This code applies to all children currently enrolled at the GPDC and its satellite programs and their families. It has been developed to ensure a quality experience for all Centre children, staff and families. (The term ‘family’ may include others besides parents who are responsibly involved with the child.)
CENTRE PHILOSOPHY:
Childhood is a precious stage in the life cycle.
The paramount responsibility of the Glebe Parents’ Daycare Centre is to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and responsive environment for the children in our care.
We are committed to promoting awareness of many races and cultures as well as non-sexist attitudes in an environment of mutual respect, caring and cooperation.
We support children’s development by cherishing individual differences, by helping them learn to live and work cooperatively and by promoting their self-esteem.
We are committed to developing a program that responds to children’s social, cognitive, physical and emotional development.
We consider aggressive behaviour unacceptable as a form of social interaction. We consider aggressive behaviour to include both physical (biting, hitting, kicking, punching and spitting) and verbal (screaming and offensive language) outbursts/attacks.
CODE:
As stated in the Centre Philosophy (above), the Glebe Parents’ Daycare Centre is built on a foundation of interpersonal respect between children, staff and families. Accordingly, staff, children and their families are expected to adhere to all Glebe Parents’ Daycare Centre policies and procedures and to refrain from aggressive behaviours as defined by the Centre Philosophy.
Parents must agree to respect the policies and philosophy of the Glebe Parents’ Daycare Centre. They must have read and understood article 4.02: Respectful Workplace (attached) of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the unionized staff of the Glebe Parents’ Daycare (CUPE Local 2204).
The staff at the Glebe Parents Daycare are unionized employees under CUPE Union Local 2204 and are covered under a Collective Agreement. The following excerpt has been taken from the Collective Agreement and all parents and staff are required to be familiar with.
Article 4.02: Respectful Workplace
(1) The Employer and the Union jointly affirm that every employee shall be entitled to a respectful workplace. The environment must be free of behaviour such as discrimination, harassment, disruptive workplace conflict, and disrespectful behaviour.
The principle of fair treatment is a fundamental one and both the Employer and the Union will not condone improper behaviour on the part of any person, which would jeopardize an employee’s dignity and well being or undermine work relationships and productivity. In addition, the parties agree that a respectful workplace includes a safe and healthy workplace.
(2) Definitions:
Although disrespectful behaviour, disruptive workplace conflict and harassment can be defined, in practice, they overlap. The following definitions although not all-inclusive, have been designed to accommodate the different types of concerns that may arise.
(a) Disrespectful behaviour is improper behaviour that is unwelcome and inappropriate in the workplace. It may happen once or continue over time and can include:
(b) A disruptive workplace conflict is defined as an on-going dispute or communication breakdown between two or more individuals that impacts their ability to work productively and cooperatively in the workplace.
(c) Harassment is any behaviour that demeans, humiliates or embarrasses a person and that a reasonable person would know would be unwelcome and includes:
verbal abuse;
Actions such as touching or pushing;
Comments such as jokes and name calling;
Verbal threats, accusations coercion; or
Displays such as posters and cartoons that offend
It may be a single incident or continue over time
(d) The parties also agree that there shall be no discrimination or harassment as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Act.
Code of Behaviour/
Respectful Workplace