If you have children in school then you know that March Break is coming up! If you are lucky, maybe you have some time off work to spend with your children. Whether you have the whole week off or just a few days, you may need to come up with new ways to keep those little ones busy through the…
It’s that time of year again…..maple syrup time! Near the end of February is when freezing and thawing temperatures begin and maple syrup makers make their way around their sugarbush drilling 1cm wide holes, 5cm deep into the trunks of the maple trees. The trees are then tapped, a spout is attached and a bucket is hung to collect the…
February is “Heart Month”, which is a national campaign that encourages Canadians to come together and help raise awareness and funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Heart and Stroke Foundation promotes healthy living to prevent heart disease and stroke, saves lives by enabling better cardiac and stroke response and treatment and promotes recovery by helping and supporting survivors…
Friday the 13th is considered to be the most widespread superstition. The origin of Friday the 13th isn’t clear, but the number 13 and the day Friday have been thought to bring bad fortune since the nineteenth century. There is even a name for the fear of Friday the 13th – paraskevidekatriaphobia (pronounced: pa/ ruh/ skay/ vee/ day/ car/ fo…
Family Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February every year; this year it falls on Monday February 16, 2015. This holiday celebrates the importance of families and family life to people and their communities. Every day is a great day to spend together as a family, but with the distractions of our everyday busy lives we may not…
Wee Watch Home Visitors are Early Childhood Educators that are registered and approved by the Ministry of Education. Through their unannounced visit at the Provider’s home, the Home Visitor monitors on a monthly basis to ensure all homes meet or exceed the Day Nurseries regulations. During their visit, the Home Visitor screens to ensure that the Provider is supplying nutritious…
Family Literacy Day is on January 27th each year. Family Literacy Day is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. The meaning of literacy has expanded beyond just reading and writing and now includes the ability to use language, numbers, images and the ability to access knowledge through technology.…
January is National Bathtub Safety Month. The bathtub is something we use every day and probably don’t take the time to consider all the possible safety issues. If you have children in your home it is especially important to keep the bathroom and bath time safe. Here is a list of the top 5 safety tips and suggestions for bath…
As we close another successful year of Together Wee Can , let’s look back at all the wonderful areas our Providers and Children engaged in. Our theme for 2014 was “CELEBRATE SPECIAL CHILDREN”, a concept that fit perfectly to commemorate our special Wee Watch milestone of celebrating 30 years of quality care. It provided a wide variety of age appropriate…