Program Details

For infants, the Active Learning Series, a well-known curriculum, has proven to be a successful learning tool. All activities are age appropriate and assist in achieving developmental milestones. Activities are carefully chosen to meet the needs of each child. In order for parents to extend learning in the home, daily activities are posted in the classroom for review. Sign language is introduced at this level to help children communicate their needs as they work toward developing their verbal skills. In our clean, child oriented environment, each child is given plenty of attention, thus promoting ultimate mental and physical growth. 

The Active Learning Series extends to toddlers (one and two year olds). The curriculum is developed to provide hands-on activities that allow children to explore, inquire and discover solutions first-hand. Teachers create individualized daily lesson plans which meet all your child’s developmental needs. These lesson plans focus on building language, creativity, fine and gross motor skills and social interaction.

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Your Child’s Classroom

Our goal in the infant and toddler rooms is to provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment that will foster your infant's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Tempered glass walls surround each classroom from floor to ceiling, enabling children to see their surrounding environment.

 In the infant rooms, to maintain the cleanliness of the room, staff and family members wear foot booties to eliminate outside dirt and debris. We provide each child with a crib; clean sheet and blanket laundered daily, and a drawer for their personal items. 

In the toddler rooms, children will have their own cubby in which to keep their belongings (i.e. extra clothing, diapers, diaper cream or powder). Additionally, our toddler rooms are equipped with a special potty-training restroom with child-sized potties in which the staff are able to see and assist the child.

Each classroom has a parent board. Every morning, please check the parent board for new notices. The parent board also holds a copy of the weekly lunch menu and snack schedule (for older infants), as well as a copy of our Child Guidance Policy and Health Care Policy.

All glass containers, plastic bags, or otherwise unsafe materials are stored in a safe area designated by the teachers. Medications are stored outside the classrooms in a specifically designated, locked cabinet.

We want families to feel secure regarding the care of their children. Family members have the ability and pleasure of viewing their child from their personal computer at home or work by using a private password to gain entrance to our video camera system, Watch Me Grow. Parents can observe their child in the classroom, the Kids’ Café, the splash pad and the playground.

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How We Communicate

Communication is an essential component of the high-quality care here at Kids ‘R’ Kids.

Communication begins as the family arrives at school. Teachers provide a Daily Report describing the child’s day as well as nap times, snacks, lunch, diaper changes or toilet training, and any supplies needed. These notes provide a daily record of your child's growth and development as the teachers share a snapshot of your child's day, comment on the cute face your baby made as they tried carrots with lunch, their reaction to a new toy or special interaction they had with another child. 

Each classroom has a Parent Information Board. Every morning, please check the Parent Board for notices, lesson plans and weekly lunch menus.

All of our classrooms are equipped with telephones and you are welcome to call at any time of the day to check in and see how your child is doing or share information too lengthy or private to share during drop-off time. 

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Useful Tips

What to Bring

Infant List- 6 weeks to 12 months                   

	Diapers
	Wipes
	Diaper cream, as needed
	Changes of clothes (shirt, pants, socks)
	Prepared formula or breast milk
	Baby Foods

Toddler List-12 months to 35 months

	Diapers or disposable training pants
	Wipes
	Diaper cream, as needed
	Changes of clothes (shirt, pants, socks)
	Blanket and pillow (optional ~ we provide mat, sheet & blanket)

Parent Tips

	Read your Parent Handbook
	Label all clothing with child's full name
	Label bottles with date and child's full name
	Read the Parent Board daily
	Read your child's daily report

Drop-Off Schedule

If you have two or more children in our care, we ask that you drop off your older child(ren) before you enter the infant or toddler areas. Please pick your infant or toddler up first to reduce traffic and exposure to illness and germs in the younger children’s area. We also recommend that parents with more than one child in the school stagger pick up times to ensure timely pickup. For example, schedule your baby’s pickup time at 6:00 PM and your preschooler’s pickup time at 6:15 PM. That way, if you want to spend time talking with your child’s teacher, you will not be late picking up your preschool child.

Your Child's Schedule

For families with infants, we will provide you with an Infant Information Form. Please return this form completed prior to your baby’s first day. Information you supply on this form should include an approximate schedule regarding your baby’s sleeping and feeding patterns. Please include details about the most effective forms of comforting your baby and basic insight into routines and approaches your baby responds well to. The more information that you can share with us, the better we can care for your baby.

Nursing Mothers

We welcome nursing mothers and our teachers are trained to safely handle breast milk. You are welcome to nurse here at school or supply breast milk for our teachers to use during bottle-feeding. Please make clear the best way we can support you during the first few months as you find a system that works best for you and your baby.

Infection Control Policy

Maintaining health and preventing the spread of contagious diseases are responsibilities shared by parents and our staff. Our staff is trained in illness-prevention practices that limit the spread of infections. Regular laundering of naptime sheets and blankets, the use of gloves during diaper changing and the employment of the proper cleansing agents, help in reducing the spread of infections. Most colds and viruses are spread through fecal/oral contamination. For this reason, our diapering procedure is posted and is followed without exception. We ask that you also follow our procedures when changing your child at school.

A complete copy of our Health Policy can be found in your Parent Handbook. We ask that you work with us to help maintain a healthy environment. Our experience is that if parents practice a “no sick children at school” policy, in the long run, all children will be healthier and parents will miss less work.

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