Frequently Asked Questions

We are open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 5:15pm.

Of course! Go to the Enrolment tab and sign up inn our Tour list!

Yes. Our centre director and our special needs coordinator will work with you to ensure we will be able to meet all your child’s special needs.

Care & Fun Childcare Centres are licensed facilities; we are inspected annually by the province of Nova Scotia. We follow the regulations set out in the Nova Scotia Day Care Act and Regulations. Our license and most recent inspection reports are displayed in the main hall beside the parent bulletin board.

Yes!

Our menu at Care & Fun follows the Nova Scotia Standards for Food and Nutrition in Regulated Child Care Settings. Our menu plans run on a four week rotation, and includes a wide variety of foods.  Menus are posted weekly for your convenience. If your child requires supplements or special foods due to a medical condition and/or religious/cultural beliefs, you will be responsible for providing them. A full time experienced cook who has obtained a Nova Scotia Food Handling Training Certificate is part of our staff for all food preparation.

Yes we do!

Care & Fun is a Nut-free daycare and we accommodate any other major food allergies, when Enrolling we will make sure that we know all about your kids allergies.

Care & Fun is open year round, with the following exceptions:

• New Year’s Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Monday
• Victoria Day
• Canada Day
• Natal Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Remembrance Day
  
  

*Please note: If a given holiday falls on a Sunday, the center will be closed on the following Monday.

Parents are asked to keep their child at home if they are sick. If a child is brought to the center and they are sick, parents will be contacted to come and pick up their child immediately. You will not be reimbursed for the number of days the child is away sick, and due to child/teacher ratios you will not be able to "make up" sick time by bringing your child on unscheduled days. For more info on our sick policy please refer to our Parent Handbook.

Parents are responsible for providing the following for their child:

• any infant related food your child might require
• baby bottles with milk or formula for their child
• diapers and wipes
• a complete change of clothing (to be kept in a small bookbag)
• indoor and outdoor shoes
• sunhats
• sunscreen
• appropriate outdoor wear