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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#3366FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c5a24e0.png" border=0 width="162" height="78" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Beaches Co-Operative Playschool</B></div> <div> <B>975 Kingston Road</B></div> <div> <B>Toronto, Ontario</B></div> <div> <B>M4E 1T1</B></div> <div> <B>Phone (416) 690 9935</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05273960.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0537a890.gif" border=0 width="122" height="137" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Beaches Co-Operative Playschool</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>   |     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beaches CoOperative Playschool"><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> About Us   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs"><U>Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Teachers"><U>Teachers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U>Gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Duty Parents"><U>Duty Parents</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fees"><U>Fees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007 2008 Registration"><U>2008 - 2009 Registration</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silent Auction"><U>Silent Auction</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>About Us</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="523" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="075e1a90.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="266"><div> <IMG SRC="0a890c00.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 142 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0aab5880.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0acae830.jpg" border=0 width="174" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <B>We are a Parent Run Co-operative</B></div> <div> Parents participate in duty shifts during two or three classes per month, are on-call several times per year for “reserve shifts”, help run the Playschool through committee work, and attend meetings throughout the year.  BCP is a great place for parents who are looking for a high level of involvement in and commitment to their child's pre-school experience.  </div> <bR> <div> Please note that our license to operate, the Day Nurseries Act and our own mandate require that at parents fullfilling duty days undergo  the same health, immunization, criminal reference check requirements, agreement to adhere to Playschool regulations, etc. as daycare workers.  Please see our application package for details and ask our volunteer parent registrars if you have any questions about the process. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Learn Through Play</B></div> <div> Unlike prep schools, or academic nursery schools, the Playschool Program focuses on learning through play, social and play skills, having fun and exploring the environment.  Circle time becomes longer and more structured in the older classes. Families and Siblings are welcome.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Families and Siblings Welcome</B></div> <div> Parents and siblings are welcome at all times and parents (including on-duty parents) are responsible for the supervision any unregistered children accompanying them at the Playschool.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Peanut-Free Zone</B></div> <div> The Playschool community supports families with children with anaphylactic allergies and takes many specific precautions to keep peanuts out of the school.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Family-Led Separation</B> </div> <div> Beaches Co-operative Playschool welcomes parents in the classroom and respects the diversity of family practice around separation issues.  Our teachers understand that every family experiences and makes decisions about separation differently.  Teachers are on hand to offer support with a variety of separation strategies, and help comfort children adjusting to separation.  For families who choose to stay with their child at Playschool, BCP teachers welcome parents in the classroom.  </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> All information is subject to change.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>