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L 0 ving, caring atmosphere at day care centre An adult feels like Gulliver in the land of the Lilliputians in the older children‘s washroom. Bright yellow and white high-chairs sit along one wall of the playroom. , Art everywhere Everywhere. the walls are covered with children‘s art, murals, big, colorful cutâ€"outs and cartoons. Tiny toilets and sinks line two walls. Towels and face cloths, alternately blue and green and labelled with each child's name are hung along the third wall. “We don't force them,” says Marsha Sussman, assistant supervisor at the centre. The» staff will assist with toilet- training if the child seems ready and the parents have started the training at home. ‘ Around 11:30 lunch gets under way and by one o'clock most of the children are ready for a nap. “We really love to tuck the kids in,” says Marsha. Again, they’re not forced to sleep. If the child is restless he can play quietly, maybe mould some plasticine, while the others rest. Pins and powder, antiseptics and sweet-smelling lotions line the half- glass wall overlooking the nursery playroom. The nursery “chainging-Ibbm" is a mother’s dream of cozy efficiency. A diaper serviée keeps a frésh pile of soft. clean cloth diapers supplied. The day begins at 7:30 in the morning when the 55 children ranging in age from six months to five years start to arrive. It ends shortly after 6 pm. when the last child has gone home. In between there are games to play, pictures to paint, stories to tell and, incidentally. diapers to change. The Moppets, Mini-Mites and Panda Bears describe some of the different age groups. The Rainbow Room is one of several classrooms in the centre. Il‘s 10:30 am; and activity at Thomhill Community Day Care Centre is in full swing. From outside beyond the playground comes the muted sound of construction. Through it all, nine-month-old Shawn sleeps soundly in the fresh half-light of the sleep room. Off in the kitchen preparation for lunch is underway. And it‘s not really sand. It‘s a mixture of dark-brown dried cereal and small white beans. Nobody has to say don't eat the sand. It‘s good for.you. . The cuddly Panda Bears are tum- bling about on warm green shag, a tangle of arms. legs and toys â€" and teacher in the middle â€" hugging, loving, stroking. _Well, waisthigh if you’re two-andâ€"a- half. Three-year-old Tricia has a purse over her arm. At an easel, another Moppet captures the action with brush and watercolor. The Mini-Mites are scooping. and shovelling sand at a long raised sand- box about waistâ€"high. Onra big yellow square of shag car- pet, the Moppets are acting out the story of Little Red Riding Hood. h A jarvof orange paint has smashed on the floor. Teacher Lynn McFadden is cleaning it up. "Try inot to_cut yourself, Lynn'," says four-yearflld Jason soli'citously. THORNHILL â€" They’re finger painting in the Rainbow Roomfl By Marilyn McDonald Full swing The staff Will be increased by at least two teachers trained in dealing with developmentally delayed children. ‘ And another dimension will be added to each child’s experience in living. “They'll be backed up by a battery of volunteers_,” says Jan. When construction of the new wing is completed, 10 handicapped children will be integrated into the group. They will follow through the regular program on a half-day basis. Potentially serious problems such as speech defects and perceptual weaknesses can be identified and correctional therapy undertaken before the problem develops further. With the accent on “community helpers” such as teachers, doctors, nurses, policemen and firemen, the child gains an awareness of the com- munity around him and his place in it. Progress watched Each child’s progress is assessed twice a year. He begins by understanding his relationship to his family, then to the larger social clrcle of the day care centre. Pictureia child in the centre of in- creasingly large circles. According to Jan‘ the children are taught to see themselves “in relation to other people". Motor skills are improved through play with balls, blocks and large‘ bright plastic toys. Skills stimulated Mental stimulation is provided through music, story-telling and talking. ’Even the’youngest children make simple experiments with paint, glue and paper. A few’minutes later, Dean and the woeful one are laughing and sliding across the floor. “We're water-skiing,” says Dean. Educational program “One of the problems with a day care centre is that some people get the idea it’s a baby-sitting service,f‘ says Marsha. ' She was selected supervisor of the Thornhill centre over many