Our Mission Statement
The mission of Colonel By Child Care Centre is to provide quality care for children through a cooperative partnership between parents and staff.
Our Values
In fulfilling our mission, Colonel By Child Care Centre is guided by the following values and operating principles.
- We value the well being of the children above all else.
We recognize that the children in our care are always our first priority and that their best interests form the basis for all decision making and policy development. - We value the cooperative philosophy and participatory management framework.
As a non-profit parent cooperative, our centre has a unique philosophy and structure based on each family and staff member actively participating in activities to support the centre. Because our board strives to ensure that everyone directly affected by management decisions are involved in those decisions, processes exist to ensure that parents and staff actively participate. - We value the contribution of all staff equally.
The centre functions without a hierarchy so that all staff participate equally in decision making and policy development. All employees receive the same compensation and recognition for the important contribution each makes to the centre. - We value our partnership with Carleton University.
We appreciate that our relationship with Carleton University is mutually beneficial and that we need to work cooperatively with each other with mutual respect and appreciation for the valuable work we both do. - We value mutual respect.
We respect the dignity of the family, each parent°s child rearing values and their right to make decisions for their children (within the framework of our cooperative group care environment). We respect the training and experience of the teaching staff and value their insight into children's behaviour and development. - We value teamwork and cooperation.
We promote a team driven environment that facilitates communication, opportunities for personal and professional growth and recognition of the value of the work we do. - We value effective communication.
We recognize that communication is key to the cooperative philosophy and actively work to enhance communication between and among the staff, board, parents and administration. - We value evaluation and program development.
We appreciate the role evaluation plays in promoting growth and ensuring accountability. By encouraging ongoing discussion and evaluation, we ensure that best practices are observed and that the best quality child care is provided. - We value diversity of mind, experience and people.
We welcome involvement and participation from all of our members regardless of sex, age, race ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. We value innovative thought, embrace change as an opportunity to grow and judge ideas based on their potential to lead to lasting, positive change. - We value initiative and action.
We believe we must take the initiative to determine our priorities and set out an action plan to address them and we must play a strong advocacy role to effect political change to support our priorities.