Resources
DPEP Parent Handbook:
A detailed booklet regarding DPEP's operations can be picked up in person.
DPEP Policies Include:
- Child Abuse
- Photo Release
- Behaviour Guidance
- Serious Occurrence
- Access and Equity
- Playground Safety
- Anaphylactic
* These are available in our classroom. All participatory adults must read and sign these policies.
Other Sites:
- PCPC - Toronto & District Parent Co-operative Preschool Corporation
www.pcpctoronto.org
DPEP is a member of this organization, which is an umbrella organization providing support to co-operative preschools in the Toronto area.
- O.P.P.C.E.,O - Organization for Parent Participation in Childcare and Education, Ontario
www.oppceo.org/
PCPC is a member of this organization.
This site also has a good selection of resources that can be ordered.
- Your Child's Health:
www.yourchildshealth.echn.ca
This site provides excellent health information regarding children. Under "For Kids" it has some great videos and games for kids to teach them about various topics, like bladder control, asthma and electrical safety - these were created by the Hospital for Sick Children.
- Caring For Kids:
www.caringforkids.cps.ca/
Offered by the Canadian Pediatric Society, this site offers timely topics for parents of young children.
- Product Recalls:
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ehp/ehd/psb/juvenile_product_recalls.htm
This Health Canada site shows the recalls for children's products since 1995.
- Invest in Kids:
www.investinkids.ca
This site has good information about children's development.
- Safe Kids Canada:
www.safekidscanada.ca/
Safety is the main topic.