What are your hours?
Our hours are 6:30 AM until 6:00 PM
What is your availability?
Please call and schedule a tour for more information.
Canoga Park Childcare & Preschool (West - Southview Drive): 507-532-9503
Canoga Park Childcare & Preschool (East - Canoga Park Drive): 507-929-9872
What are your rates?
Rate information is provided in person during a tour of the locations. To schedule a time to tour our centers and gather more information, please contact us.
Canoga Park Childcare & Preschool (West - Southview Drive): 507-532-9503
Canoga Park Childcare East - Canoga Park Drive): 507-929-9872
Can you give me more information on your infant, toddler, preschool, or school age programs?
Canoga Park Childcare & Preschool is a Parent Aware Rated Center and currently in the process of accreditation through NAYEC.
We follow Parent Aware approved curriculum's at our locations in our infant, toddler and preschool classrooms, as well as the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPS). At Canoga Park Childcare, we follow the “Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos”, “Creative Curriculum for Preschool”, and "Handwriting without Tears." We work to promote physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development for all children. We understand that each child is unique and we want to ensure that everyone’s needs will be met. Our curriculum encourages parent involvement and fosters independence within the child.
Please refer to the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress and Parent Aware for more information regarding approaches to learning and curriculum's.
What are your staff to child ratio's?
Infant (Age 6 weeks but less than 16 months) = 1:4
Toddler (Age 16 months but less than 33 months old) = 1:7
Preschool (Age 33 months but has not yet attended 1st day of kindergarten) = 1:10
School age (Old enough to have attended kindergarten but is younger than 13 years old) = 1:15
Meals?
All meals served at Canoga Park Childcare & Preschool are required to meet the child’s daily nutritional needs specified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A child may bring their own meals but those must also meet the requirements from the USDA and be ready to eat or microwavable. If a meal brought from home doesn’t meet the requirements, Canoga Park Childcare will make substitutions with additional charges. We do work to accommodate any special nutritional needs such as religion, allergies, etc. All meals and snacks are not included in weekly contracted rate and are charged at an additional fee.
How many meals a day?
We serve AM Snack, Lunch, and PM Snack.
Payment information?
Payments are accepted in the form of direct debit, cash, cashier's check or money order. We accept Childcare Assistance (CCAP) and offer Early Learning Scholarships to those who qualify.
What do I as the parent need to provide?
Canoga Park Childcare will provide most materials needed for your child’s educational experience. However, parents will need to provide a few things. For children ages 12 months and older, parents will need to provide at least one change of weather-appropriate clothes (labeled with child’s name), lightweight breathable blanket (for nap), diapers/pull-ups and wipes (if needed), and medications (if needed). For infants, parents will need to provide at least one change of weather appropriate clothing (labeled with child’s name), three bottles to leave at Canoga Park Childcare, formula/breast milk (non-frozen), bibs (optional), diapers, diaper rash cream, wipes, pacifier (if used), sunscreen (if age appropriate), and medications (if needed).
Where are you licensed through?
We are licensed through the DHS and are under Rule 3.
How do I reserve a spot?
You must pay a nonrefundable registration fee of $40.
How do I schedule a tour?
Please contact us at the telephone numbers listed above.
Are you parent-aware rated?
Yes, we are.
Infants: For our infants, we work on language development, independence, motor skills, social and emotional growth, movement, and creative expression. We will engage the infants in activities such as reading, rhyming, singing, and talking. The environment will be a safe one with a variety of toys and materials used to encourage exploration and growth.
Toddlers: For our toddlers, we work on communication, self-confidence, motor skills, social and emotion growth, creative expression, and problem solving. The toddler’s day will include free, quiet, and structured play time. Some of the activities that we will encourage include circle time, reading, show and tell, singing, exercise, dancing, playing musical instruments, climbing, bead stringing, and sensory games. We also work on toilet training, eating well, and learning about personal hygiene.
Preschool: For our preschool age children, we work on language and literacy, mathematics, social sciences, arts and crafts, and physical, social, and emotional development. Some activities that you can count the preschoolers to partake in include circle time, reading, building alphabet, number, color, and shape knowledge, counting, imaginative play, scavenger hunts, and science projects.
School-Age: For the school age children in our care, we provide adequate time for playing and socializing. We also work on activities that help develop language arts, science, history, and math skills. Our activities will help continue their daily studies and further develop their social and emotional skills. We also put an emphasis on learning activities that improve cognitive, physical, literacy, and interpersonal skills.