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Little Fry Daycare

Little Fry Daycare is a licensed daycare for children 30 months to school-age (grade 1). Daycare hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:00 to 4:30. The daycare environment is created to encourage children’s learning about themselves and their world through;

  • Play
  • Exploration and discovery
  • Circle times, stories, arts and crafts
  • Socialization with peers, Elders and teachers
  • Culture is the foundation of the program where young children learn the Kwakwala language daily.

We are a Seeds of Empathy site and use Moe the Mouse speech and language enhancement program regularly.

Health and nutrition are key factors in children’s overall development and at Little Fry Daycare, children have access to dental screening and varnishing, hearing clinics and referrals to support services. Nutritious snacks and lunches are provided daily following Health Canada’s Food Guide.

Supported Child Development

Aboriginal Supported Child Development (ASCD) is a Provincial program, funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) that is designed to specifically meet the needs of children with special needs. ASCD recognizes that inclusion and providing intervention and support in childcare settings during the early stages of development is important. ASCD programs are developed with cultural values, beliefs and traditions in mind.

The service targets Aboriginal children (newborn up to 18 years.) who require extra support in a childcare setting due to a development delay or disability in one of four areas: physical, cognitive, communication and/or social/emotional/behavioral.

Services available to families include:

  • assistance in finding child care
  • support and consultation with families and child care programs
  • individual planning
  • training and support for families and childcare providers
  • assistance accessing other community resources
  • development screening and assessment at the request of the family
  • toy and equipment lending library.

Occupational Therapy Services

Our occupational therapy services provide family-centred care. We work with families in their homes, within the community including daycares and preschools and in our therapy environment at Laichwiltach Family Life Society. Occupational therapists work with children towards family identified goals through playful interactions, grading the activities so that the child can succeed. Occupational therapy service is geared toward an increase in social participation, self-regulation and developing motor skills. Early involvement leads to greater outcomes for the family and child.
Services are provided to aboriginal children birth to school age in the following areas:

  • Gross and fine motor development (jumping, climbing, balancing, opening containers, zippers, drawing, scissor skills, hand strength)
  • Development of pre-printing skills (how to hold a pencil, copying and imitating shapes and lines)
  • Attention and organization (tools and supports for listening and learning)
  • Body awareness, body scheme (understanding personal space, knowing where our bodies are in the environment)
  • Low muscle tone, muscle strength
  • Picky eating and development of feeding skills
  • Motor planning and coordination (clumsy)
  • Self-care skills (dressing, grooming, toileting)
  • Visual perceptual skills and spatial awareness skills
  • Global developmental delays
  • Self-regulation (labeling and identifying emotions, exploring calming strategies)
  • Sensory processing (understanding individual differences in how we process the information in the world around us- noise, touch, visual, body sensations)

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Laichwiltach Family Life Society

441 – 4th Avenue

Campbell River, BC

V9W 3W7

info@lfls.ca

Main line: 250.286.3430

Toll-free: 877.777.8222

(see direct extensions on the staff directory page)