Minnie Mouse Clubhouse

particular community for this kind of supplemental child care and of the needs of their children.
*A clearly formulated and agreed-upon statement of purpose.
*A realistic estimate of all expenses necessary for operating the programme according to standards that will assure good care for the children.
*Knowledge of the legal requirements for operating a ECD centre in your community.
*Policies for admission of children and employment of staff.
*A building that is safe and has adjacent outdoor play space and sufficient space for classrooms, a kitchen, food storage, toilet and hand-washing facilities, office, storage of supplies and first-aid equipment.
*Equipment suitable for a day care centre - such items as small tables and chairs, kitchen and toilet room furnishings and installations, office furnishings, cots or mats for resting, educational toys and materials, and outdoor playground apparatus.
*A programme for the whole child - one that uses knowledge from the disciplines of education, health, social work, psychology, and psychiatry, to provide an experience suitable to the age of the child and to his individual needs.
*A staff professionally qualified to plan and carry out such an integrated programme.
*Contacts with other community agencies and institutions to which families can be referred for services not supplied by the day care centre, from which consultation services can be obtained as needed and with which there can be community planning for children and parents. All of these factors are indispensable to the operation of a ECD programme that really serves children and their families well.