Yes I Can Nursery School is dedicated to using the "How Does Learning Happen" (HDLH) document to guide our licensed programs. The ELECT are principles of the utmost importance and staff are encouraged to follow these principles in their daily interactions with the children. These ELECT principles are followed through partnerships with local community programs, respect for individual differences as well as inclusion and integration of children with differing abilities. Yes I Can is organized around the six guiding principles of the ELECT, this includes well being, belonging, engagement and expression. This statement will be reviewed annually to ensure that it is aligned with the Minister's Policy Statement .

We at Yes I Can, view children as being competent, capable, curious and rich in potential . We continually encourage each child's individuality and unique potential. This is done through unique programming, designed towards each individual in Yes I Can's care. Providing programs for children with exceptionalities and unique differences allows the staff at Yes I Can to plan a program that caters to a variety of needs. The teachers use differentiated instruction to implement a program that is engaging and developmentally appropriate for all children.

The health, safety, nutrition and well-being of the children is of the utmost importance . and for this reason, the staff are trained in multiple areas to ensure this occurs. Some of these trainings include but are not limited to, CPR and first aid, epipen training, handwashing reviews, food and safety training, etc. If a child becomes ill while in Yes I Can's care parents will be contacted and required to pick up their child immediately, it is the parents responsibility to have emergency plans in place. The snacks served at Yes I Can must follow Canada's Food Guide suggestions on healthy practices. Families are given guidelines to follow in order to ensure healthy snacks/lunches are packed for their children.

Yes I Can Nursery School consistently supports positive and responsive interactions among the children, parents, child care providers and staff. These interactions are done in a positive manner and consistently supports each child's ability to self-regulate . Using individual program plans the teachers are able to gage what each student needs in order to self-regulate.

Yes I Can will foster the children's exploration, play and inquiry with an open-minded approach that respects individuality and diversity. We will provide child-initiated and adult-supported experiences and create positive learning environments and experiences in which each child's learning and development will be supported .

Yes I Can has a unique relationship with both the families and community partners. Through a partnership with Early Abilities Speech & Language, Vision, Hearing (EA), Yes I Can is able to offer a variety of services to our families. This provides the families with an opportunity to consult with a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP), attend ongoing workshops and receive ongoing feedback about their child. Workshops are also provided to the staff of Yes I Can through these partnerships. The aforementioned services have allowed Yes I Can to foster the engagement of ongoing communication with parents about the program and their children; involve local community partners and allow those partners to support the children, families and staff; and support staff, or others who interact with the children in relation to continuous professional learning .

The approaches set out in this program statement will be implemented in the daily operation of Yes I Can's Programs. All staff, students and volunteers will review the program statement prior to interacting with the children and at any time when the program statement is modified. Yes I Can will document and review the impact of the above mentioned strategies set out in clauses (a) to (j) .