Pangman

Pangman Daycare is seeking a dynamic individual to operate our 25 space community child care centre. The successful candidate needs to ensure quality child care services which enriches our children and community as well as operates in compliance with The Child Care Act and The Child Care Regulations.

Duties would include Administration, such as payroll, office accounting, Government reporting and grant applications, parent and staff relations, HR, Program/Child Development, Family Support, Professional and community involvement as well as excellent non-profit board relations.

First Aid & CPR a must

Ideal candidate would have ECE III or willing to complete the ECE III diploma.

Fax (306-442-2144) or e-mail (rm.69@sasktel.net) resume.

Application Deadline: January 13, 2011

September 23, 2011 was the Grand Opening of the Pangman Daycare. Special guests were: Honourable Dustin Duncan, Kelly Hilkewich, Superintendant of Education for the SE Cornerstone School District, Bruce Wagner, our Board Representative for the South East Cornerstone School District and Pangman Mayor Rod Rowland.

Elwood White, Chairman of the Daycare Board, welcomed the special guests and thanked Sveta Lagun, Director, and other staff members of the Daycare. As well he thanked the board members of the Daycare: Joy White, Brian and Gladys Jesse, Connie Lozinsky, Willard Johnson and Rod Rowland. A special thank you to Joy White for her extraordinary work in accounting, licensing and the incorporation of the Daycare. Also, he thanked Judy Valentine, our Community Program Consultant, from the Ministry of Education,  for all her excellent direction.

Each of the special guests spoke for about 2 minutes which was followed by the official ribbon cutting. Following this everyone was invited into the Daycare for Cookies, Cupcakes and Juice.

On Wednesday, August 10th, Sod was being put down at the Daycare site.

The lawn looks great. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped put down the sod.

The Pangman Daycare opened on Monday, July 25, 2011. We are very excited and pleased with the results.

There are full-time and part-time spaces available. Subsidies are available to parents to help meet the costs of licensed child care facilities. We are continuing to accept applications, please call the  Daycare at 442-4440 for more information, or visit our web page.

We would like to thank the community for their donations to our Daycare Centre.

This clean, bright, colourful facility is wonderful for our children.

On Friday, July 8th they were pouring cement at the Daycare entrance.

Recently Sask Power was out installing new Power Lines and a new Power Pole at the Daycare and Community Kitchen site.

Work continues on both the Daycare and the Community Kitchen. Hopefully both will be open soon. Stay tune for updates.

Work continues on the Daycare and Community Kitchen. In April they installed the water and sewer lines and also built the entry way into the Daycare.

In April you should have received a mail out from the Daycare advising that they are now accepting resumes for positions. They are also asking that you contact Sveta Lagun or a board member with enrollment possibilities, including part-time or occasional, as they need this information for planning.

For more information on the Daycare please visit their webpage at www.pangman.ca/pangman-daycare or email them at pangmandaycare@gmail.com .

A Pangman Daycare  informational public meeting was held at the Pangman Community Centre on Tuesday, March 29th, 2011.

There was a good turnout with about 35 people attending the meeting, including the Daycare board members, Judy Valentine (Early Learning Child Care Consultant from Weyburn), and Sveta Lagun (Director of the Pangman Daycare).

Elwood presented a slide show presentation. The first application for the Pangman Daycare was made in 2008. Then in early 2009 another application was made. In May of 2009 the funding for the Daycare was approved. In October 2009 an extension was granted. In February 2011 the Daycare buildings arrived and are now being set up. They hope to be up and running by June 1, 2011.

Sveta Lagun from Ceylon has been hired as the Director. She has a Obstetrics Nursing Degree, a Law Degree and is currently enrolled in Early Childhood classes.

The Daycare has been approved for 25 Child Care Spaces:

• 3 Infant Spaces (6 wks – 18 mos)
• 5 Toddler (19 mos – 30 mos)
• 10 Preschool (30 mos – Kindergarten)
• 7 School-Age (Grade 1 to 12 years)

The Daycare is government approved and regulated. The hours will be: Monday to Friday 6:30 am to 6:00 pm. Closed weekends and on

Stat Holidays. There will be a fenced in outside playground area.

There are full-time and part-time spaces available. Subsidies are available to parents to help meet the costs of licensed child care facilities.

For more information Contact Elwood White at 442-2024 or pangmandaycare@gmail.com. Visit the Daycare website .

The Pangman Daycare is welcoming donations of materials, equipment and furniture for our new facility!

The Daycare will be providing quality childcare for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children.

The following non-inclusive list is an idea of the items we require:

• shelves, free-standing and wall mount
• child and adult sized furniture (chairs, tables, couches, office furniture)
• CD players, digital cameras, computer, printer, copier, video camera
• baby monitor
• strollers and wagons
• art, craft, sewing and writing materials
• building blocks
• safe toys for babies and children
• dress up clothing and accessories
• items for make believe play
• items for physical play (ex: tricycles, push and pull toys, balance beams)
• puppets
• outdoor items (ex: sleds, shovels, garden tools, kites, playhouse, sprinklers)
• puzzles
• children’s books and music
• globe and maps
• overhead projector
• musical instruments
• equipment for sand and water play (ex: funnels, pails, measuring cups)
• outdoor play items
• woodworking furniture and tools
• fabric

If you would like more information or if you have any items that you wish to donate, please contact Elwood White at 442-2024.

Thank you so much for your assistance with this exciting project!