other well- qualified applicants. Male supplementary staffer Dean Kemper sits on the floor gently com- forting a small boy who. for the moment, carries the woes of the world on his small shoulders. It's hard to imagine most busy mothers being able to provide the time and attention these children are get- ting. “Our program is designed to em- phasize social, emotional, physical and intellectual development,” says supervisor Jan Sipple. ' Like most of the staff, Jan completed the course in Early Childhood Education at Centennial College. She also studied the care and education of the developmentally handicapped through a ‘ Humber College correspondence course. Jan worked in the day care field at Newmarket Regional Day Care Centre for two years and a Toronto school for one yearl ‘ Each week the staff plans a program around a color, for example. or a number or a mode of transportation. Something the child can relate to easily. And, she adds. the kids “like to get their backs rubbed." Loving and caring The atmosphere is one of loving and caring. “It’s not. We run an educational program heye." 2 FOR $1000.00 2 SHARE THE WEALTH 2 FOR $500.00 CARDS â€" 4 FOR $2.00 CARDS â€" 4 FOR $2.00 CARDS â€" 3 FOR $1.00 MUST BE OVER 16 YEARS TO ATTEND The assault occurred last August and revolved around the sale of narcotics. KESWICK â€" A Thornhill man is one of two people charged with assault and extortion, as a result of an attack on two Keswick youths with a baseball bat and bayonet. He is Marinus Edwin King, 26, of Clark Avenue, who is also charged with breaking and entering, mischief, possession of marijuana, and possession of stolen property. Charged with him, is Michael Mad- den, 26, of Keswick. Federal grant given .for Bayview viaduct OTTAWA â€" The federal government has come through with a $2,447,860 grant it had earlier promised for an overpass at the Canadian National Railway tracks on Bayview Avenue, in Thornhill. It is being made under terms of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act. The Transport Canada grant was announced this week by York North MP Barney Danson and Transport Minister Otto Lang. Toddlers are kept busy and happy at Thornhill Community Day Care Centre. which workers like Peggy Crossland transform into much more than a baby-sitting service. Physical, intellectual, emotional develop- ment of the children is the goal of the centre, and plenty of love and af- fection go along with it. Crossland is shown above with two of the centre’s youngest group, Peter and Sarah. Assault charge laid 2‘} $760000 18 REGULAR GAMES 0F $100.00 EACH Address Name MAIL THIS COUPON WITH $1.00 TO: KINSMEN BINGO PO. BOX 183, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO YOUR ADVANCE ADMITTANCE TICKET WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY RETURN MAIL Proceeds To Cystic Fibrosis Research And Local Charities Not just a baby-sitter EARLY BIRDS 8 NIGHT OWL GAMES REGULAR GAMES START AT 8 P.M. 6 SPECIAL GAMES AD VANCE TICKETS OI. This grant brings the total federal contribution in the Toronto area for grade separation projects to $10.5 million for work beginning this year. ~ln his announcement of the grant, Danson said the overpass “will relieve a potentially dangerous safety hazard in the area while allowing much more satisfactory traffic flow in a growing area of the region.” CARDS â€" â€" - 3 FOR $1.00 Canadian National will contribute an additional $62,500 with the balance of the $3.7 million project paid by the province and York regional municipality. The overpass will carry four lanes of traffic with provision for two additional lanes. One railway track will run beneath, and there will be provision for three more. There are 22 trains each day this is expected to increase to 40 by 1993. There is also considerable bus traffic. Bayview, a major arterial road ex- tending from Toronto, has a traffic count of about 22,000 vehicles per day. The count is expected to reach 40,000 by 19924 Work is to begin this year and be completed in 1977. VIII MUST GO [Photo by H099) P FRAM WATER FILTER From the York County Science Fair, two or three outstanding projects are selected to go to the Canada-wide fair. York County students have traditionally done well in the national competitions. The science fair timetable: Thursday is set-up day from 6 am. to Judges are professionals in the science field such as doctors or geologists. Competition groupings run level 1, which may be a simple drawing, to level 5, a full scientific investigation in an experiment with all variables controlled. They are five categories for projects engineering, environmental, physical earth and