Child Care Resources for Families

Below you will find an archive of the recent communications sent to you and some key child care resources to help your experience with the YMCA be more convenient. Of course, should you have any questions, or require additional resources, please feel free to speak with your child’s supervisor. If you are accessing our fillable forms, kindly complete the applicable form and return it to your child’s supervisor.

Thank you for choosing YMCA Child Care Services.

Recent Family Communications

Nipissing and Parry Sound Area

Full Day Early Learning

School-Age

Licensed Home Child Care

Sudbury and Manitoulin Area

Full Day Early Learning

School-Age

Timmins

Registration/Change in Care

Registration Information

Please complete these forms to register for YMCA Child Care, or to update payment information and emergency contact information.

Registration Form

Pre-Authorized Payment Agreement

Emergency Card

Request to Modify Existing Care Form

Should you need to make any changes to your child care registration (add or remove care, withdrawal, program transfer), please complete the below form completing the appropriate section. Once you have completed the form, please send it to your childcare program supervisor for approval.

Request to Modify Existing Care Form

Infant-Toddler Information Page

Please fill out the form below so that we can get to know your child better.

Infant-Toddler Information Page

Child Care Guidance Procedure Form

Please fill out the form below to sign-off on YMCA Child Care Guidance Procedures.

Child Care Guidance Procedure Sign-Off

Consent to Exchange Information with Community Partners

Please complete the appropriate form for your district allowing the YMCA to exchange information regarding your child with our community partners.

Nipissing/Parry Sound

Sudbury/Manitoulin

Timmins

Medical

Authorization for Non-Prescription Over-the-Counter Medications

Please complete this form in order to allow the YMCA to administer non-prescription over-the-counter medications to your child. These include: Sunscreen, Moisturizing Skin Lotion, Lip Balm, Insect Repellent, Sanitizer and Diaper Cream.

Authorization for Non-Prescription Over-the-Counter Medications

Authorization for Prescription Medications

Please complete this form in order to allow the YMCA to administer prescription medication to your child.

Authorization for Prescription Medications

Individual Anaphylactic Plan Form

Please fill out the form below regarding the plan and emergency procedures should your child have an anaphylactic reaction.

Individual Anaphylactic Plan Form

Individual Medical Plan Form

Please fill out the form below regarding the plan and emergency procedures if your child has medical needs.

Individual Medical Plan Form

Transportation

Consent for Transportation of Children Form

Please fill out the form below to consent to the transportation of your child.

Consent for Transportation of Children Form

Consent for Walking Children Form

Please fill out the form below to consent to your child walking to and from care.

Consent for Walking Children Form

Additional Information

Mental Health and Well-Being Supports

Many children, families and child care and early years staff/providers are experiencing increased stress and anxiety, feelings of isolation and are worried about their health and wellbeing and that of their family and friends. Below are some resources and tips about mental health and well-being to support the child care
and early years sector, children, and families. This information comes from the Ministry of Education.

Importance of Self-Care
Consider how to model and promote self-care, support connections and relationships and model flexibility and empathy. Take care of yourself first. If you are well, you will be in a better position to support the others around you.

Resources like Self-Care 101 and The Wheel of Well-Being could be helpful to you and the children and families you work with.

Diverse Backgrounds and Communities
Consider the realities faced by different communities. What is needed? What are they telling us? What can be done? The Youth Mental Health Resource Hub offers posters and resources that may help child care and early years operators consider the different needs of the children and families they support.

Supporting Children’s Mental Health and Well-Being
Supporting children’s mental health can begin by modelling the behaviours and coping strategies for children to follow. Providing children with opportunities to work cooperatively, feel empowered and assist others can also support mental health and well-being. Additionally, it is important to create a space where children feel comfortable to vocalize their challenges and needs.

For information about the many available and free mental health services and supports for children and adults, visit COVID-19: Support for People. The Kids Help Phone website also offers resources that can be shared with children and families to support mental health and wellbeing.

Supporting children’s learning, development and emotional well-being helps to maintain positive spaces for children to thrive. The province has created a resource entitled Building on How Does Learning Happen? Pedagogical Approaches to Re-opening Early and Child Care Programs in Ontario to support child care and early years providers to safely operate programs during COVID-19 pandemic through shared ideas, reflective questions and lessons learned. The document also contains links to resources that may be useful, including Children’s Mental Health Ontario resources for how to speak to children about their feelings/help them cope (https://cmho.org/covid19/).