Greetings CHILD Center Parents!

1. Winter Parent Newsletter Greetings CHILD Center Parents! Happy Winter! It seems just yesterday is was in the nineties. With the Holiday season upon us we would like remind parents that we will be closing early (1pm) Tuesday December 24th. Wednesday December 25th and Wednesday January 1st we will be closed. Don’t forget to check out your child’s field trip calendars! Just a reminder that if we are going to be closed due to weather it will be posted on our Facebook page and on the Keloland website. Any parent that refers a friend to our daycare (and they stay for a month) will get one week free care!! As always, we are looking forward to an exciting winter. Have a safe and happy Holiday season!! • With the snow on the way we would like to remind you to bring the proper weather wear for your child(ren) as we will still be going outside. Coats, hats, gloves, snow pants & boots are a must this winter season! Thank You!! Parents: In order to staff accordingly, there is a sign-up sheet on or next to your child’s classroom door for Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas for children that will or will not need care. Please circle “yes” by your child’s name if your child will need care that day, or “no” if they do NOT need care that day. Thank You! Breakfast is done being served at 8:30 am every morning. If your child has not eaten and they are here after 8:30 am, it is your responsibility to feed them. Lunch is at approximately 11:00 am until 12:00 pm. If you plan on bringing your child in AFTER 10:30 am, please call to inform us we so we can have correct lunch counts and enough lunch made. Thank You! PARENTS: Please talk to your child about going straight to the vans after school. Each van driver has to go to 2 schools, so the children must come directly to the van as soon as school dismisses. If your child is left because they did not come to the vans immediately it will be your responsibility to go pick them up. We do not have the staff to be making multiple trips back to the schools. -If you do not need us to pick up your children please call by or before 2 o'clock as our bus drivers leave between 2 and 2:15. A friendly Reminder: The CHILD Center is a Peanut/Nut free building. There are a few children in the Center that have a mild to severe life-threatening allergy to nuts; including peanuts, peanut butter, pecans, walnuts, nut oils (ie. peanut oil), etc. Touching these items, as well as ingestion, may provoke this reaction. For the safety of these children we are instituting some restrictions in the classrooms. We ask that parents do not allow their children to bring any peanut butter/peanut items into the daycare for the safety of their classmates. Also, we are asking parents to be conscientious in the selection of birthday treats that their children bring to the Center in an attempt to limit the chances of these children being exposed to nuts. No peanut butter or nuts of any kind will be served to any of the children at any time while in our care at The CHILD Center. Thank you for your understanding with this implementation ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS PLEASE SEE SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE.

2. A Few Reminders: *Please be sure you are clocking your children in and out everyday. *Please do not let your children ring the door bell. *Payments must be made weekly or bi-weekly in order to avoid late fees to your account. *We still need some shot records from you! Please bring them in if you have not already. *If your child is a drop-in please call before dropping them off to ensure that we have room for them! *Please make sure you are walking your children in and helping them put their jackets in their cubbies This is to ensure that your child’s coat doesn’t get lost! *Please do not park in the handicap space in front, unless you have a handicap sticker! *The time clock is for the parents only. Please do not let your child play with the time clock. *Unless your school is not in session, school agers are not allowed at daycare during the day. We have had issues in the past where we have sick school agers coming to daycare. If they are too sick for school, they are too sick for daycare. Thanks for your understanding. School Age Parents: With winter here there are a few things we would like to remind/update you on. In the cooler winter months the morning School Van Run leaves no later than 7:20am sharp! When there is snow on the ground the vans need more time to get to school safely. This means if you need your child to ride the Daycare van to school they will need to be here BY or BEFORE 7:15 am every morning this winter. If your child needs breakfast please bring them in with enough time to do so before the vans leave. Also, please make sure they have the proper weather wear as some children have to wait outside in the elements before school starts in the mornings! Thank You!! Be sure to check out our Facebook page! Field trips and special notices will be posted along with new pictures from the summer and fall! Like us on Facebook! *If you seem to be missing an item, please feel free to check our lost and found box located in the Center room on the blue shelf behind the TV stand. Please return your Food Program paperwork to us immediately. Please make sure all the information is current. We need this paperwork for our licensing. Thank you!!! Please be checking your child(ren)s cubby/mailbox for daily sheets and art projects/misc. papers during the week. If they are left over the weekend they will be thrown away the next Monday. ~Medication Logs are available in your child's room or hanging on the parent communication board by the time in clock. They must be filled out for any medication that will be given to your child. Parents, please do not allow your child to bring toys from home. We cannot be responsible for lost or broken toys. This includes cell phones! Thank You.