Maple Leaf Early Years Centre, 33 Gade Street, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja
INTRODUCTION TO MAPLE LEAF EARLY YEARS CENTRE
Our mission is to provide high quality child care services. These services include, but are not limited to child care, training services, consultancy and start-up services for new crèche and daycare owners, and Nanny Services.
Our early learning Centre, located in Abuja is based on the Canadian curriculum. We use an eclectic approach which is activity based because our philosophy is to make learning as fun and as wholesome as it should be. We are focused on the whole child – physically, socially, emotionally, as well as intellectually to ensure that young children get the best start in life to prepare them for success in the future.
Another service we provide and are passionate about is staff training and capacity building through our training department, Maple Leaf Training and
Professional Development Services. Here at Maple Leaf, we believe in continuous self and professional development, and as such, our staff training is ongoing and never ending. This is important because our world today is continuously changing, and as teachers of young children, we need to be constantly updated and informed.
Our Director here at Maple Leaf has had over 10 years’ experience working with children of various ages. With degrees in English from University of
Nigeria, and Early Childhood Education from Humber Institute of Technology,
Toronto, Canada, Mrs. Ify Nwigwe has made it her mandate to bring home the knowledge and experience she has garnered from working with children in
Canada, ranging from 3 months to 12 years of age.
We also provide Nanny Services under our organization, where the staff are also trained to be able take care of children in homes and hotels, giving

parents’ peace of mind, knowing that in their absence, their children are well taken care of by professional childcare givers.
We appreciate your interest in our services and look forward to providing your childcare needs effectively.
TRAINING PACKAGES
BASIC STAFF PACKAGE
This package is tailored for every member of staff who is involved with the care of the children at all levels. There are a total of five courses as follows:
1.
Self Esteem and team building: This course is important as an organization for the basic fact that the welfare and well-being of the staff is the foundation of any successful organization. This course will prepare the staff to learn the skills they need for inter-staff relationships, as well as self-esteem to enhance their own performance at work.
2.
The Years Before 5: This course is prepared for teachers of young children to educate them on what to expect with young children, bearing in mind that each child is unique. In this course, participants will learn the different milestones that young children go through and we will also explore various activities that will work with the various age groups.
3.
Creative Curriculum: Early Childhood Educators are expected to be creative at all times because of the people we work with – young children. This course will explore the creative side that is in each and every one of us, and participants will discover that the magic of creativity and creating a creative curriculum is not magic at all.
4.
Setting the Stage: It is important to understand that working with children involves a lot of prep time, kind of like setting the stage for a play. This course comes in three parts: a.
Building Brain Power: understanding the way the brain works in order to prepare several stimulating activities that the children will naturally enjoy

b.
Structured Time for Play: understanding that play is a child’s way of learning, and structuring their play activities effectively. c.
Behaviour and Positive Caregiving: exploring the different behaviour types, triggers of behaviour and methods of positive guidance for unacceptable behaviour.
5.
Health and Safety Procedures: Educating the staff on healthy practices that need to be carried out in order to ensure the health and safety of the children, as well as all the staff, and even visitors to your establishment.
ADMINISTRATIVE PACKAGE
Whether you are an Owner, an operator or an administrator of a child care facility, you need to be steps ahead of your staff. This training package will guide the administrative staff on procedures that are carried out behind the scenes, but which are the backbone of the running of your organization.
This package has five courses:
1.
Policies and Procedures: This course will guide the participants on the policies that are very necessary to put in place when it involves the children, their parents and wards and also the in-house staff and contract staff if you have any.
2.
Forms, Reports and Methods of Observation: This course prepares the participants for the wonderful world of paper work. There are specific forms that are of extreme necessity and every administrator needs to know what they are and why they are of such importance. The course will also guide participants on methods that should be used to observe the children and also the staff performance. Participants will also be opportune to design their own forms, customized to their organization.
3.
Communications Plans: This course is important to assist the administrative staff on the best communication methods for the staff and also for the parents and prospective clients. Marketing ideas will also be discussed in this segment.

4.
Foundations of Business Strategies for Childcare Operators and
Owners: It is important for operators in the child care industry to know the different strategies of business. This course is tailored specifically for child care operators.
5.
Ontario Day Nurseries Act: The Ontario Day Nurseries Act is a set of rules and guidelines that are used in the province of Ontario, Canada.
These guidelines ensure that each childcare facility is up to standard and ensures that the children are in a safe environment at all times. This course will catch the participants up on these guidelines and the pros of following them.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING COURSES
These courses are single and may be added on to the above packages:
1.
Arts and Craft Workshop: This course will open the eyes and minds of participants to the world of creativity and art. Staff will be able to learn developmentally and age appropriate crafts that the children will enjoy doing and learn while doing them.
2.
Games Workshop: This course is geared toward child care givers with children who are slightly older. Participants will learn various games to play with slightly older children and will also learn the method of delivery for teaching them.
3.
Jolly Phonics: As children get older, their parents have their expectations for them, and one of those expectations is reading. This course teaches the participants the fun program called Jolly Phonics that teaches young children to read phonetically, bearing in mind that this is just one of the methods of teaching to read.
Other training courses may be customized to suit your daycare needs and include topics relating to communication in the workplace, working with infants and toddlers, classroom interactions, and lots more.

NANNY TRAINING SERVICES
In addition to these packages, we also customize training for nannies who may be either live-in or live out. With the conclusion of this training, these nannies will be sought after because of their acquired skills and knowledge which include basic first aid tips for caregivers of very young children.
For further enquiries, please call +2348038265331, +2348103881316