Question 1

What ages of children will you accept?

Accepted Answer

Our program will provide early care and education services for children birth-five. We suggest registering in advance of your preferred start date or request placement on the waiting list.

Question 2

What are your hours?

Accepted Answer

Regular Program is open year-round Monday – Friday from 8:30-3:00
Regular Morning Arrival 8:00-8:30 
Regular Afternoon Departure 3:00-3:30
Morning Child Care 7:00-8:00                                      
Afternoon Child Care 3:30-5:00

Question 3

How much is tuition?

Accepted Answer

Tuition is established per classroom: Infant / Toddler / Preschool
Our program adjusts tuition for two or more children enrolled per family.

Question 4

How long is the waiting list?

Accepted Answer

We suggest registering in advance of the preferred start date or request placement on the waiting list, especially for infant care.

Question 5

Do you provide tours of the center?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled in-person tours will be provided. 
Tours are provided during the mandated orientation process.
See our website for a virtual tour.

Question 6

Do you provide snacks and lunch?

Accepted Answer

We will provide healthy snacks each day. Morning snack is considered a component of morning child care and served before 8:00. Afternoon snack is provided to all children at the end of their rest and quiet times and always before 3:30.

Lunches will be family-provided following nutritional guidelines. This reflects a strong movement in early care and education to support healthy eating by honoring family cultures, respecting child’s preferences and sensory sensitivities. Do you have a “picky eater” or one who has strong opinions and a love/hate relationship with food? Partnering and packing is another step in meeting the individual needs of each family.

Question 7

Do you provide part-time or drop-in care?

Accepted Answer

Our program operates with daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Payments will be required in advance of services.  To be considered for drop-in status, families need to follow and complete the required registration and enrollment procedures. We encourage frequent attendance through regular programming for optimal learning opportunities.

Question 8

What do you offer that makes you different from other child care centers in our area?

Accepted Answer

o   We are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education

o   We provide Early Care and Education services governed by the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center (SCOESC)

o   Yoga and mindfulness experiences are available during play and small group times

o   We practice “Serve-and-Return” interactions in our infant and toddler classrooms to develop language skills while nurturing trusted relationships with teachers

o   We implement the Ohio Department of Education’s Early Learning Development Standards to promote learning through music & movement; writing; creative expression; new vocabulary common to science & math concepts; and cooperative games with preschoolers with guests and “experts” participating

o   We frequently offer family take-home kits keeping school-to-home connections ongoing through sharing and caring with literacy-based themes

o   An awareness of environmental well-being is present in our preschool program driven by ideas and interests of the families

o   Quiet bins are prepared exclusively for toddlers and preschoolers seeking alone time yet still capturing their imaginations with loose parts play or seasonal items

o   We value and engage in “open-air & open-sky” outdoor learning with teacher-planned and free-choice play

o   We’ve chosen licensed and credentialed teaching staff to individualize learning experiences including learners with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

o   Our staff participates in weekly lesson planning and professional development in their areas of interest. Our professional resource library includes support in these and other topics:
·         Open ended questions vs yes/no questions
·         Stages of representation – drawing and writing sequence of development
·         Block play possibilities
·         Math is everywhere – Science is everywhere: how to incorporate them in daily routines
·         Process art vs product art
·         What is developmentally appropriate yoga and mindfulness? 
·         Book reading and storytelling tips 
·         Outdoor play is more than you think: Planning for outside learning
·         Small group advantages
·         Creating quiet/rest time individual activities
·         Sensory bin creations and promoting peaceful & restorative rest times
·         Creating great conversations during snacks and meals
·         Different styles of greetings and goodbyes to meet individual needs
·         New songs, finger-plays, and chants
·         Become knowledgeable about childhood risk factors, delays, and disabilities
·         What does a speech language pathologist do? Why would a child need occupational therapy?
·         Unique ways to include young children in the use of technology
·         Planning appropriate celebrations that respect diverse cultures and families

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