Our Values
High Quality Care
Lakeside Childcare strives to maintain high standards of care within programming, staffing, materials, and all areas of our centre.
Lakeside Childcare was created by local educators and entrepreneurs who are passionate about the importance of play, high quality care, nutrition and accessibility in early childhood education. With combined experience and knowledge, we set out to create a childcare centre that meets and extends the needs of the community by supporting children, their families, and our educators.
Lakeside Childcare strives to maintain high standards of care within programming, staffing, materials, and all areas of our centre.
No child, or family, should be left without access to childcare due to lack of accessible services. Lakeside Childcare is committed to improving our centres accessibility.
Lakeside Childcare encourages rain or shine play, and ensures minimum 3 hours outdoor periods per day (barring inclement weather-as defined within the Inclement Weather Policy, outlined later in this handbook.). Children are encouraged to partake in various activities and experiences such as gardening, digging, climbing, etc).
Lakeside Childcare stands for respect for all individuals. Respect and teachings regarding various cultures, sexualities, abilities, etc may be touched on within classes using stories, puppetry, open discussions, etc. The Company does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
The Lakeside Childcare team is committed to creating a positive, welcoming, and supportive environment where families feel safe and confident in the care they are receiving.
Brian Maxfield – Entrepreneur
President/Treasurer
Father, Foster Parent, Entrepreneur and Entertainer – Brian has spent years in the community helping many businesses to grow and launch. As a parent, Brian knows firsthand the value of providing affordable childcare within the community so that parents can continue to grow their passions and work within the community.
Julie Wildman – RECE (RECE)
Executive Director
Julie Wildman has an unparalleled passion for nurturing children’s minds, bodies and spirits. Her child-focused attitude is an asset to the industry and has allowed Julie to thrive in her role when working with children and helped develop future RECE’s as they graduate from school.
Sarah Maxfield
Committee Lead – Nutrition
Sarah is a holistic nutritionist with over a decade of health planning and nutrition scheduling. She is passionate about how food and nutrition can help develop and nurture the growth of children and adults. As a mother of four and foster parent, Sarah has been involved in many child-focused trainings and will assist in programming decisions and lead discussions around nutrition planning.
Daniella Velasco Castaneda
Secretary
Daniella has years of experience running her Daycare center in Columbia. A future graduate of Lambton College’s business management program, Daniella is looking to help run a childcare center here in Canada to use her skills to help care for children.
Kristy Turner Silverman
Supervisor
Kristy brings a child-focused mindset to Lakeside Childcare with years of experience leading a team of educators in Grand Bend and Forest. Her passion for engaging children in their learning and her empathetic approach to leadership are assets to any center. As a supervisor with Lakeside Childcare, Kristy is excited to work with parents, the community and the staff to deliver outstanding service to the families that have entrusted Lakeside Childcare with their children.