License, ratios and our daily routines

• 1:71 adult to 7 children2-year-olds · Group size: 12
• 1:91 adult to 9 children3-year-olds · Group size: 16
• 1:131 adult to 13 children4-year-olds · Group size: 20

Up to 20 children

with 2 adults

48

Ages 2 to 5 years

• Background checks
• CPR and first aid
• Mandated reporter training
• Food handler training

• Arrival and pickup

  A guide greets every child at the porch door and signs them in. At pickup a child goes only with the people on your list, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you.

• Allergies and snacks

  Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts, and children prepare snack in the room with their guide.

• When a child is ill

  A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away, and a guide stays close until you arrive.

• Outdoor time

  A guide counts heads each time a room goes out and comes in. The yard is fenced, the garden beds are low, and the porch steps have a gate that closes.

• Drills

  We practice fire and severe-weather drills with every room, and the whole farmhouse knows where each room goes.

• Washing and materials

  Children wash their hands at a child-height sink on arrival and before snack, and work materials are wiped down between uses.