Child Care & Preschool

Days of Fun, Learning, Safety & Growth
As parents and grandparents ourselves, we absolutely know your children are beyond measure the most important thing in your life. Because of the huge responsibility we have every day you trust your children to us, in this section we attempt to list some of the large and small details of our days together.
At the end of this section is a link to our Handbook. This Handbook goes into even more detail as to the rules, procedures, and responsibilities we follow every day to ensure the very best care for your children.
Below are a few areas we feel may be particularly important or of interest:


Cleanliness
Hand Washing
Hand washing is the single most effective practice in preventing the spread of germs. We wash our hands many times throughout the day, as well as the children’s hands before and/or after engaging in a thorough list of activities.

Activities/Nap Time
For our older toddlers and young world leaders, every day is an opportunity for fun, exploration and learning. Some areas we hope all can participate in to some extent include:
Reading/Writing – From learning the alphabet to reading and writing age appropriate words and stories, our goal is to ensure your child is fully prepared for preschool.
Math – From the fun associated with counting, to recognizing numbers, and how they are used to add and subtract, our goal is to develop your child’s math skills to the level appropriate to their age.
Science/Nature – A large area of focus, we want to engage your children with understanding how plants grow from seeds, to understanding all the wonders of nature and science in today’s world.
Fun Time – While our goal is to make every aspect of our day fun, we clearly want just plain fun time, playing with their toys of choice, hide & seek, reading a book of their choice or maybe even watching a child appropriate movie.
Naptime – Having all this fun learning and exploring is exhausting to even our older future leaders. As you can see from our daily schedule, age-appropriate nap times are integrated into each day.
(The State of California requires that all children under the age of five have at least a two-hour rest period every day)

Daily Schedule
7:15am ~ 5:30pm Nurturing, Love and Affection
7:30 〜 8:30 Playtime, breakfast, and feed bottles
8:30 〜 9:00 Clean-up/wash-up after meals, change diapers as needed
9:00 〜 10:00 School Time / Infant: Naptime as needed
10:00 〜 10:30 Music, Song, dance, games, older learning
11:00 〜 12:00 Outside play-time/ structured-play
12:00 〜 1:00 Lunchtime, clean/wash-up, feed bottles, cribs for Infant, story time for older
1:00 〜 3:00 Naptime and /or quiet time
(The State of California requires that all children under the age of five have at least a two-hour rest period every day)
3:00 〜 3:30 Afternoon Snack
3:30 〜 5:30 Outside play, puzzles, structured play, learning toys, story time
These are approximate schedules. Parents are asked to limit their child’s time with us each day to 9 hours.
For infants, change diapers, naptime, and feed bottles as needed or follow the instructions from parent.

Meals & Snacks
Fruit / Vegetables and Milk
Food is offered, No Child will be forced to eat. Hands are washed before and after every meal. Our nutritious meals are prepared fresh daily and follow State approved guidelines.
Snacks
Served throughout the Day
Features Fruit or Vegetables along with a finger food, water, milk or juice.
- On hot days, popsicles may be offered to help keep the kids cool and hydrated.
Breakfast Served around 8:00am or 8:30am
Lunch Served around 12:00pm
We provide a Variety of Hot or Cold Homemade Meals. Breakfast and Lunch times can vary slightly depending on activities during the day, arrival times of other children, and nap schedule.
Infant Meals are Provided by the Parent
Breastmilk, Formula, and Baby Food
Parent provides infant meal needs daily during drop off. As an infant grows their appetite changes, we strive to make mealtime fun and comforting. Bottle feeding and burping is done with love and care.
Whole milk for babies/toddlers age 1 to 2 years.
Sweets are not offered as a normal daily part of meals, but on special occasions we may celebrate with a cupcake or cookie.

Infants
Milk Policies
- Infant Milk and Baby Food is Provided by the Parents
Parent Provided milk (including pumped) and formula are required to be marked clearly with your child’s name and date of when prepared and dropped off daily.
Infant’s eating needs change quickly as your child grows we will help them learn to enjoy nutritious foods.
- Whole Milk
Whole Milk is provided for infants under age of 2. Unless a substitute is provided by the Parent. At age 2 the Milk will change from Whole Milk to 2% milk. Milk is offered during all meals. Water is always available when playing inside or outside.
- Always inform us of any Allergies
For your child’s safety and the safety of others please always inform us of any known Allergies.
Safe Sleeping Area
Our Infants sleep in a area to help keep your baby safe, comfortable and sleeping while others play.

Older Toddlers/Young Future Leaders
Typical activities particularly for our older children may include:
How Your Garden Grows – Whether it’s a vegetable or a flower, your children will make their selection, plant it, water it, and watch it grow.
Let’s Write a Book – Starting from Day 1 and incorporating all our letter and numbers we learn, your children will begin writing their story
Exercise Can Be Fun – Whether it’s just in our enclosed backyard, to daily hikes around our entire property, our age-appropriate exercise will ensure we all are getting the exercise we need.
Look Mom and/or Dad – From learning a new letter of the alphabet to drawing a bug, there are always opportunities for artwork to bring home

Handbook
Click below to access the PDF version of the Handbook.

FAQs
Does my child need to attend from 7:30am – 5:30pm?
While we strive to have children attending most of the day, we clearly recognize that families have varying schedules. For full-time children, arrival between 7:30am – 9am is preferred (however, breakfast is at 8:15am). For departures we also offer flexibility. We request that parents limit the time their children are with us each day to 9 hours.