CHILD CARE
THE SENTINELLE DES PETITS DAYCARE CENTRE
The Sentinelle des Petits Daycare Centre provides a range of daycare services that comply with all the standards set by the Ministère de l’Emploi, de la Solidarité sociale et de la Famille. The Centre’s «institutional» program provides one to five days a week of daycare within its facilities for pre-school children. There, children are provided with a well-structured educational program in a friendly and stimulating environment. There is also a «home» daycare service available in private homes for children under 12. It offers the benefits of an educational daycare program while allowing children to develop in a lively family atmosphere.
Community Centre (building 93)
E-mail: cpesentinelle@videotron.ca
Web site: www.lasentinelledespetits.com
JARDIN DES PETITS DAYCARE/DROP-IN CENTRE
The Jardin des petits is a kindergarten run by a qualified educator. It receives children from 2 to 5 years of age, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 11:30 am or from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Groups are made up of nine children. The centre also offers drop-in childcare services from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance.
The centre’s objectives are to:
• foster the social integration and development of military and civilian community children;
• develop their creativity and imagination and prepare them for school;
• offer parents an emergency childcare service;
• offer parents periods of respite.
DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT GROUP (DSG)
The Deployment Support Group’s primary task is to contribute to the welfare of Canadian Forces members who are deployed or away for an extended period and their families. The main responsibility of the Deployment Support Group (DSG) is to provide adequate support in both official languages to the families of deployed members. This service is available to both integral and lodger units of Land Force Quebec Area.
The DSG was established to:
• Promote local Military Family Resource Centre programs and services;
• Inform families on programs and services available in the wider civilian community;
• Provide families with news on missions in progress;
• Offer immediate support to families in an emergency.
The DSG is also responsible for coordinating pre-deployment, deployment and
post-deployment activities in concert with outside organizations. The DSG:
•Works with the resources available to satisfy immediate needs until second-line services are available or until the problem is resolved;
• Acts as an interface between families and services available in the military and civilian communities;
• Refers families to professionals with extensive knowledge of the services available;
•Exists to facilitate access to information for families in need.
Community Centre (building 93)
E-mail: gsd@dnd.ca
Web site: www.gsdv.ca
SESAME CHILDCARE CENTRE
The Valcartier Family Centre’s Sesame Centre is a warm, friendly and safe environment, staffed by skilled and experienced caregivers. Because your needs are our first priorities, services available through the Sesame Centre include:
- Round-the-clock emergency childcare and a respite service;
- A nursery service on weekdays-four half-days-for all infants from 0 to 24 months old.