Tips For Visiting:

We ask families to do the following when visiting the Family Resource Centre to help to keep everyone safe and happy:

  • Sign in when you arrive; families visiting the Centre for the first time must register
  • Treat all people and things with respect and care
  • Parents/caregivers must supervise their children
  • To keep the Centre clean, please:
    • Use the snack table provided; children must sit when eating
    • Clean up after yourself
    • Use diaper changing tables - in the washroom, or inside the centre
    • Take off all outdoor shoes and boots; you can bring indoor shoes or socks to wear in the Centre
  • Please do not use cell phones during scheduled programs
  • Bring a water bottle
  • We have limited space for strollers. If you need to bring a stroller, small strollers are best.
  • Take photos of children in your care only
  • For health and safety, please:
    • Do not come if your child has a runny nose, fever, diarrhea, vomiting or other communicable diseases, until they are fully recovered
    • Do not bring personal toys
    • Do not let your child walk through Centre with their bottle
    • If toys have been in a child’s mouth or are dirty, put them in the “toys to be cleaned” box
    • Do not bring peanuts or nut products to the Centre
 
Family playing at kids centre
Baby with hat

Everyone Has A Role at the Saskatoon Early Years Family Resource Centre

(adapted from the Regina Early Years Family Centres)

Child playing with paint
Children in circle
 

Child’s Role:

  • Play - be respectful of all people and things

  • Talk and act respectfully to: parents, other children and adults

  • Be gentle and careful with play items

  • Clean up items after use

  • Have fun!

Parent/Caregiver’s Role:

  • Play and have fun with your child!

  • Let your child take the lead. The Family Resource Centre is designed to be child-centered. There are no wrong ways to play – let your child take the lead.

  • Talk to your child about what they are doing - to build speech and vocabulary

  • Help your child clean up and prepare the play space for the next family

Centre Employee’s Role:

  • Provide age-appropriate developmental experiences

  • Answer questions about child development, support programs and age-appropriate behaviours

  • Observe play/change the play space to meet the needs of visiting children and families