About Us
The EXCEL Program provides a wide variety of activities for your child and operates at the school site.
In schools that offer before school care, parents may drop their child off early in the morning and have the security that their child is well looked after until they pick them up at night.
Our staff-student ratios for the before and after school programs are within 1:15. The safety and security of your child will always be a priority with EXCEL.
It is our goal to provide EXCEL children with the opportunity for fun, recreation, and social enrichment. Our program encourages children to pursue their own interests, develop friendships, try new things and respect themselves and others.
Activities generally include art, reading, creative play, games, science, occasional outings and special guests. The children spend time outdoors every day (weather permitting) and most schools provide an active play area.
A nutritious snack is served during the after school program. Due to storage limitations in some schools, menus for snacks will vary and on certain occasions “treats” will be offered. If your child has a special diet, you are encouraged to send a snack for them suitable to their needs.
Our Staff
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The Halifax Regional School Board divides all schools in its jurisdiction into regions where administrative staff can oversee the operation of those schools more effectively.
A Regional Supervisor has been assigned to monitor the EXCEL Program for each region in schools that provide the service. They provide any assistance required in programming needs, parental concerns or general information, evaluations and assessments of both program and staff and general administrative duties.
A listing of schools by region with your Regional Supervisor contact numbers is included on this website.
The on-site staff that provide before and after-school programming and care for your children are required to have a minimum of one year experience in the child care field for support staff and three years experience for Head Instructors, however many of our staff have several more years of experience to offer.
CPR/First Aid training and re-certification courses are offered by the EXCEL Program as needed. All Staff are on file with the Child Abuse Registry and since January 1, 2003 have required a criminal background check.
Formal staff evaluations are conducted annually for all staff. You may be contacted by a Regional Supervisor or the Co-ordinator for input in assessing staff performance as a part of the evaluation process.