Agency Day Home Program Educators
Dedicated & Certified
Quality Day home Educators are always needed!
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A Program Educator is responsible for the safety, health and well-being of all children in care. Daily routines include opportunities for children to grow and develop physically, socially, intellectually, creatively and emotionally and culturally.
Becoming a Day home Educator with Learn 'N' Laugh Family Day home Agency means you are a self-employed, contracted individual offering childcare in your own home. You are committed to creating an environment that promotes optimum development in children. You are guided by the criteria outlined in the Government of Alberta Licensed Day home Standards Manual.
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How does the agency support our Day home Educators?
· Connect families with Day home Educator
· Collect childcare payments
· Guarantees income for days/hours worked
· Issue monthly Government funding and other incentives
· Deliver support through a qualified Consultant
· Provide ongoing training and workshops
· Offer ideas/solutions/strategies for supporting positive child development
· Assist with conflict resolution
· Arrange for liability insurance
*For more information about Childcare Certification,
click here: http://www.humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/child-care-staff-certification-guide.pdf
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How do I become an Educator?
Potential Program Educators may contact the agency office to schedule an interview with a Childcare Consultant. Successful candidates will then be given an application package containing the documents needed to begin the approval process. Many applicants are well-suited to operating a childcare program in their home and eager to operate within the parameters set by the Province.
All applications are appreciated and considered, and those applicants deemed suitable will be contacted to proceed with the approval process.
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Your initial application will include:
·Program Educator Application Form
·RCMP Criminal Checks (including Vulnerable Sector) for all residents of the home who are 18 years of age or older
·Childcare Intervention Record Checks for all residents of the home who are 18 years of age or older
·Medical Form (for Educators) completed by your physician
·Throughout a series of visits we will familiarize you with the practices and Standards found in Licensed and Accredited Family Day homes. We will work with you to integrate the Standards into your program.
·First Aid Certification must be completed within two months of contracting with the Agency.
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