Who licenses us, and how we look after the rooms

License

Adults to children

• 1:91 adult to 9 children

  3-year-olds

  Group size: 18

• 1:101 adult to 10 children

  4-year-olds

  Group size: 18

Staff checks and training

• Background checks
• CPR and first aid
• Mandated reporter training
• Food handler training

Safety routines

• Arrival and pickup

  A teacher greets every child at the door and signs them in. At pickup a child goes only with the people on your list, and we ask for photo ID at the door until we know you.

• Candles and flames

  A candle burns on the seasonal table at circle and on festival evenings. An adult lights it, it sits in a holder out of children's reach, and it is put out before circle ends.

• Outdoors and weather

  We go outdoors most mornings and dress for the day. On very cold, very hot or stormy mornings we stay in and move the walk to the room. We count heads every time we leave or enter.

• Baking, soup and allergies

  Children bake and chop with a teacher beside them. Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts.

• When a child is ill

  A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away and a teacher stays with them until you arrive.

• Drills and first aid

  We practice leaving the building and gathering at the garden gate, and we talk it through with the children in a calm voice. A first aid kit and a phone go with us on every walk.