Policies & Procedures

Days and Hours of Operation

The center is open Monday through Friday. The Preschool Room from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. and the Infant Room from 7:30 to 5:30. The center is closed the following days:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• June (Last week of the month)
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran’s Day
• Columbus Day
• Thanksgiving Day and Friday after Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
• Winter Vacation (One week on December)
• Parent-Teacher Conferences (Twice a year)

Staff Qualification

Teachers have Bachelor Degrees in Early Childhood Education or CDA (Children Development Association) Credentials. All the staff members are trained in First Aid and CPR-Certified.

Group Sizes and Supervision Ratios

Our personnel staff/child ratios are:

Age	Ratio
Under 2	1:4
2 to early 3	1:8
3 to early 4	1:10
4 to early 5	1:10

During surround care time (7:30 to 8:30 am and 5:00 to 6:00 pm), due to arrivals and departures of children and/or staff, the center reserves the right, if needed, to follow state ratios:

Age	Ratio
Under 2	1:4
2 to early 4	1:10
4 to early 5	1:12

Supply List

General

• Diapers (after 2 years old, please provide a mix of diapers and disposable training pants)*
• Extra Clothing/socks*
• Sun block (1 bottle/summer)
• Insect Repellent (1 bottle/summer)
• Blanket*
• Swimsuit* (summer only)
• Water Shoes* (summer only)
• Hat and mittens* (winter only)
• Towel* (summer only)
• Toothbrush and toothpaste (every three months)
• Emergency backpack
• 2 pictures

Infants to (about) 12 months

• Pacifier if needed
• One bottle to keep in the center
• One can of formula
• Diapers
• Bring daily at least 3 bottles ready to use. (Containing formula or breast milk)
• *Each bottle has to be label with your child’s name (permanent marker) and the date (use a tape to be easy to remove every day).
• Extra drooler/spit-up bibs*

* Indicates child’s name on garment tag with non-washable marker or sewn-in tags

Emergency Backpack Supplies

In order to be ready in a emergency situation, we are requesting that you to bring a little backpack with the following supplies:

1. Water bottle
2. Non-perishable food (high protein items, including cereal bars, ready-to-eat soup or peanut butter, etc.)
3. Flashlight (kid size)
4. Complete outfit
5. Emergency card in a Ziploc bag (see attachment)
6. Bottle and formula (Infants)
7. Diapers and pacifiers (if needed)
8. The backpack will be kept at the center and renewed every six months.