Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

A child with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home and comes back after a full day of being well. If a child becomes ill here, we call you right away and ask you to come promptly. A teacher stays with the child until you arrive.

We release a child only to the adults on the pickup list you give us, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you. Tell us ahead of time when someone new is coming.

Pickup is at 12:30 p.m. for mornings and 3:00 p.m. for the school day, except on Fridays, when both end at 12:30 p.m. If you are running late, call or text the center so a teacher can stay with your child. We talk with families about repeated late pickups, and the enrollment agreement says what follows.

Snack is dairy or vegetarian and is prepared in the room with the children. Families send a lunch on the school day and a water bottle every day. Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts.

We close for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover, for winter and spring breaks and the usual holidays, and we share the year's calendar at the start of the school year. If weather closes the center, we email and text families early in the morning.

We ask for a month's notice before a child leaves, so that we can offer the place to a family on the waitlist. You can give notice in writing or in person with the director.

There are no screens in the rooms. We ask families to keep phones away at drop-off and pickup too, so the doorway stays calm for the children.

Send clothes your child can manage alone and that can get wet or dirty, shoes that stay on for the yard and a spare set of clothes in a labeled bag. In winter, bring boots, a warm coat, a hat and mittens.