Program Highlights
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FAMILY INTERACTION
Families are an integral part of our program and are welcome to come in at any time and feel comfortable discussing issues regarding their children’s progress or any aspect of our policies and program delivery. We also provide opportunities for employees, parents and children to get together and interact (example: TOPP KIDS holiday parties, open houses, council nights, etc.). Ours is an inclusive program that caters to the needs of families from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We acknowledge and respect the values, beliefs and the multicultural heritage of our society and strive to enrich our program by including diversity.
CONVENIENCE
With today’s average working family, the need for convenient childcare is growing. Having our programs based out of the same school that the children attend was a key consideration for us in creating our business plan. The ease and convenience of eliminating outside travel time and having a location close to home were the main advantages to having our programs based out of local schools.
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Our Leadership Program helps teach children to feel comfortable in developing LIFE SKILLS*, self worth, and leading those around them. To have others respond well to their suggestions and build interest in setting the direction or style of play for their peers is beneficial as they mature as leaders. We believe leadership in children can be nurtured and grown and in turn, build great amounts of self-respect and self-worth. We let every child have a chance to lead for a day (with the help of our team) and focus on further Leadership opportunities for older children (Div.2). They help plan activities, are involved in their communities and lead by example. See our full leadership program guidelines later in this handbook.
PROGRAM FEATURES
Each of our programs are organized into specific play centres. Example: dramatic play, structures and engineering, homework & reading area, library and literacy, art an expression, music, technology, STREAM LAB, puzzles and manipulative toys, board games, and physical literacy. Large outdoor play areas with parks are also attached to every program. Each program also boosts a maximum of 1:15 Educator/child ratio.
Arts and expression, literacy, STREAM, multi culturalism, physical literacy, kids’ clubs, group games and outdoor play are all integral components of our daily programming.
BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY
We feel that it is our social responsibility and mission to provide accessible, quality childcare to the community at an affordable price. We focus on providing children with the necessary tools to become leaders in their communities, along with abolishing bullying in their environments. Being an integral part of the community is important to us as well, so TOPP KIDS Out of School Clubs/Foundation try to participate in local events and fundraisers whenever we can.
WE’RE FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE!
We are proud that our programs are always developing and using BEST PRACTICES. We lead in the development and are the example of HIGH QUALITY in our sector and around the world. Until its recent discontinuation, all of our TOPP KIDS Out of School Clubs/Foundation were fully accredited programs. TOPP KIDS STANDARDS OF QUALITY uphold the original accreditation standards and have built on top of those, continuously evaluating our programs and delivery through evaluative processes. This shows that we are committed to providing the highest standards of Early Childhood Education. We continue to grow and better our practices, going far above Alberta licensing standards. As we always say: We are here to provide the BEST quality care possible.
WE’RE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE!
For us, being an employer of choice means that applicants are eager to work for us, that people envy our employees, employees enjoy their work and their many benefits and that our most talented educators stay with the company throughout their careers.