Days and Hours of Operation

TThe 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)

Financial Agreements

Fees

Weekly (or monthly) fees are due at the beginning of each week or month, even if your child is absent due to illness, holidays or vacation. 

The childcare fees starting September 5^th 2011 to September 3^rd 2012 are:

The childcare fees for Infant Room:

• $200 Registration Fee at time of enrollment
• $340 per week or $1473 a month
• $100 on February 1^st, and $100 on September 1^st for activities/materials

The childcare fees for Preschool Room:

• $200 Registration Fee at time of enrollment
• $315 per week $1365 a month
• $100 on February 1^st, and $100 on September 1^st for activities/materials
• Par-time: $80 per day

Infants (children less than 24 months) can be contracted for a total of only 45 hours of childcare each week. This policy is established in the best interest of your child, as well as the well-being of the staff. If more than 45 hours of weekly care are required, a fee of $10/hour will be assessed.

Late care (outside of center hours) will be charged at the rate of $15 for the first 15 minutes and after the 15 minutes the rate is $15 per hour. The fee must be pay the same day or the following day.

Early care is provided if parents make arrangements directly with the teachers.

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:

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:

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.