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    Hours of Operation
      The school offers a day care program in addition to the classes. This program operates for 12 calendar months of the year, beginning on or about the 1st of July and extending to the end of June of the following year. Daily hours are from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. A penalty fee will be charged ($1.00 per minute after the first 5 minutes) payable on that day, for failure to pick up a child at the proper closing time. Parents have the option of choosing either a 10 month contract (September through June) or a 12 month contract July through June.
     
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    Ages
      Nursery and kindergarten aged children 2 through 5 years.
     
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    What to Keep at School
      It is necessary that each child have a change of clothing and 2 small blankets at school. You may also keep a pillow. Please mark all clothing and personal items with the child's name.
     
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    Daily Schedule
      The children come directly to their assigned Day Care room upon arriving at school. They must be accompanied into the school by an adult and should not be left until you are sure that a teacher or aide is aware that they have arrived. The children stay in their assigned Day Care room until 9:30 when they go to their individual classrooms for the educational portion of the program (9:30 am to 12:00 noon). The children then return to their Day Care room for lunch and naps. Following nap time a less structured program is provided with arts and crafts, out door play, free play in the classroom and snacks.
     
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    Naps
      The nursery children nap for approximately two hours each day from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Cots are provided for their rest time.
     
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    Calendar
      The Day Care is closed on Federal holidays plus the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, the day after Christmas, Good Friday and two days adjacent to the Fourth of July. We are open on snow days if at all possible. If the Federal Government is closed due to inclement weather, we will remain closed also. If you are in doubt, call the school (559-7118) or the secretary, Jean Twigg at (935-5026).
     
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    Lunch
      The children bring their own lunches from home. Refrigerators are provided for the storage of lunches and microwave ovens if food is to be heated. The school provides a mid-morning snack which is always milk accompanied by a light snack such as crackers, cookies, fruit, peanut butter, etc., milk with lunch and a mid-afternoon snack of fruit juice with a light snack. We vary snacks and introduce the children to nutritious foods. Your child's lunch should supply at least 1/3 of his daily food needs.
     
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