Regular center hours is between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Insurance regulations and safety concerns require that children be accompanied inside the classroom by their parents.  At pick up time children should also be accompanied off the premises by parents.  Occasionally, parents may need to have someone other than himself or herself pick up their child.  Please notify us before pickup time if someone other than yourself will be picking up your child.  We will not release a child to anyone other than parents or those listed on the authorization to release form, without specific instructions to do so from the parents.  The safety and protection of your child is our foremost concern.

Please call us if you are going to be late in picking up your child.  This is a courtesy to staff and a comfort to your child.

Our program ends at 6:00 p.m.  Please notify us by 5:30 p.m., if you are going to be late.  If we have not heard from you by 6:00 p.m., we will attempt to reach you by telephone.  By 6:15 p.m., we will begin to contact the emergency people listed on your emergency form.  If by 7:00 p.m., you have not contacted us and made arrangements for pick-up, the Department of Social Services will be notified.

These policies represent our commitment to the safety of your child.  Your child should feel at ease and safe by knowing when they may expect their parents to pick them up.
 

Child Release Policy

The provider can release a child only to the parents or legal guardian(s) of the child, or to individuals authorized to pick up the child whom the parents/guardian has listed on the <b>Child Release Authorization and Custody Information Form</b>.  The provider may require any person who arrives to pick up a child to show proper identification.

All persons authorized to pick up a child must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.

If only one parent has custody of the child and the other is not authorized to pick up the child, the parent must instruct the provider of this fact, and must provide the provider with a certified copy of the Court Order confirming that one parent does not have visitation rights.

If there is any change in the legal custody of the child while that child is in the provider's care, the parents must immediately notify the provider and must provide a certified copy of the Court Order confirming the change in custody.

If an authorized person may arrive at the provider's facility intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, in order to protect the children from any potential danger that could arise because of parent's condition, and to protect the provider against potential claims, it is the policy of the Center to take all reasonable steps to avoid releasing the child to a person in a drugged or intoxicated state.

Accordingly, if, in the opinion of the provider, a parent or authorized person who arrives to drive the child home is in an intoxicated or drugged condition, the provider will

1. Notify any other parent or guardian of the situation;
2. Ask the person to leave his/her care at the provider's facility and take the child home using another means or transportation, or
3. Offer to call another relative, friend, or taxi (at the parent's expense) to drive the person and child home

If a particular parent or guardian frequently arrives in an intoxicated or drugged state, the provider will not only notify the police department, but also will alert other appropriate governmental authorities involved with the care and treatment of children.