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 Hamilton 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 agency which she operated for 10 successful years. In 2015, she started with Friends Forever Childcare Centre as an educator and, due to her home agency experience, was quickly promoted to Supervisor of our entire Home Agency program in North Bay.
Meet our Administrator!
Maxine is our Administrator here for both Friends Forever Childcare in North Bay and our Centre in Timmins. She started working in the childcare field in 2005 and has proudly been an educator throughout her schooling years and has been an asset to Friends Forever Childcare, since 2017. Over the years, she has worked within the Centre as an educator and our Home Agency, and with all that work experience, she has flourished to be the Administrator who is willing to help out with anything she can. Ever since her first day here at Friends Forever, Maxine’s kindness and energy are two of many great traits that add to our whole team!
Meet our Assistant!
Hello my name is Dayna Duncan. I have been a Registered Early Childhood Educator for 12 years. I’m a mother of 1 who is my absolute world. I have been with Friends Forever Childcare for 6 years, and with Friends Forever Home Agency for 1.5 years as a 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.
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
Various Locations
North Bay, Ontario
Phone:
705-825-3322 ext. 211
Email: Home Agency
Agency Hours
Hours vary between providers
