Wednesday, November 20, 1974 |

‘by PAT MANNING
Special to the Sidney Review
A first on Vancouver Island is
the Saanich Peninsula Tribal Day
Care Centre, an’ all-Indian
organization operating ‘on the
East Saanich reserve.

Cathy Travis, a department of
human resources pre-school
teacher, told The Review Friday
another day care centre is
‘currently being organized in
Victoria by. the Little Beaver
Society to be operated out of the
Native Friendship Centre. Both
Indian and non-Indian pre-school
children will be attending there.
The Saanich Peninsula Tribal
Day Care Centre was organized a
year ago last September and has
an enrollment of about 25
‘children ‘from the various
‘reserves on the Peninsula, The
centre is operated out of a
building owned by the Tsawout
Band and renovated by the
_ department of human resources
to bring it up to day care stan-
dards. We started right from
scratch a year ago,’’ said Travis.
She said it was her first job

comes “in to help in the af-
ternoons.

Some children arrive as early.
as 8:00 a.m. and some stay on
until about 5:30 p.m., said Travis.

She said some of the children
are from families where both
parents work, a couple. of the
children’s parents are attending
courses at Camosun College and
some are from single-parent
families.

The day care centre is really
open to any parents of three to
five-year old children who wish to
have their children attending,
Travis added.

Travis said she does not use
formal teaching methods as such
but. through play the children
‘Jearn and establish a foundation
of basic skills. She said they have
-times when they do group ac-

dancing and listening to stories.

work and play independently
affording Travis an oportunity to
give -individual encouragement
and assistance.

As’ in most day care centres

-walking in the woods and down at
the beach,” Travis added. ~

are geared to helping the children
appreciate and
values and culture. Her teacher’s
aides have
stories and legends and. sing
native songs with the children.
‘Last winter they went to the
Longhouse to watch
rituals.

taste of what is on the outside of
the reserve,"’ said Travis.

tivities such as. games, singing,

Other times the children will:

difficulties and a very

ships.
She said many of the activities

retain native

introduced native

Indian

‘The children are also given a

Last weck they visited the
library in Sidney = and
arrangements: are being made
about bussing so they will
be able to go on more field trips.
Travis said.

Travis said she has-noticed a
tremendous difference in the
children who have been attending:
the day care centre over the past
year. ,
“The difference for some of
them is unbelievable.” she said.

Some children. with - specch
limited

learning and i in social relation-.

Travis said most notable is how
the children’s
creased.

there’ are areas set-aside for
blocks, “books, hosekeeping
centre; . puzzles, painting and
finger painting:

“We spend a lot of time out

vocabulary now ramble on by the
hour. Others who had never. seen
a puzzle are putting together
quite complex puzzles. Many are
advancing in the. skills. they are

after ‘receiving her pre-school
teaching certificate. She is
assisted by. two teacher's aides -
Eydie Pelkey who comes in ‘the
_ mornings and Doreen Pelkey who

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Tsartlip School. Basically, the
‘program is the same, and if the
kindergarten teacher notices a
child who needs a little extra help
she will send him to the day care
centre, Travis said.

A. -hot lunch is served to
children ‘staying all day and
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served at the morning. and af-
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