District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board
Children’s Services

The DSSAB is designated as the Child Care Service Manager for the District of Parry Sound under provincial legislation and therefore has responsibility for planning and managing a broad range of child care services.

Children’s Services, a division of the DSSAB directly operates:

1. licensed child care centres,
2. after school programs,
3. the Home Child Care Program,
4. Integration Support Services,
5. the Early Years Centre and Early Years Satellite Programs,
6. Fee Subsidy,
7. Purchase of Service Agreements,
8. the Supervised Access Program,
9. Best Start Initiative. 

Children’s Services, is the largest deliverer of children’s programs in the District of Parry Sound.

The DSSAB supports child care as an education system that incorporates care and nurturing; encourages high quality programs to meet the needs of children and their families; respects the challenging needs of the family while supporting their values and beliefs; strongly promotes the inclusion of child and family in the community; responds to the changing needs of the community and works collaboratively with community organizations to utilize all available resources.

Our dedicated staff have all been specially chosen and trained to ensure they provide quality care.  Teachers have the personal qualities of friendliness and warmth as well as the ability to relate openly to children and parents.  Each teacher is unique and always ready to answer any questions or concerns parents may have.

The majority of staff are professionally trained and experienced in the field of Early Childhood Education.  Teachers attend professional development workshops throughout the year to increase their knowledge of preschool education and development.

Continuous evaluation of the staff and monitoring of the programs ensures the ongoing high quality of care for the children.