Childcare in Marpole, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Spare Time Fun Centre
About Us
We have a provincial license under the authority of the Community Care Facility Act of the ministry of health. The license regulates the site conditions, Staff qualifications, program content and maximum enrolment.
We are a non-profit society and a registered charity. We operate at David Lloyd George (DLG) Elementary School in Marpole but we are not part of the Vancouver School Board.
Children at DLG are in the same boundary as Magee, Churchill and Ideal Secondary Schools.
Our centre pioneered school-age child care in September 1974 with dedicated parents and 12 children from 6 to 12 years old. Since then we have assisted in opening school-age programs in several other schools. See other landmark dates in the History section of our Parent Manual.
Mission Statement
We recognize individuals: your child is encouraged to develop his / her social, emotional, physical and intellectual skills. Your child is responsible for his / her own actions. We promote self-worth and confidence.
We meet in groups: our centre believes in equality and strives to be non-sexist and non-racist. Our programs try to reflect the various cultures of the children. We promote respect for others and co-operation.
We participate in the community: children use and contribute to the neighborhood. We promote a sense of belonging and steps to independence.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM 11:30 AM | 9:00 AM 11:30 AM | 9:00 AM 11:30 AM | 9:00 AM 11:30 AM | 9:00 AM 11:30 AM | Closed | Closed |
Preschool for 3 to 5 year old children meets in DLG Room 120. Our diverse program enables our Early Childhood Education staff to assess each child’s learning needs
There are opportunities for indoor and outdoor free play. Program activities include art, baking, circle time stories and songs, language skills, movement and music, water table.
9 am to 11:30 am. We provide snack.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | Closed | Closed |
Preschool for 3 to 5 year old children meets in DLG Room 120. Our diverse program enables our Early Childhood Education staff to assess each child’s learning needs.
There are opportunities for indoor and outdoor free play. Program activities include art, baking, circle time stories and songs, language skills, movement and music, water table.
We provide snack and lunch. We use the same monthly menu as the Hot Lunch program that we serve to DLG students.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | Closed | Closed |
Program runs from September to June - please contact us for exact dates.
Administration fee is a one-time $50 non-refundable fee to register.
School-age child care fees are consistent every month even though there are a varying amount of attendance days. The monthly fees include before and after school programs, early dismissal school days and teacher professional days – see “included” list below. The fees do not include 18 full days when DLG school is not in session – see “not included” list below. The monthly fees include breakfast (until 8:30 am) and afternoon snack. The full day fee also includes morning snack and lunch,
This school-age fee schedule is from September 7, 2021 to June 30, 2022:
* Explorers Club (Kindergarten, Grade 1) is $430 per month.
* Discovery Club / Adventure Club / Safe Base (Grades 2 to 7) are $385 per month.
* Full Days are $55 per day.
Discovery Club is for children entering kindergarten to entering grade 3.
Adventure Club is for children entering grade 4 to entering grade 8.
Weekly themes are the same for both groups.
Dates
We are open for 9 weeks from Monday, July 5 to Friday, September 3.
The centre is closed Monday, August 2 for BC Day.
Hours
Full-day hours are 7:30 am to 6 pm.
Program hours are 9 am to 4 pm.
Fees
Full-day weeks (5 days) are $245 / week
Full-day week #5 (4 days / closed August 2) is $196 / week
Program weeks (5 days) are $210 / week
Program weeks #5 (4 days / closed August 2) is $168 / week
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM 6:00 PM | Closed | Closed |