Oak Park has a Program Statement that is consistent with the Ministry of Education’s policy statement on programming and pedagogy.  Oak Park will continue to review and revise our Program Statement annually by utilizing the resources that are supplied by the Ministry.  In particular the Executive Director will continue to review and reflect on approaches that will be implemented in the program to encourage the children to interact and communicate in a positive way and to support their ability to self-regulate.  The Director will date and sign off on her review and revision of the Program Statement. 

 Oak Park views children as being competent, capable, curious and rich in potential.

Our Program Statement has specific goals and approaches used in our program in order to reach these goals:

 1.Oak Park promotes the health, safety, nutrition and well-being of the children.

2.Oak Park supports positive and responsive interactions among the children, parents, child care providers and staff.

3.Oak Park encourages the children to interact and communicate in a positive way and supports their ability to self-regulate.

4.Oak Park fosters the children’s exploration, play and inquiry.

5.Oak Park provides child-initiated and adult-supported experiences.

 6.Oak Park plans for and creates positive learning environments and experiences in which each child’s learning and development will be supported.

7. Oak Park incorporates indoor and outdoor play, as well as active play, rest and quiet time, into the day, and gives consideration to the individual needs of the children

8.Oak Park fosters the engagement of and ongoing communication with parents about the program and their children.

9. Oak Park involves local community partners and allows those partners to support the children, their families and staff

10. Oak Park supports staff or others who interact with the children to access professional development.

11. Oak Park documents and reviews the impact of all the strategies listed above on the children and their families