Frequently Asked Questions

What do we need to bring?

Food

- Please provide milk or formula and bottles

- All day students, please pack a lunch daily. May need to be chilled, warmed or prepared

- Age appropriate snacks provided

Diapers

- Swim diapers provided

- Please bring your plenty of your own diapers or pull ups, diaper cream, and wipes. Cloth diapers welcome.

Clothes

- Change of clothes

- Bathing suit (seasonal and optional)

Can I see a schedule?

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Arrival & Free Play

Greet children, settle in, explore toys and centers
Diaper checks / potty time

9:00AM - 9:30 Group Learning

Calendar, weather, animals, songs, stories
Books, letters, numbers, colors, and theme-based topics

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Outdoor Play / Gross Motor Activities

Playground, walks, ball play, bikes
Indoor gross motor play if weather is poor

10:00 AM –10:30 AM Snack time

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Creative Activities / Learning Centers

Art, sensory bins, dramatic play, puzzles
Small group or individual play

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Time

Hand washing, family-style meal
Diaper checks / potty time afterward

12:00 PM – 2:30 PM Nap Time / Quiet Time

Soothing music, darkened room
Books or soft toys for non-nappers

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Afternoon Snack / diaper checks / potty

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Indoor Free Play / Creative Activities / Learning Centers

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Second Outdoor Time or Movement Activities

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Wind-Down

Story time, indoor play, clean up

No one is required to follow our schedule, but everyone seems to try to keep to the same schedule naturally, this is our usual day to day:

How do you potty train?

I have two potty chairs and one toilet seat adapter. Training includes attempts before and after meals and naps, and once every hour at least in between. I will not force anyone to go, it only creates fear, we try to make it a fun activity instead.

Not required at any age, available to anyone that is ready.

How do you handle infants?

At their pace! No schedule required for anyone, but babies especially. I love to baby wear if you are comfortable with it, plus we have a selection of infant seats, strollers, a play yard, and an electric rocker.

Separated area for babies!

I teach baby signs as well as first words, I will gladly teach your family too!

I will not use Boppy pillows as they pose a high SIDS risk.

Babies can easily be separated from the bigger kids thanks to our large open space, and all accessible toys are baby safe.

What about naps?

Separated nap area. Kids do well sleeping with other kids nearby for support, or anyone off our schedule may have their own space to nap.

Feel free to bring your own travel bed or sheets so it smells and feels like home.

Offered beds include:

- Pack n plays

- Bassinet

- Crib

- Single beds

How often do you clean?

I keep a clean home and cleaner space for the kids. Kitchen and open area are cleaned daily and the vacuum is run daily. Deep cleaning every week to every other week, depending on class size and age.

Toys start cleaned up every morning, we work together to make big messes then clean them up throughout the day. Toys are disinfected weekly when no one has been sick, and daily when someone isn't feeling well.

Sheets are washed weekly, if you bring your own they will be returned on your child's last day of the week.

We have a smoke free home!