Oliver Out of School Care

This program is for children ages 6 to12 years who attend Oliver Elementary school from grades one through six. The program offers care year round, closing only for statuary holidays. This program is open from 7am to 5:45 pm, providing care before school, lunchtime, after school and during school closures (spring break, summer holidays etc.)

The Centre provides the children with a nutritious breakfast and snack after school This program does not provide lunch, however, the staff will heat up food that the parent wishes to send for their child. The staff encourages children and parents to work together in preparing the lunch, this helps with “likes and dislikes”. In addition, the Center has a “no junk food” (pop, chips, candy etc) policy helping children to make healthy food choices. On early dismissal days, snack is named “Teacher’s Choice” this presents the children with an opportunity to choose a snack and develop life skills when assisting with the preparation of the food. Sometimes the staff chooses a snack that may be unusual so that the children have the opportunity to experience different tastes, textures, and mixtures in food.

While the Centre provides group care for children, each child’s right to privacy, individualized attention and specialized activities is respected. The staff provides the children with activities that support cooperative social interactions, and are developmentally age appropriate. During the summer, the staff plans various field trips and activities that enhance the children’s educational and life experiences. These activities include hiking, swimming, museums, the Ukrainian Village, Fort Edmonton, the Public Library, City parks etc. The program works with parents and the Elementary teachers to aide the children in meeting their developmental level in school. These supports are offered through daily programming concepts (math, science, language arts and social studies). The homework club has been a success. The children have now taken the responsibility and initiative to start on their homework without staff having to encourage them to do so. A quiet area has been developed in the book corner for these children.

The staff has various opportunities to enhance their educational skills by attending various workshops and conferences in and around the city.