Resources
For Current ESPRIT Families
Quick links to our Parent Handbook, Health Policy, and Food Policy.
Parent Handbook
A must-read for all families! ESPRIT is a volunteer-governed non-profit. Here’s everything you need to know.
Health Policy
Find out when to keep your kid(s) home and how we support the health of all ESPRIT children.
Food Policy
Snack check! See what is and isn’t okay for lunches and snacks at ESPRIT, including info on potential food allergens.
Healthy Communities
All families at ESPRIT must provide a copy of each child’s immunization record, as required by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
All ESPRIT staff keep their own immunizations up-to-date.
Please keep your child at home in the following situations:
- They have a fever
- The have diarrhea or are vomiting
- They have a communicable disease and/or rash
- They do not have the energy to keep up with the ESPRIT activities
- They have lice.
Please notify ESPRIT Daycare if your child has a communicable disease so that we can inform other parents and the Gibsons Health Unit.
Inclusive Care for Growing Minds
ESPRIT Daycare is committed to creating a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment for all children, families, and staff. ESPRIT is committed to inclusion where children of all abilities are able to participate meaningfully in all aspects of the child care program.
At ESPRIT we value the unique differences that make us individuals, including race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socioeconomic levels, range of abilities and physical or health care needs. ESPRIT welcomes First Nation, Inuit and Metis families. Our staff are trained in cultural safety and anticolonial care.
ESPRIT recognizes that quality, affordable childcare is a key factor in poverty reduction in our community.
We believe every child is unique and deserves to be treated with care and respect. We are dedicated to providing an environment that fosters positive emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development for all children, and which celebrates their background and abilities.
ESPRIT collaborates with various external supports and services, including the Infant Development Program and Supported Child Development Program, to provide families with access to:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech language pathology
- Additional supports as needed.
ESPRIT also works with Childcare Resource and Referral, Sunshine Coast Community Social Service, and School District 46.
Core Beliefs
Respect for Individuality
We recognize that each child develops at their own pace and has individual needs that must be respected and met.
Inclusivity and Multiculturalism
We value multiculturalism and inclusivity, striving to create an environment that respects and celebrates diverse traditions and beliefs.
Positive Role Modelling
We demonstrate positive behavior and attitudes, modeling values such as kindness, empathy, and cooperation.
Cultural Sensitivity
We respect cultural differences and diversity within the ESPRIT community and strive to create an inclusive environment that values all traditions and beliefs.