Director Military Family Services (DMFS) is committed to ensuring ongoing communication with parents as a crucial element to enhancing child care options for Canadian Forces Families. An online discussion forum has been established for families to share their experiences and ideas with DMFS, parents are encouraged to follow this links: http://www.cfpsa.com/en/psp/DMFS/Child_Care_e.asp

We offer Children's Programs from the ages of newborn to 11 years, Junior Youth Programs for the 8-11 year-olds and Senior Youth Programs for those between 12-17 years.

Program areas include Kiddie Kare, Lunch Program, Emergency Child Care Service, Emergency Respite Child Care Service, Summer Camps (2.5-4 yrs, 5-8 yrs and 9-12 yrs), Junior and Senior Drop-In Youth Club and Youth Field Trips/Special Events.

In addition to front-line programming, we also offer parenting support workshops and have a vast resource library for (single) parents of babies, toddlers, tweenies, youth, twins...have we missed anything...?

If you can't find the information you are seeking, be sure to visit the MFRC to speak with a staff member. If we don't have the answer, we can certainly point you in the right direction.

It is important that you let us know how we are doing. Please take a few minutes and visit our Evaluation Page and complete where appropriate.

Mandated Services

Activities and Initiatives for Children and Youth
Service Goal: Promote optimal development of children and youth
OBJECTIVES INDICATORS
1) Children have opportunities for social interaction and learning.
2) Children and youth, to the extent to which they are able, participate in the planning,evaluation and monitoring of services and activities.
3) Youth are engaged in community activities.

Parent/Caregiver Education and Support Services
Service Goal: Promote positive parenting and healthy child and youth development to support family cohesion
OBJECTIVES INDICATORS
1) Parents and caregivers are actively involved in planning, evaluation and monitoring key services and activities.
2) Parents and caregivers have access to child and youth related information and resources.
3) Parents have access to information about their child care options.
4) Parents and caregivers have opportunities to develop their parenting and caregiving skills.
5) Parents and caregivers have access to resources to help them identify and find high high quality child care.
6) Parents and caregivers have access to current and appropriate information and referrals for children with special needs.

Casual Child Care Services
Service Goal: Facilitate access to casual child care
OBJECTIVES INDICATORS
1) Casual child care is available so that members can participate in C/MFRC services.
2) Casual child care services are ready available to meet parents’ needs.

Emergency Child Care
Service Goals: Families have a family care plan in place to address their child care needs; Support the ability of CF members to be available for duty if their child care plan fails
OBJECTIVES INDICATORS
1) Families understand the importance of a child care plan.
2) Families are assisted with the development of the child care plan.
3) C/MFRCs respect the emergency child care choices of parents.
4) Families have access to emergency child care services that respond to sudden and unforeseen needs.
5) Families are aware of their eligibility for emergency child care.
6) Families are prepared for emergency situations requiring child care.

Emergency Respite Child Care
Service Goals: Support family well-being of deployed CF members and relieve some of the stressors related to child care
OBJECTIVES INDICATORS
1) Families of deployed CF members have access to emergency respite child care services.
2) Families are aware of their eligibility for emergency respite child care.

For more information regarding Emergency and Emergency Respite Childcare, including eligibility parameters, please contact our Child Development & Parent Support Program Coordinator-(403) 544-5567