Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

Only adults on your authorized list may collect a child. We ask for photo ID from anyone we haven't met, and the adult signs the child out at the front table with the time. If the plan for the day changes, tell us by phone.

Staff stay until the last child has gone, and we call you when the window is closing. Repeated late pickups are talked through with the family; the terms are in your registration packet.

A child with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home until they have been well for a full day. If a child feels ill here, we call the first person on your list and a staff member stays close until you arrive.

Snack is a simple plate and water each afternoon. Tell us about allergies on the tour; we ask privately for the details once you register, and the list stays at the snack table.

Clean indoor sneakers and clothes your child can run in. Outdoor shoes stay by the door so the floor stays dry. A labeled water bottle is welcome.

We follow the local school calendar and close when the schools close for a holiday or a break. When the schools close for snow, we close too, and we call the families on the list first.

Phones stay in backpacks during the afternoon, and children use the front table phone to call home. We don't run screens as an activity.

We ask for two weeks' written notice before a child leaves or changes afternoons, so another family can have the place.