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Lil' Troopers Day Care 


Lil’ Troopers Day Care is operated by the Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (PMFRC) and is a not-for-profit organization that is licensed by the Day Nurseries Act of Ontario. We care for children from the ages of eighteen months to five years.

 Hours and Location Fees  
Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
28 Craftsman Rd.
Building P106, CFB Petawawa
Petawawa, Ontario
Military Rates:
Toddlers & Preschoolers - $39.00 a day

Civilian Rates:
Toddlers - $45.00 a day
Preschoolers - $43.00 a day
*Rates may vary

 

Philosophy
Lil’ Troopers Day Care strives to provide an educational environment where each child will feel cared for, respected, safe, and secure. This environment will nurture the development of each child through program activities that have been planned with the child’s physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development in mind.

Staff
The staff at Lil’ Troopers Day Care are Early Childhood Educators who are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators.

Toddler Program
The Toddler Program is licensed for children eighteen months to two-and-a-half years of age. The program has space for seven children. There is one Educator per five toddlers. The Head Educator is Wanda Augot. 

For more information, contact us:
Susan Leclair, Head Educator
(613) 687-5511 ext. 2977 or 2976
susan.leclair@forces.gc.ca

Lil’ Troopers Toddler Program Schedule
The toddler schedule is a flexible routine that may need to change to meet the developmental needs of each child.

6:30-8:00 a.m.

Arrival time and free play

8:00-8:20 a.m.

Washroom routine and transition to group snack

8:20-8:45 a.m.    

 Group snack

8:45-9:00 a.m.

Toddler yoga

9:00-9:30 a.m.

 Small group creative art

9:30-9:50 a.m.

Circle time according to theme

9:50-10:00 a.m.

Washroom routine

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Transition to outdoor play

10:15-11:15 a.m.

Outdoor play

11:15-11:30 a.m.

 Transition to inside time and washroom routine

11:30-11:45 p.m.

Transition to lunch and hand washing (toileting and diaper check)

11:45-12:15 p.m.

Lunch, social interaction, and conversation

12:15-12:45 p.m.

Washroom routine, brushing teeth, transition to nap time

12:45-2:45 p.m. 

Nap time

2:45-3:00 p.m.

 Waking up (early risers look at books), transition to snack

3:00-3:20 p.m.

Group snack

3:20-3:40 p.m.

 Planned gross-motor games indoors;  join preschoolers outdoors when numbers allow

3:40-3:50 p.m.

Transition to outdoor play

4:00-4:30 p.m.

Outdoor play

4:30-5:00 p.m.

 Departure time puzzles, books, and table-top toys open

Preschool Program
The preschool program is licensed for children two-and-a-half to five years of age. The program has space for 24 children. There is one Educator per eight preschoolers. The Head Educator is Sue Leclair, a qualified Montessori teacher with High/Scope Curriculum accreditation. 

For more information, contact us:
Susan Leclair, Head Educator
(613) 687-5511 ext. 2977 or 2976
susan.leclair@forces.gc.ca

Lil’ Troopers Preschool Program Schedule
The preschool schedule is a flexible routine that may need to change to meet the developmental needs of each child.

6:30-8:00 a.m.

Arrival time and free play

8:00-8:20 a.m.

Washroom routine and transition to group snack

8:20-8:45 a.m.    

 Group snack

8:45-9:00 a.m.

Transition to outdoor play

9:00-10:00 a.m.

 Outdoor play

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Transition to inside time and washroom routine

10:15-10:40 a.m.

Circle time according to theme

10:40-10:50 a.m.

 Music and movement

10:50-11:15 a.m.

Creative art according to theme

11:15-11:30 p.m.

 Story time according to theme

11:30-11:45 a.m.

Transition to lunch and hand washing (toileting if needed)

11:45-12:15 p.m.

Lunch, social interaction, and conversation

12:15-12:45 p.m.

Washroom routine, brushing teeth, transition to nap time

12:45-2:45 p.m. 

Nap time

2:45-3:00 p.m.

Waking up (early risers look at books), transition to snack

3:00-3:20 p.m.

Group snack

3:20-3:33 p.m.

 Transition to outdoor play

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Outdoor play

4:30-5:00 p.m.

Departure time puzzles, books, and table-top toys open

 



Lil' Troopers Day Care / Garderie 
Image Source: PMFRC
Susan Leclair, Head Educator 
susan.leclair@forces.gc.ca (613) 687-5511 ext. 2977 or 2976