Love N' Laughter Policies

 

General policies...

Our center opens at 6:30am and closes at 6:00pm to accommodate the many different schedules of working parents. We hope that no child should remain at the center for more than 10 hours on any given day, except in cases of emergency.

A child attending the center must be at least 2 years of age and not older than 5 by date of admission.

We strongly encourage you to send your children in tennis or other closed-toe shoes. Sandals make it difficult to run and climb on the playground and are uncomfortable when filled with mulch. All children must have a season-appropriate change of clothing in their cubby - accidents happen!

Each full-day child must bring a fitted crib sheet (these fit our cots snugly) and a child-size blanket for nap time. A small pillow is optional. Be sure and write your child's name on each item with a permanent marker. Sheets and blankets will be placed in the cubbies on your child's last day of the week (every other week for part-time children) to be taken home, washed, and returned.

Health policies...

All enrolled children must have valid medical forms on file in our office, including updated immunization records, emergency contacts, and a list of any known allergies.

We can accept only well children. We depend on you to help us maintain this policy. All children will be examined on arrival at the center. If symptoms of illness are observed, the child will be sent home. Symptoms that are cause for keeping your child home are a cold, coughing, flushed skin, ear ache, red eyes, chills, headache, skin eruptions, sore throat, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Should a child become ill during the day, we will provide care until you can come for him/her.

Discipline policies...

We like to use positive reinforcement as a method of discipline. We encourage and praise children for making smart and safe choices as opposed to constantly correcting negative behavior. When this does not seem to have an impact, we use a "time-out" period, during which a child is encouraged to think about better choices.

Weather policies...

Provided the temperature is between 40º and 90º, we will take the children outside for a morning recess and afternoon fun! We ask that your child be dressed "weather appropriate" each day.

During the winter months the center rarely closes. If Parkway is closed, we ask that you simply call first prior to dropping your child off in the morning to make sure we are up and running. Chances are, we will be! If road conditions worsen throughout the day, please check in or leave a number where you may be reached in case the center were to close early to ensure a safe ride home for our teachers.

Vacation and holiday policies...

We are closed for the following holidays:

Requirements for tuition-free vacation time:

1.  The student must be enrolled for full week program year round.

Vacation = 2 weeks per year:  January - December

2.  The student must have attended 6 months in succession in the full week program to be eligible for the first week of tuition free time.

3.  Only 2 weeks tuition free time will be granted in 1 year.

4.  The school director must be notified 2 weeks in advance of the vacation.