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TRADITION. TELLS us the task of nurturing ‘and caring
lor young..children’ falls “within the exclusive domain: of

wo men.

Bat Deep Cove resident Michiel ;
Dronyky who, along with his wife
istitn, has: just, opened the ‘first’
care in Deep: Cove, tells US

otherwise.

., {He's one of the handful ‘of men:
actively involved'in preschool child
eare on the North Shore. ‘

“Tn day care you're often deal-

‘ing’ with single- -parent families and

more .often, than snot “it’s the

‘mother that has the child, Having
“asnon-threatening - male figure: is
a’ great forthe: kids “and .great for
“mom,"" said Dronyk, ; di
He’ tosses » outsoan | example.
‘SHere the kids get. to see aliman:

geiting down-and. cleaning Yup a

place <— something they may not.

see otherwise."

ay Dronyk initially connecte with:
kids in Edmonton ‘where: he work=:

ed with teens in sports.2::

YY Heo ogradtated.j from. Grant:
we: MeEwan..College .in Edmonton in”
“$1982, the. only'male:: out-of
‘graduating early. childhood educi
: ion class of 50. :

He. worked at North | Shore’

Neighbourhood House for a year

Vasiacspecial needs aide, ‘helping

children «with’ behavior. problems
belore branching out with his own

_ day: rare. ;
As a: male ina traditionally fer.5
inale workplace, Dronyk. finds casy

acceptance from the children’ :
Said: Dronyk: The kids (treat
melas their peer, Being a male and

‘dealing ‘with :kids, it’s hard not to

do things you want ia do, like put-

« ting: yoursarms urquod them when
“you rereading thei, a-story. Bur
“you, stend < to be” more ireful,
“because of what has: Seen? happen- :
ing Out there."

“1 Said’ Susan, ‘Dronyk:: “The kids:
“especially: children from families»
with. single :mothers, “respond |.well”.
lo! aman who “gentle,

macho.’"
“the new. ld

centre located at 43916 Gallant
Avenue near Panorama Parks is
licensed for 25. children, aged three
years old tooschool age, o'We
hape to havesacmaxiniun: of five:
special-needs children eventually.”

she -csaidse I's “been proven
beneficial: for: both’ special-needs

“kids and regular, kids to interrate,”’

The -centre is run by qualified
ECE ‘teachers: headed by Michael.
Three (ECE. teachers have been
hired: and will Come on stream -as

the day care fills.up.

With : fewer . children ‘enrolled’:

during the summer, the centre will

take children on aldrop-in’ basis.:
both hourly and daily. ‘
But Dronyk stresses the centre is’

hot a: bubysitting service: Us a

learning environment for children

“of working ‘parents.-We offer the:

same’ kind.‘ of: service: asa

Preschool, *? she ‘said.

The centre will continue to lake

“children, on a. part-time ‘and half-
yday”. basis “past - September ‘ when
more. children vare. expected. to
“enrol. .

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