About Us

Trafalgar Oaks Childcare & Learning Centre in Oakville is a not-for-profit Early Learning Facility operated by a volunteer board of directors and offers quality child care and programs to children 18 months—5 years of age.  The Centre is licensed by the Ministry of Education in accordance with standards set forth by the Child Care & Early Years Act. Trafalgar Oaks is dedicated to offering a quality program to the community and demonstrates its desire to do so through its participation in the Region of Halton Quality System Framework.

We follow a play-based Emergent Curriculum that fosters the social, physical, cognitive, creative and emotional growth of the child. We strive to enhance each child’s natural curiosity and love of learning. We provide opportunities for each child to master tasks that are appropriate to their individual learning level. As each child develops at a different pace, we work with families following Observational Guidelines to ensure a child gets their best start early on. Each day is made up of a balance of active, quiet, individual and group activities, along with a morning and afternoon snack, a hot meal at lunch and a quiet/rest period. We only offer a full time, 5 day/week program.

As well as providing quality child care, we are also a Learning Centre.  In addition to the children learning from our program, we also provide opportunities for the community to learn.  College Students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education Program use our site for their placements to be trained, High School Student doing Coops or requiring their volunteer hours are also welcome.  Our site is used as a tool for conducting workshops, such as a Region led Preschool Inquiry group for How Does Learning Happen, and for hiring summer students through a Federal Government initiative for hiring and teaching students enrolled in a College related program.  We mentor new and existing centers, meeting with their staff and supervisors,  touring them in our facility and networking to share our skills and experience with others.

Meet Our Team

We are staffed by qualified Early Childhood Educators who are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario.  All employees have undergone mandatory criminal reference checks and medical examinations. Our educators provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum that fosters the development and growth of the whole child.

Our Leadership Team is comprised of excellent, highly skilled and dedicated Early Childhood Professionals. Our organization’s complementary leadership structure enables us to ensure that we deliver a high quality and inclusive program. Our everyday leadership and management practices directly affect the culture and climate of our centre, our teaching practices and level and quality of family engagements. Each member of our team plays an important role in facilitating and maintaining quality.

Program Director: Under the guidance of our Board of Directors, the Program Director carries out the policies and procedures set forth by the Board of Directors and fulfills the goals and objectives of the Centre. The Program Director is responsible for the day to day operations. This includes managing the enrollment and waitlist and maintaining daily communication with staff and families.

Licensing Coordinator: Under the guidance of the Program Director, the Licensing Coordinator is responsible for implementing and exceeding the Ministry of Education’s licensing requirements and Halton Public Health’s guidelines. The Licensing coordinator is versed in all the Centre’s policies and procedures and together with the Program Director, is responsible for the health and well-being of all children and staff.

Staff Coordinator: Under the guidance of the Program Director, the Staff Coordinator ensures that all staff members exceed Ministry of Education’s staffing requirements. Staff coordinator is responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring staff, ECE students and volunteers.

Curriculum Coordinator: Under the guidance of the Program Director, the Curriculum Coordinator is responsible for overseeing program implementation in the classrooms as written in our Program Statement. The Curriculum Coordinator has extensive working knowledge of Ontario’s pedagogy for early years as written in the “How Does Learning Happen” Document.

In The Community

As a Not-For-Profit Organization, Trafalgar Oaks Child Care & Learning Centre is happy to be involved in various ways to show support for the community. Each year we make a donation to a charitable foundation. Oakville Hospital and The Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation have both received donations from the centre to their organizations that help families and children. Trafalgar Oaks also participates in the Federal Governments Summer Student Program and hire summer students to work at the centre along-side teachers and also participate in local Job Fairs.