Arrival & Departure Procedures

• Infants will begin their day with the group until it has exceeded six children.
  Toddler - School Age will begin their day together in the large motor room until 8:00 a.m. or until the group size reached the maximum for the youngest age in the room, whichever comes first.
• Infant - School age children will join together at 5:00 p.m. or when the group size is down to a small enough group size according to the youngest child in the group, whichever comes first. As the second shift children begin coming in for care we will separate classes according to age as needed.
• All children must be checked in and out on the computer and on their class clipboard upon arrival and departure.
• No child shall be dismissed to a person other than authorized pick-up unless written permission is on file. No one under 16 years of age shall sign out and pick up any other child without special written permission, which will need to be on file prior to time of release.
• Caretaker's must call in child's absence.
• If a child is absent and we have not been notified, a staff member will call the caretaker at home or at work to reassure the safety of child/ren.
• In case of school delay or cancellation, the center will provide care for the school age children. We will call a substitute in or another staff person supervise the class for the day.
• All children at Little Flower Learning Center will be supervised at all times.
• In a situation where a custody agreement has been designated by the court, that agreement will need to be kept on file at the center. The child will be released to the non-custodial caretaker only according to the terms on the court appointed agreement.