basis for our values nor do we hesitate to offer a simple prayer before meals.
OUR HISTORY
The Nazarene Daycare has been serving in this same neighborhood for 31 years (since 1980)! What a great heritage we have. We have had many children of children that used to attend our daycare! We have been here before and we will continue to be here when you need us.
OUR SPACE
We realize that kids need space and lots of it! That’s why we utilize so much of our building for the daycare. The fact is, we have approximately four times the space that is required (by government) for each child that is in the daycare—and that is just indoors! Our outdoor playground is nothing short of huge with three large play structures, a massive deck and lots and lots of room to run around and play in a safe environment.