Learning About Our Toddler Program

Welcome!   We are delighted to be able to offer your family a program for toddlers as a component of CrossRoad’s   31 year ministry to the communities of the South Bay.    

 

Our Purpose & Goals

  • We believe your child is special, God loves each one.
  • We are to be evidence for God’s love through the tender care we provide to each child.
  • We are Christian teachers who provide the foundation of our child-centered and loving atmosphere.
  • We provide care for the young child beginning at 18 months of age and beyond.
  • We have a comfortable, bright spacious area, with natural light, divided spaces and pleasant aesthetics.
  • We have provided equipment for a child, such as sinks, clothing, books and play materials placed at child level allowing an “I can do it”, sense of autonomy to develop.

Our Days/Hours of Operation

  • The Center operates Monday through Friday, opening at 6:30 AM and closes at 6:00 PM.
  • Two programs are offered, 30+ hrs weekly or -30 hrs weekly for children 18 – 30 months.
  • A child attending half day is to be picked up by 12:15 PM.
  • A child enrolled full day may be picked up anytime after 2:30 PM up to 6:00 PM.

 

Our Enrollment Policies

  • A child may be enrolled once he/she is 18 months of age and is no older than 30 months.
  • Each child must have an Application for Enrollment & Tuition Policies Enrollment Agreement
  • Each child must have an up to date immunization record prior to enrollment
  • Each child must have a physician report signed by a physician within 30 days of enrollment
  • Additional forms will be provided at the time of registration to be returned prior to enrollment:

-Physician’s Report, Family/Social Health History, Parent Rights & Personal Rights

-Our program is designed to meet the needs of each child; we do not discriminate on the basis of sex, religion, or ethnicity.

Our Food Service

Breakfast, snacks & fresh fruits are prepared on-site.  Lunch, main and side dishes are prepared on-site.

  • A morning snack is served at 10:00 AM- fresh fruit – served in a safe manner for the toddlers.
  • An afternoon snack is served between 2:30 and 3:00 pm.  This snack is a more likely to be crackers, wafers, pretzels, yogurt, served with juice or milk.
  • A monthly menu is posted and available for parents to review.

Our Supplementary Service

  • Breakfast is served for an additional fee, between 7:15 and 7:45 each morning.  Account is billed $2.00 daily or $40.00 maximum per month.

Our Field Trips

  • Our program has incorporated several on-site experiences in lieu of transporting and chaperoning children in an off-site field trip.  Events may include: petting zoo, aquarium touch tanks, reptile & insect experience, fire truck visit, etc.

 

Our Care and Supervision

  • Once a child is received by the teacher, the parent shall sign the child into the center.
  • Person who removes your child from the center shall sign the child out.
  • A ratio of six children to each teacher shall be maintained in the toddler program
  • Toddler program operates in areas physically separate from older children, including outdoors.
  • Comfortable clothing provides a child the security they need to know its “OK” to get dirty.

Our Diaper Changing and Toilet Training

  • Parent is responsible for providing diapers, wipes and creams you wish used on your child.
  • A supply of at least 24 diapers and a box of wipes shall be available for each child
  • The staff shall follow diaper safety guidelines: hand washing before and after, plastic gloves, changing table paper use, and disinfecting the changing area after each change.
  • A child in diapers shall be changed approximately every two hours or immediately if there has been a bowel movement.
  • Parent s and staff will work together in the decision of when a child is ready for potty training.  The child needs to shows signs of consistent readiness prior to beginning the process.

Our Activities /Napping

  • A quiet area is provided for nap time.
  • A cot and sheet is provided to each child, which shall be washed weekly or when soiled or wet.
  • Parent shall  provide a blanket which shall be taken home weekly and washed

Our Daily Schedule

Through the use of a daily schedule the children come to know what to expect and will be more cooperative when transitions occur.   A sample of the daily schedule is as follows:

  • 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM          Center Opens – Learning Centers with simple play materials
  • 7:15AM  – 7:45 PM          Breakfast Served – Fee charged
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM        Diaper Changing/Toileting &  Indoor and Outdoor Play Experiences
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM     Morning Snack
  • 10:30                                     Diaper Changing /Toileting
  • 10:15AM -11:30 AM        Indoor and Outdoor Play, Interest Centers
  • 11:45 PM – 12:15 PM      Lunch
  • 12:15                                     Diaper Changing/ Toileting
  • 12:15 PM – 2:30 PM        Transition to Nap/Rest
  • 2:30                                        Diaper Changing /Toileting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM           Afternoon Snack
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM           Indoor and Outdoor Play Experiences
  • 4:30 PM                                Diaper Changing/Toileting
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM           Centers Open  with simple play materials
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM           Story time- waiting for parents to come.

Our Holidays and Closures

To allow families to spend time together we are closed on the following days: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, August last two days of the month,  Labor Day and Staff In-Service mid October, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas Day through New Year’s Day.

Our Emergency Procedures

  • Fire drills and Earthquake drills are conducted on a regular basis with the classes.
  • Parents will be contacted if the school is closed due to an emergency and children must be picked-up.
  • The staff is trained in Infant/Child/Adult CPR and First Aid and recertified annually.