FAQ

Our facility is open from 7am-6pm.
We do not have a strict drop off/ pickup window.
We just ask that children are at the CDC by 10am so that it does not interfere with their daily activiies. 

All teachers are required to be over the age of 18 and have, at minimum a high school education.
All teachers are First Aid & CPR certified.
All teachers must do 30 training hours annually to remain in compliance with Minimum Standards. 
Most of our teachers have years of previous experience working in early childhood education through our center or through others. 

ALL of our teachers have prior experience working with children in some capacity. 

We do not have cameras in our classrooms. We do have several cameras monitoring the hallways and outside areas as well as the perimeter of the building for the safety of our students and staff. Parents are able to receive regular pictures and videos of their child through our brightwheel app.

We do encourage new parents to speak with their child's teacher directly to ensure that none of the children in their class have food allergies.
Per licensing, all food allergies are written and posted in each classroom. 

If your child has a food allergy, let us know. We do require additional paperwork as well as a saftey plan in place. 

In the summer months we have Splash Days twice a month.
The children who participate in Splash Days are 12 months old-5 years old.
Children participate in Splash Day with their classroom for 20-40 minutes (depending on the age of the child.)
We adjust the activities based on the age of the child.
The child is sent to school with their swim gear, an extra set of clothes, a towel, watershoes and swim diapers if applicable.
There is twice the supervision during waterplay.
Per licensing we are allowed to apply sunscreen or bug spray to students as long as those items are labeled with the child's name.  
We do watch the heat index and will cancel a Splash Day if we feel it is too hot for the kids to safely be outside. 
We do not have a pool or standing water, we use sprinklers, water toys and water tables. 

We have a CDC "Stoller Parking Room" which is the open room adjacent to the office where you can leave strollers or carriers parked for the day so you don't have to carry them back and forth to your car twice a day. 

When redirecting behaviors, we ensure that our actions are: 

1) Individualized and consistent for each child

2) Appropriate to the child's level of understanding

3) Directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control

4) A positive method of discipline and guidance that encourages self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction, including the following:

• Using praise and encouragement of good behavior instead of focusing only upon unacceptable behavior
• Reminding a child of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements
• Redirecting behavior using positive statements
• Using brief supervised separation or time out from the group, when appropriate for the child’s age and development, which is limited to no more than one minute per year of the child’s age.