Today’s Family Early Learning and Child Care is a non-profit, charitable agency serving more than 4000 children (and their parents and caregivers) in Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand and Norfolk and surrounding areas.
We offer a wide range of early learning and child care programs as well as parental support programs to help you and your child every step of the way. It’s professional, caring support that makes a real difference in the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of children.
Our programs include:
Licence Status
Regular with Conditions
Legal Status
N/A
Inspection Summary
| Visit Date | Purpose of Visit | Compliance Level on Date of Inspection | Resolved Before Licence Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2015 | Licensing Inspection | 97% | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Licensing Inspection | 98% | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2013 | Licensing Inspection | 99% | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2012 | Licensing Inspection | 99% | Yes |
Areas of Non Compliance
Terms and Conditions
| The licensee shall ensure that the Licensing Inspection Summary is posted in a conspicuous place in the child care centre at or near an entrance commonly used by parents. The licensee shall ensure that the completed Licensing Checklist and the Summary of Licensing Requirements and Recommendations sheets are readily available for parents. |
| The kindergarten licensed capacity is based on the use of Rooms 113 and 110 for 20 JK/SK children in each room and the alternate space of Rooms 111 and 112 for 20 JK/SK children in each room. |
| Within the license capacity of 161 only 31 spaces may be used for 6 hours or more in a period of 24 hours. |
| The school age and kindergarten components of this program are licensed to operate before and after school and on P.A. days and school holidays. |
| The operator shall ensure that the submitted supervision plan regarding washroom routines is followed |
| Guidelines and sample menus for preparing bag lunches/snacks which meet Canada's Food Guide, as well as procedures for refrigeration or the use of ice packs with bag lunches, shall be provided to each parent and posted at the centre. The operator shall review this information with parents at the time of enrolment and the information shall be included in the centre's parent handbook. The centre shall ensure back-up procedures are in place if a bag lunch/snack is forgotten. |
| The operator is to submit a written a professional learning plan by August 7, 2015 that includes third party professional development training for all staff including the supervisor and director related to supervision of children, child guidance and programming, communication and team building and a review of the school age learning environment. Professional development training to be completed on or before September 11, 2015 and written verification is to be submitted to the Ministry. |
| The operator is to submit a revised washroom supervision policy for school age children to the Ministry on or before August 7, 2015. The revised washroom supervision policy is to include procedures to be followed and the process for review of the policy with children and parents. |
| The operator is to submit a revised supervision and missing child policy to the Ministry on or before August 7, 2015. The revised supervision and missing child policy must include: •the timeframe for reporting a missing child to the police, to the parents of the missing child, and to the Ministry; •each person’s roles and responsibilities for responding to a missing child incident; •communication plan and strategies when responding to a missing child incident; and, •review process following a missing child incident. |
| The operator is to submit a revised serious occurrence policy to the Ministry on or before August 7, 2015. The revised serious occurrence policy must include: •the timeframe for reporting a serious occurrence; •the person(s) responsible for reporting a serious occurrence; •each person’s roles and responsibilities for the response to each serious occurrence defined in section 1 of the Regulation 262 under the Day Nurseries Act and •requirement for each person to review the serious occurrence policy prior to commencing employment, and an annual review thereafter, and confirmation that is dated, named and signed by the person who completed the review. |
| The operator is to submit a written plan which includes review of increased monitoring and oversight of the child care centre to the Ministry on or before August 7, 2015. |
| The operator shall ensure that the written plan of action submitted to the Ministry on July 13, 2015 to address supervision of the school age program room is followed. |
| The school age capacity is based on the use of Rooms 102, 104 for 15 school age children in each room, the Concourse for 30 school age children and the Gym for 60 school age children (30 on each side of the divided Gym); an alternate space of rooms 103, 105, 106, 107 and 121 for 15 school age children in each room. |
Director's Approval
| Director's approval has been granted for mixed age grouping under s.55 (2) of 0 Reg.262. Mixed age grouping can be implemented in only one group in each age category. 20% of the licensed capacity per age group is as follows; (15) toddlers:3 children, Preschool (16) children: 3 children, JK/SK (20): 4 children and School Age (15): 3 children. |
| Director's approval has been granted for JK/SK and school age children to bring bagged lunches and/or snacks. |
Official Registration Information
Please check Ontario Ministry of Education for the official registration information. Use "Today's Family Child Development Centre - Burlington" as "Name of Program" to search.
| Age Group | Age From | Age To | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 1.5 | 2.5 | 15 |
| Preschool | 2.5 | 6 | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 3 yr 8 mo | 5 yr 8 mo | 60 |
| Primary/Junior School Age | 5 yr 8 mo | 13 | 150 |