FAQ’s

There are no tuition deductions for the following holidays or early closures for planning. If one of the following holidays falls on a Saturday, we may be closed on Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, we may be closed the following Monday. If an early closure for planning falls on a holiday it will be held on the Friday before.

Any limited hours or closures would be related to the ability for our staff to safely travel to work and keep our teacher to child ratios required by DCYF.
Additionally, if the roads and weather deteriorate during school hours, we may inform parents to
pick up early to allow staff time to make it home safely.

Yes, but co-pays apply. We only enroll full time Working Connections families.
Here is the link to sign up:
www.washingtonconnection.org/home/

As of recently, we created a Parent Committee so that our families feel they have a voice, help with policy and build a strong partnership with community and our families.

We love to use recycled products, food, paints, glitter, play dough, glue, chalk, books, sensory tables with beans, rice, water, snow, dirt, play kitchen and more. With these assorted items, children can learn and play through texture, diversity, friends and their senses!

Changing tables and bathrooms are disinfected after each use.

We also have someone come clean every week night to make sure all is 100% disinfected and ready for play the next day.

If parent is called to pick up child, it is at utmost importance to have child picked up within 15-30 minutes at most.

In order to keep our children, their families and our staff as healthy as possible, we require that any child with a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or contagious disease be kept at home for minimum 24 hours after symptom free.

All doors only open by code entry. Also, by using PROCARE software we require all family members to register their fingerprint for all drop off and pick-ups.

All visitors must register and show ID in our lobby to gain access into our facility.

Our four playgrounds are 100% fenced for full privacy and safety.

Yes! In fact, we maintain a commercial kitchen and 2- full-time cooks so that we can prepare and serve nutritious, home-cooked meals and snacks for children daily onsite.

Our diverse weekly menus are USDA accredited and are posted in our hallway and in the classrooms.
No outdoor food is allowed due to the requirements of the USDA food program and allergies of children and staff in our building.

Have questions?? Visit the link below!

Child and Adult Care Food Program | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)

Yes! It’s the Law! See below! Check Harvard’s Website Out too!

6 reasons children need to play outside – Harvard Health

WAC 110-300-0360…….. iii) Programs that operate more than six hours a day must provide: (A) Ninety minutes of active play for preschool age and older; and (B) Sixty minutes of active play for infants and toddlers; and (iv) Thirty minutes of the active play required by (c)(iii) of this subsection may be moderate to vigorous indoor activities;

We understand this can propose a hardship for our families. Tuition is used for employee salaries, benefits, rent, utilities since they are still owed no matter the closure reason.

We do have a Peninsula Nurse Consulting come onsite monthly. Their RN looks over all our infants, provides resources to the center for pandemic and local illnesses going around community.
We can administer medication onsite. A medication authorization form is REQUIRED to administer any medications. See FORMS are of website. Any prescribed medicines need to be in original RX bottle with required items as authorization form states. We are not able to give any OTC medicines on a “when needed” basis. If training is needed for administering medication, we will have parent set up a training meeting prior to administering medicine.

If your child has allergies or asthma, we need documentation from doctor who child is under care from. See FORMS area.