Scarboro Community Preschool

Guidelines for Parent/Caregiver Volunteer

As a volunteer parent or caregiver, you play a vital role in the children's preschool experience.  The following are guidelines to assist you in this role:

1. Please take time to review our philosophy, program outline, discipline policy and the general rules of the preschool.  You will be asked to reinforce our philosophy and guidlines - for example, unless the child is at risk of physical injury, we encourage positive statements such as "remember to walk" instead of "don't run" or "the sandbox is for sandbox play" instead of "don't spill the sand on the floor".
2. The volunteer will be responsible for providing a nutritious snack for the children as well as the teacher and aid.  Please be aware of any children's allergies.  This important information will be posted on the bulletin board in the classroom.  PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR CLASSROOM IS A PEANUT-FREE ZONE.  For more information on snacks, please click here.
3. Please familiarize yourself with the emergency procedures posted in the classroom.
4. On the days that you are the volunteer, please, please, please arrive 15 minutes prior to class beginning.  This allows time for you (and your child) and the teacher to review the lesson plan and duties for the day.
5. Please assist and encourage the children to participate in the valuable group activities.  Circle time, clean-up time, snack time and gym/outdoor time are designed for group participation.
6. Please ensure the daily clean-up duties are completed.  The preschool does not have a caretaker and the parent group is responsible for the cleanliness of the classroom. The preschool is periodically inspected by the Provincial licensing authorities. The Daily Cleaning Duties are posted in the classroom.
7. If you are unable to keep your commitment as the classroom volunteer, you are responsible for finding another person as your replacement.
8. Occasionally, you might be asked to take on more of a leadership role such as reading a story or leading a game. Please volunteer your services if you have a special skill such as music or puppetry. A cultural or ethnic experience is also appreciated.