Program Details

For our preschoolers, ages 2 - 4, Kids ‘R’ Kids offers a core curriculum comprised of weekly units that support and extend monthly themes. Each unit is filled with activities designed to meet the needs of all types of learners. Daily group times and enrichments are designed to expand a child’s vocabulary and knowledge of the world around them. Various activities at each learning station support the theme based lesson. Kids ‘R’ Kids also enriches its curriculum through music, which is professionally written and recorded to reinforce concepts. In addition to the core units, supplemental units are provided on a quarterly basis. Weekly lesson plans are posted to keep parents informed about their child’s learning experience at Kids ‘R’ Kids. Physical development needs are met with daily opportunities to use large muscles, including running, jumping and balancing. Outdoor activities are planned daily so children can express themselves. Small muscle skills will be strengthened through play activities such as puzzles, painting and cutting.

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Your Child’s Classroom

Classrooms are divided into learning centers including: Blocks and Building Design, Dramatic Play, Library and Literature, Math and Table Activities, Music and Movement, Sand and Water, Science and Discovery and Writing Exploration. Play in these clearly defined interest areas promotes the independence he or she seeks, fosters decision making and encourages hands-on involvement while he or she acquires the core components of development: Language, Socio-Emotional, Cognitive, Physical and Aesthetic.

Your child will have their own cubby in which to keep their belongings (i.e. extra clothing, diapers).

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

Each classroom, including the gym, is equipment with “boy” and “girl” restrooms as well as hand washing sink for optimal convenience.

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 gym, the Learning Center, the water splash pad and on the playground.

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How We Communicate

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

Daily conversations, telephone calls, newsletters, parent/teacher conferences and online calendar are all communication tools used to keep you informed and involved.

Each classroom has a Parent Information Board. Every morning, please check the parent board for new notices. The parent board also holds a copy of the weekly lesson plan, weekly lunch menu and your child's weekly schedule.

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

Please bring diapers, diaper creams, any special pillow or blanket, two complete sets of clothing, and appropriate outerwear for outside play. Children go out everyday, weather permitting, so please dress you child appropriately.

In the warmer months please send in sunscreen, non-aerosol insect repellant, bathing suit, towel, water shoes and sun hat. In the colder months please send in weather appropriate coat, hat, mittens and shoes.

If your child is toilet training please send in the following items:

	At least 5 - 6 pairs of underwear
	At least 5 - 6 pairs of shirts and pants
	At least 5 - 6 pairs of socks
	An extra pair of shoes

These items are essential to make toilet training a positive experience. We will be unable to toilet train any child who does not have the proper amount of extra clothing and shoes at school. Please see the section on toilet training in your Parent Handbook.

Parent Tips

	Read your Parent Handbook
	Label all clothing with 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.

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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