Birchwood Childcare Service

What we do:

At The Children’s Foundation every child is a special child, recognized for his or her unique personality. We believe a child needs a nurturing, secure, comfortable and stimulating environment to grow. We foster the child’s imagination, curiosity and creativity in a caring, stimulating, safe and supporting atmosphere, prioritizing play as an essential part of learning.

Birchwood Childcare Services strives to:

• provide a nurturing, comfortable, stimulating environment and enriching program for children to develop the whole self

• provide opportunities for children to gain self-confidence and to develop self-esteem

• provide opportunities for children to learn respect for self, for others, for the environment and to learn the value of co-operation in work and play

• work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of each child

• value our staff and respect their skills and commitment to their profession

You can expect:

• The program follows the legislated requirements developed by the Provincial Child Care Facilities Licensing Board
• Individualized and family-centred planning for your child
• A safe, supportive atmosphere where you and your child can build trust and meaningful relationships
• Program approaches will include play based, innovated learning and care approaches that are designed for the whole child
• The British Columbia Early Learning Framework will inform key features of the early years and primary out of school care programming
• Services are provided by highly skilled and qualified Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s) and Special Needs ECE’s, as well as School Aged Workers
• Staff are committed to the ongoing development and operation of the highest quality childcare possible, engaging in ongoing professional development
• Parent training that reflects diversity and is culturally-sensitive can be offered on a fee for services basis to families through TCF’s Sagewood Training Services
• Therapy and counselling services, individual or group can be offered on a fee for services basis to families through TCF’s Heartwood Family Services