By order of the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Wajid Ahmed, all schools in our region will be closed to students for the week of December 14-18, 2020.  All schools will remain open for school staff for the week and full-time daycare facilities will also remain open. ​https://www.wechu.org/media-statements/media-statement-regarding-school-closures-students-next-week Sundowners intends to continue to operate our preschool programs (Holy Cross, King Edward, Dougall & Talbot Trail) during the week of December 14 – 18, 2020. As previously ...

Dear Sundowners Staff, The health and safety of Sundowners staff, children and families is and always will be a top priority for Sundowners. Taking several factors into consideration (enrollment and staffing projections, uncertain school closures, etc.) the decision has been made to close all of our child care centres for the two weeks of Winter Break. (December 21, 2020-January 3, 2021 inclusive).  We hope this will provide us all with the opportunity to relax and ...

Dear Sundowners Families, We at Sundowners take the health and safety of all children, staff, and families very seriously. Taking several factors into consideration, including uncertain school closures and enrollment projections, a decision has been made to close all of our child care centres for the two weeks of Winter Break. Please understand that this was a thoughtful and very difficult decision to make, and we appreciate that this may be of inconvenience to some ...

Today the Ontario government announced the safe reopening of schools for in-class instruction beginning this September.  The plan will prioritize the health and safety of students and staff. We understand that our clients may be concerned about enrollment with Sundowners for the fall.  We are working closely with our partners at the local school boards and the health unit to determine our next steps.  As soon as we are able, we will post those next ...

Sundowners Re-Opening Plans We are pleased to announce that Sundowners Day Care & Resource Centre is permitted to open beginning on Monday, July 27, 2020. We will be opening at 4 sites for summer. We are waiting for information from the Provincial Government and the local school boards with regards to September. Emails will be sent out to those clients who have requested summer care.  If you do not receive an email and need care ...

Parent Information for Returning to Child Care – Summer What to Expect Sundowners has been working diligently to plan a safe re-opening of our child care centres for all staff, children and their families. We have revised and developed various policies and procedures with regards to staff to children ratios, cleaning and disinfecting, social distancing, drop off and pick up procedures, revised hours of operation, screening of staff and children and handling potential illness. These ...

  June 25, 2020  Staff Updates   Attention all staff: I would like to share some of the things that we are working on at Sundowners.  We have been working with the City of Windsor, both school boards, the Ministry of Education, and the Windsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU).  While we do not have a set date, we have begun the steps to reopen some sites for the summer.  We are planning to run ...

June 23, 2020 Updates Sundowners appreciates that the ongoing pandemic has been difficult for everyone. We are diligently working with our community partners to open our centres in a safe and responsible manner. Our hope is to have our administration office open in the upcoming days to be able to better assist each of you. Very specific requirements were provided by the Province of Ontario in order for child care centres to re-open. These guidelines ...

June 23 Updates Sundowners appreciates that the ongoing pandemic has been difficult for everyone. We are diligently working with our community partners to open our centres in a safe and responsible manner. Our hope is to have our administration office open in the upcoming days to be able to better assist each of you. Very specific requirements were provided by the Province of Ontario in order for child care centres to re-open. These guidelines include ...

Summer Child Care We continue to work with our community partners to create plans for the reopening of child care within Windsor-Essex. An important part of that plan is to determine the care that is required at our centres. We encourage our Sundowners' families to take a few minutes to let us know about child care plans for the summer.  This information will be vital in determining locations, groupings, and hours of operation. Please email ...