North Bay Home Agency
Our Home Agencies are operated by kind, and qualified individuals with a passion for working with children. Through this program, families are provided with an experience that’s so close to being at home they might even forget they’re with a Licensed Home Childcare Provider. Additionally, our Providers can enjoy all the independence of working for themselves, while being equipped with all the support, experience, and resources of Friends Forever and our remarkable Supervisor.
Meet our Supervisor!
Samantha is the mother of 2 and has worked in the childcare field since 1998. After graduating from the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program at Canadore College, Sam worked in various childcare centres before opening her own home-based childcare which she operated for 10 successful years. In 2015, she started with Friends Forever Childcare Centre as an educator and, due to her home-based childcare experience, was quickly promoted to Supervisor of our entire Home Agency program in North Bay. 2025 marks her 15 years as a Licensed Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
Meet our Home Visitor!
Hello my name is Dayna. I have been a Registered Early Childhood Educator Since 2011. I’m a mother of 1 who is my absolute world. I have been with Friends Forever Childcare from 2014 -2017 and returned in 2020. I started with Friends Forever Home Agency in 2022 as an Assistant / Home visitor. As a home visitor it is a privilege to be able to work alongside all of the Home Providers and a blessing to be able to help support them to teach new & exciting things to help the children grow into amazing little humans.
Meet our Administrator!
Maxine is our Administrator who oversees our centres and school-age programs across our community, including those in Burks Falls, Magnetawan, and MacTier. Since 2004, Maxine has been a dedicated member of the childcare field. Her extensive experience as an educator in diverse settings, including a French childcare facility and now our own Centre and Home Agency, this diverse background has shaped her into an exceptional Administrator. She consistently demonstrates a willingness to support our team wherever she is needed. From the very beginning of her journey here at Friends Forever, Maxine’s kindness and vibrant energy have been invaluable assets to our team.
Our Philosophy
As a team we understand that we learn as much from the children in our programs as they do from us, and we use this continuous learning to improve our centre and ourselves every chance we get.
What We Offer
Our Message
All of our programs are child-led and follow the How Learning Happens Curriculum. We allow children to explore at their own pace with tools and materials to expand on their individual interests. For more information on becoming a Licensed Home Childcare Provider, check out our How Learning Happens Potential+Providers
Programs
Under Two
Full-day Care
Our Home Agency Programming is less structured than our Centre Programming and maintains its flexibility to ensure it is child-lead. Agency programming is subject to variations between Providers based on the day and children at each Home.
For Children under 2, Providers typically try to follow the routine of parents at home, including nap schedules and meals. Infants sleep in cribs or play pens and sleep checks are performed by providers every 15 minutes to ensure the safety of all infants. A nap time of 2 hours is given to toddlers and they sleep on cots or beds. Naps are not enforced so children that do not sleep are given quiet-time activities. Diapers are changed 4 times per day and/or as needed and potty training is encouraged when children are ready. Weather permitting, children are also taken outside once or twice a day.
Over Two
Before School Care
After School Care
Full-day Care
Our Home Agency Programming is less structured than our Centre Programming and maintains its flexibility to ensure it is child-lead. Agency programming is subject to variations between Providers based on the day and children at each Home.
With programming for children over 2, Providers tend follow their own routines. A nap time of 2 hours is given to children and they sleep on cots or beds. Naps are not enforced so children that do not sleep are given quiet-time activities. Children are encouraged to self-serve food and, weather permitting, are taken out once or twice a day; this includes field trips at the providers discretion. Diapers are changed 4 times per day and/or as needed and potty training is encouraged. As children get older, independence is fostered year-round, potty training becomes a focus and nap times are cut – typically 30 minutes at a time – as children prepare for school.
During the school year, school-age children are dropped off at the providers home, bussed to school, bussed back to the home after school, and stay at the home until they are picked up.
Address
Office: 1140Front Street North Bay On, P1B 2P6
Home Providers: Various Locations North Bay and Surrounding Area
Phone:
705-825-3322 ext. 211
Email: Home Agency E-Mail
Agency Hours
8 am to 4:30pm
Hours vary between providers