life sciences. RICHMOND HILL â€" The recycling depot on Elgin Mills Road is con- sidering expanding its hours during the summer. The proposal. according to depot organizer Roy Clifton. is to open on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. during June. July and August. The depot has been open from 10 am. to noon Saturdays since it began operation last October. Clifton also announced that since the depot opened, it has shipped 12 tons of glass, 12 tons of newsprint and 1.4‘tons of metal. Region science fair opens this weekend It is organized by the Richmond Hill Rotary Club, York County Board of Education and York Region Roman Catholic School Board. He invited anyone interested in the proposal to call him at 884-1355. “Seventy. volunteers are working for the depot in shifts Saturday mornings, Whether the new hours will be of- fered, Clifton said, will depend on the recruitment of 15 new volunteer workers. Number of cars bringing material to be recycled has averaged 51.3 for the past 10 weeks. For the previous 10-week period the average was 44.8 cars. “This likely represents only about 250 families of the 33,000 people living in town," Clifton said. The science fair, open to students from kindergarten to Grade 13, has been held annually for eight years. Young scientists in York region are no exception, and this weekend some 170 of them Will display their efforts at the York County Science Fair at Bayview Secondary School. RICHMOND HILL â€" For centuries, 10 pm scientists have been driven by an innate public curiosity to probe the vast unknown. judging LOCATION THORNHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE JOHN AND BAYVIEW Important - You must obtain your membership before April 15th to be eligible to vote at this convention The Ontario P.C. Association's annual meeting will be held May l¢1516th at the Inn On The Park, Toronto. Delegates from York Centre will be elected at our April 22nd meeting. For details call John Goodbody at 889-2679. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN - MRS. TERRY BOREHAM 884-3124 IN RICHMOND HILL PHONE â€" BILL WILLIAMS I 884-5642 IN MARKHAM PHONE â€" WALTER GRIEVE 294-3223 IN THORNHILL PHONE - JOHN GOODBODY 889-2679 IN UNIONVILLE PHONE â€" EVE HADCOCK 337.5532 IMPORTANT NOTICE BY THE YORK CENTRE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE RIDING ASSOCIATION The date of the nomination convention to choose our candidate in the next provincial election is THURSDAY, APRIL 22 8 PM. T0 REMOVE. . . . ° TASTE 0 ODOR ° RUST 0 SEDIMENT TENTH ' RUST on. .. INSTALL IT ' SEDIMENT YOURSELF Eon ONLY Common to this area ’2935 FLETCHER GIBBARD HEATING LTD. 8842026 887-5364 I THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. March 31. 1976 -â€" A-8 10 pm.; Friday the fair is open to the public from 9 am. to noon, closes for judging from 1pm. to 4 pm. and then reopens at 6 pm. and runs to 9 pm. with the announcement of winners within this time slot. On Saturday the fair is open from 10 am. to 1 pm. and the distribution of awards and removal of projects begins sometime after 3 Ratepayer group to meet here RICHMOND HILL â€" Ward 3 Ratepayers Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 8 pm. in the Blue Flame Room. Consumers Gas Company. on Elgin Mills Road. Guest speaker will be Donald King, vice«president of the consultants’ firm, Stephenson and Kellog. The firm has worked clésely with many municipal governments and King himself has been active in the Ontario Council for Local Government. Members of Richmond Hill council will also be present at the meeting to answer questions or discuss problems. “The depqt has taken up this suggestion and is asking those who already come to ask three neighbors to prepare and save their material too.“ Clifton noted that pools of this kind would bring in material from 1,000 households instead of the present 250. “It's hoped before the year is over it will be possible to buy two rubber-tired wheelbarrows to make the work of volunteers easier," Cliftonjaid. He expects the depot to spend about $700 on building a fire-resistant room for paper and a shop in which to sell wine bottles, gallon jars and fancy bottles. “One of the visitors to the depot pointed out it would take no more gasoline and little more time to bring material from four households instead of one. Commenting on the depot's finances, Clifton said the average income should beflabout $800 a year‘ quite enough to handle the material, but not enough people are willing to do the small amount of work required to prepare and bring in the newspapers, bottles and cans.” $5495 8845642 294-3223 8882679 887-5532