What is your sick policy?: We ask that parents use their best judgement when sending a child to daycare. Colds are largely unavoidable and go through the group often. Children are able to attend if they have mild cold symptoms (infrequent runny nose/cough) as long as their mood and activity levels are normal and they are able to participate in all activities, including outdoor play. Children must stay home if they have a temperature 100.4 or over, have vomited or had diarrhea within the last 24 hrs, or have a communicable infection such as conjunctivitis or roseola. They may return to care after they have been symptom free, without the aid of over the counter drugs, or on antibiotics for 24 hrs.

What is your waitlist procedure?: Spots move very quickly as we have limited availability and a long waitlist. We offer tours to the top of the waitlist first, in groups of 20. We then make enrollment decisions based on age of the child, timing, whether it is a mutual fit for us and the family, and whoever confirms and is able to put down a deposit first. We often have to turn away families simply because we have so many lovely, interested people come to tour for very limited spots! We will be opening a larger facility in 2025 and hope to enroll many more families then. Stay tuned for information!

Do you offer part-time enrollment?: Yes we do! Part-time spots are generally M/W/F or Tu/Th, but it depends on current enrollment schedules. Part-time is a daily rate regardless of hours attended and the schedule is decided at the time of enrollment, however we can occasionally swap or add days as needed with advanced notice.

What is your child to staff ratio?: We have a maximum of 12 children to two providers daily. We strive to have more hands on deck so often during the day we have 3 or 4 teachers present.

What is the oldest age you accept?: We don’t have a definite age cap for daycare, however most children are ready to start preschool or TK around age 3-4. We love when we can spend years helping prepare your child for school and we tailor our activities based on the interests and capabilities of each child so that they remain challenged and engaged. We have had many children stay with us through infancy and preschool years before entering a traditional Kindergarten program.

What kind of food do you prepare for the children?: We love to cook! We make a variety of fresh, home-cooked, organic meals that include various proteins, grains, vegetables, dairies, and fruit. We generally prepare a mix of toddler-friendly meals (chicken nuggets, mac n cheese, etc) and more elaborate recipes that we want to experiment for ourselves :)

How can I best prepare my infant for the transition to daycare?: For children under 1, the most important things to practice leading up to daycare are:

• learning to take a bottle for feeds

• giving them opportunities for floor time so they learn to be comfortable not being held all day

• working on self-soothing for sleep. Even if you aren’t fully sleep training yet, putting them down when drowsy but awake and giving them a few minutes to fuss it out or just be patted in the crib will help with them learning to not just rely on rocking or holding for sleep

There will always be some adjustment time at the beginning, but if they are starting to practice the above items they will be well-prepared to enter group-care!