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 using our Ipad
  • During your first visit, please bring a piece of ID. You will also be asked to fill our family membership form
  • 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 limit the use of cell phones during your visit
  • 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

How to Get Here

Our address is 163 Gibson Bend #142, located in Brighton beside the vet clinic.

Directions

Driving

Parking

There is free parking at the front of the centre as well as beside our playground.

Transportation Support

Transportation support (bus or taxi fare) is available for families that face barriers to visiting the Family Resource Centre. Please call the Centre at (639)398-7608 to discuss options.