Delahey Children’s Centre

We are located within Copperfield’s Family Centre (Community Hub) on Copperfield Drive in Delahey.

Centre Philosophy

Delahey Children’s Centre provides quality care for children with working, non-working and studying parents in a welcoming, stimulating and safe environment.

We strive to achieve a well-balanced, non-bias atmosphere where our programs enhance and assist all educational, developmental, emotional and social skills a child requires in the early years of life.

Aims and Goals of the Centre

Goals for the Children:

• Have a sound self-concept and a positive self-esteem
• Express themselves with creativity and freedom
• Acquire appropriate skills in the areas of receptive and expressive language, fine and gross motor, and cognition, aesthetic (creative)
• Develop relationships that are mutually satisfying and to acquire appropriate social skills
• Be actively and purposefully involved in their learning environment
• Develop independence skills and to take responsibility for their own actions
• Be happy and to enjoy a sense of achievement

Aims of the Staff:

• Be committed to the children at all times
• Provide quality care for all children and families attending the Centre
• Provide a warm, comfortable, safe and nurturing environment expressed through the attitude of staff
• Provide age-related and stage-related learning experiences appropriate to the interests and developmental levels of the individual children
• Respect each staff member’s values and beliefs and foster effective communication between staff in providing support and addressing issues of concerns
• Be approachable to parents and be available for discussions relating to their child’s care
• Be professional with other staff, parents and members of the community. This professionalism extends to respecting other people’s rights to confidentiality and when referring parents to other services
• Treat all children as equals

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