*ASC morning care available on request- If care is needed on Pro-D Day, Early dismissal that requires 4 hours or more of care, parents need to give the appropriate staff advanced notice and will be charged a additional fee per day. This fee is separate from the regular monthly fees.

Parents are required to pick up their child(ren) AT LEAST 10 minutes prior to the closing times above. This allows children to depart in a relaxed and unhurried manner, and also allows staff to pass along any necessary information regarding your child’s day.

Use of Services

If you are not at your place of employment, school, or attending a program/appointment  your child(ren) should only be in attendance 9am-3pm at Parkside.  Lack of compliance with this policy will result in termination of care.

Closure Dates

All programs will be closed on stat holidays, or if a stat holiday should fall on the weekend, the centre will close the following Monday in lieu of the holiday. Winter break will align with SD79 winter break, and programs will not be operating during that time.

Professional development closures:

Staff qualifications and continuing education have been consistently identified as one of the key variables that can significantly influence the delivery of excellent quality outcomes for children in child care settings. Accordingly, Parkside Academy Society believes that it is essential that staff are able to participate in professional development opportunities.Parkside believes that staff who access a rich array of professional development opportunities, are well positioned to contribute to ongoing improvements in their own practice and make significant contributions to the quality of programs in their workplace. As Parkside mission is to provide the utmost quality care, we support our staff in their educational journey by providing and encouraging professional development days. The centre may close for a unscheduled professional development opportunity that is not on the distributed calendar, with 30 days prior notice to families.

In June the new Parkside year schedule will be distributed for the next years closure dates.