“Our children attended the Creative Children Day Home for around five years. Our children were always greeted so warmly by the staff and made to feel that they were valued and cared for. We trusted Sabira whole-heartedly and appreciate her for being such an instrumental caregiver when our children were so young. We are grateful for her dedication to the children and the countless ways she goes above and beyond to become a second family to all of the families at the day home. The Creative Child Day Home continues to hold a special place in our hearts and is the source of countless fond memories..”
Become an Educator
Educator’s Role
The educator’s role is to view the child as confident and a director of his or her own learning experience. The educator learns about the individual children and families in their programs and adjusts accordingly. They also interact with, offer suggestions, and support children as and when needed.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement- Level 1 Early Childhood Educator (If certification has not yet been obtained, the educator must obtain certification within six months of their approval date)
- Experience in childcare is an asset.
- First Aid Certification (required by all educators within three months of commencement of service)
Requirements
- A completed criminal record check, including vulnerable sector search, for educator and anyone who is over 18 years of age or older, and who resides with the applicant in the proposed family day home.
- A statement signed by the educator disclosing any prior criminal involvement of any person younger than 18 years old who resides in the proposed family day home.
- Three satisfactory personal references from non-relatives that corroborate the applicant’s suitability for working with children.
- Recruitment and screening include two in-person visits to the educator’s residence and the receipt of all background check documentation before children are cared for in the home. Over the two home visits, each resident is met at least once.
- Educators must be able to respond quickly and effectively to many different emergencies, including choking, accidents, near drowning, suffocation, poisoning, smoke inhalation, electrocution, injuries, and suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
- Educators must take childcare professional development courses each year.
- Proof of home insurance and liability insurance.
What the parents say
