Programs Offered

Sonshine Day Care is an inclusive centre that believes all children have the right to child care.  Children with special or exceptional needs will require an individual program plan to be developed by the centre, the child's parents, and any additional professionals at the parent’s consent. All efforts will be made to meet the needs of each individual child.

Sonshine Day Care is licensed for 16 Preschool children ( 2.5 to 5years) and 10 Toddlers (18 months to 30 months).

Each day provides opportunities for age appropriate cognitive, physical, social/emotional, language, and self-help development.

Cognitive

- Develop an ability to match, group, and identify common properties and /or

  relationships

- Explore what comes next in a series of objects or events

- Experiment with creative movement, dance, and rhythmic activities

Physical

- Build a positive image of their bodies by knowing body parts and functions

- Practice large motor abilities: movement, balance, body/space perception

- Refine fine motor skills by manipulating and controlling objects

- Develop methods to relax, relieve tension, and expend energy appropriately

 

Social Emotional

- Develop trust, autonomy, and initiative

- Gain confidence in their abilities

- Express their needs and feelings with appropriate words and actions

- Increase their understanding of and empathy for others

- Develop strategies to control impulses, join in play and resolve conflicts

- Share materials and take turns

Language

- Expand and extend their vocabularies and sentence structures

- Verbally express feelings and describe objects and events

- Make requests, ask questions, and give directions

- Respond to requests, questions, and directions of others

- Practice taking turns in conversation

- Develop understanding of, and appreciation for, stories, poems, and plays

Self-Help

- Practice hand washing, dressing etc

- Snack & lunchtime - serving, eating, and cleaning

- Make choices and decisions

- Request assistance when needed

- Attempt new and /or challenging activities

- Develop a sense of responsibility for themselves, their belonging, and their environment