Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

A child with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home and returns after being well for a full day. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away and ask you to come promptly. A teacher stays with the child until you arrive.

We release a child only to the adults on the pickup list you give us, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you. Tell us ahead of time when someone new is coming.

Pickup is at 12:30 p.m. for half days and 3:00 p.m. for school days. If you are running late, call or text the school so a teacher can stay with your child. We talk with families about repeated late pickups, and the enrollment agreement says what follows.

Families send lunch and a water bottle on school days. The school prepares a morning snack of fruit, vegetables and crackers with the children. Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts.

We close for winter and spring breaks and the usual holidays, and we share the year's closures at the start of the school year. If weather closes the school, we email and text families early in the morning.

Send clothes your child can manage alone and that can get paint and clay on them, shoes that stay on for outdoor time, and a spare set of clothes in a labeled bag. Teachers have aprons, but clay finds its way anyway.

We ask for a month's notice before a child leaves, in writing. The enrollment agreement says what happens to a month in progress.