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Jackman Community Daycare
September 2026

A Message from our Executive Director

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer break! While summer is still in full swing at Jackman, we are also beginning to look ahead to September and the start of another school year.

We are having a wonderful time at Jackman Summer Camp, which continues until September 3. A huge thank you to our amazing educators for creating such a fun and memorable summer, and to all of the children who bring so much light, laughter, and learning to Jackman Community Daycare each and every day.

As we prepare for September, we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back and beginning another year filled with learning, friendship, and new adventures. In this newsletter, you’ll find important information to help families get ready for the new school year.

Our Grade 3–6 clubs will begin in November as we head into the cooler months. For our Grade 1–2 students, clubs will take place within their classrooms, with Rooms 105 and 207 combining for these activities.

Wishing everyone the rest of a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you in September! We can’t wait to see what the new school year brings!

Please see below for some important start-of-the-school-year information to help you get ready for day one

Room Assignments
Families will receive their specific room assignments during the week of August 24. Due to enrollment numbers and the needs of the daycare, we will be operating two Grade 1/2 rooms.

Each room has its own administrative page that be accessed from the current families section of our website.

September 2026 School Hours, Drop Off and Pick Up
The first day of school and daycare is Tuesday September 8, 2026. Our nursery school program starts on Monday September 14.

The daycare opens at 7:30am. Our daycare rooms go outside at 8:35am and are supervised by daycare and TDSB staff. The first bell rings at 8:45am.

Preschool, JK and SK families are asked to review the Morning Drop Off Procedures specific to the kindergarten playground.

At the end of the day, 3:20pm, kindergarten children will be picked up at their classroom by the daycare teachers. For the first few days of school our staff will meet our children in grades 1-6 at dismissal, after which the children will report directly to their daycare room themselves.

If you need to pick up your grade 1-6 child prior to 4:00pm, we ask that you pick them up directly from their classroom teacher at 3:20pm. Please inform the daycare room and let the school teacher know that your child is to remain in their care until you have arrived.

The daycare closes at 6:00PM.

Daycare Fees
Invoices for our current families for September to December 2026 will be uploaded to your child’s TUIO account on Monday August 24. Invoices for new families who registered over the summer have already been uploaded.

Fees are due the first of each month. Upon notification of invoices, families are required to review the new invoices and confirm the payment method to use. The daycare will link all invoices without a payment, on the user’s behalf, to the most recent method used for payment, on August 28, 2026.

A reminder that the daily fee for children in grades 1-6 for full day care during school breaks, Winter Break, March Break, is $75.00 per day. The current daily fee of $25.50 remains on 2026 PA days. The 2026 fee schedule is available on our website: Fee Schedule

Daycare fees are charged for all days regardless of a child's attendance. Fees are not adjusted for statutory holidays, unplanned program closings, student absences or family vacations.

The 2027 daycare fee schedule will be reviewed and discussed at the Board meeting in September. 2027 daycare fees will be announced to families following the September Board meeting.

Safe Arrival
Please call your child’s daycare room directly if your child will not be attending daycare. Messages can be left throughout the day, please do not email the daycare office. Parents can also let staff know in advance of any planned absences.

All preschool and nursery school families must call the daycare room by 9:00AM
On school days, all families from JK-grade 6 must call their daycare room prior to 3:00PM if their child will not be attending daycare after school, the daycare and school do not have the same reporting system;
On PA days and holiday breaks when the daycare offers full day care, JK-grade 6 families must call their child’s daycare room by 9:00AM if they will not be attending.

Thank you for your cooperation in the safe arrival. While we can appreciate that families are asked to make another phone call to report an absence, we must adhere to the safe arrival policy that has been mandated to all daycares. Our full policy can be found here.

Daycare Phone: 416-466-8715

Preschool, Room 107 (Ext 222)
JK B & A, Room 107A (Ext 233)
SK B & A, Room 207A (Ext 234)
Grades 1/2 Room 105 (Ext 223)
Grades 1/2 Room 207 (Ext 227)
Grade 3 Room 101 (Ext 224)
Grade 4 Room 209 (Ext 228)
Grades 5/6 Room 309 (Ext 225)
Nursery School Room 105 (Ext 223)

6:00 PM Closing Time & Late Policy
JCD operates from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM (11:30AM for nursery school) Families are encouraged to exit the school by 6:00 PM. To assist families with a timely departure, starting at 5:55 PM all remaining children will be supervised in room 105. The phone number for room 105 is 416-466-8715, Ext. 223.

Here is a synopsis of the Daycare’s Late Policy:
Payment is $10 for the first 5 minutes (6:01-6:05), plus an additional $2.00 per minute per family thereafter.
If a family has been late frequently – defined as 4 or more occurrences over the school year – they will incur a charge of $40.00 for the first 5 minutes, followed by $5.00 per minute per family thereafter.
All late fees will be added to the next month’s daycare invoice.

Staff have been instructed to consistently enforce this policy to ensure fairness.

In the event of a late pick-up, educators on duty will record the exact arrival time in the JCD Late Fee Logbook. The parent/caregiver must initial or sign this log entry on-site.

To prevent workplace tension, JCD staff are prohibited from accepting cash payments on the premises. All late fees will be processed, invoiced, and collected directly by JCD administration through your TUIO account.  Families with late fees owing from Summer 2026 will have their charges added to the September 1, 2026 invoice.

We understand that pick-up time can be hectic and challenging for all families and we sincerely appreciate your efforts to pick up children on time.

Parent Handbook
The Jackman Community Daycare parent handbook has been developed to provide you with information you need to know about the daycare and nursery school. It contains guidelines on the rights and responsibilities of parents and children as member of Jackman Community Daycare.

Families are encouraged to review the Parent Handbook at the beginning of every school year

Winter Break Closure
The daycare will be open on Monday December 21, Tuesday December 22 and Wednesday December 23 providing full day care from 7:30am-6:00pm. Our nursery school will be closed.
The daycare will be closed from Thursday December 24, 2026 to Friday January 1, 2027. We will reopen Monday January 4, 2027.

Updating Information on File
Pick Up Lists
The daycare will not release your child to anyone not on your authorized pick-up list. We also cannot accommodate same day pick ups by individuals who are not already listed on your authorization form. Updates can be made by completing the special consent form  from our website or by filling out a paper form that can be found in each daycare room.
We require at least 24 hours notice for updates to pick up lists.

Health Concerns/Dietary Restrictions
For many families it has been a while since you first filled out your child’s health information form. If there have been any additions or omissions to your child’s health or diet, please let the daycare know.

Board of Directors
The Daycare is a non-profit corporation and relies on its volunteer Board to oversee the management of the centre. The Board meets monthly, for approximately 2 hours and plays an important role in helping guide our mission, support our programs, and strengthen our community.

We are pleased to introduce our 2026-2027 Board of Directors and grateful for the commitment they have made to our organization and our families.

Jackman Community Daycare 2026-2027 Board of Directors
Deborah Grosdanis (Chair)
Lauren Harney (Vice Chair)
Ceone Veldman (Human Resources)
Neal Madan (Treasurer)
Jan Goerge (Policies & Governance)
Lisa Kolodziejski (Secretary)

Directors at Large
Peter Bryce
Matt Pulcine
Jillian Van Allen

For more information on our Board of Directors, please contact our Executive Director, Kayla Myles, director@jackmandaycare.ca   Please include any questions you may have for our Board of Directors.

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