ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
Check-in and Check-out
Family members and other authorized persons must come to the classrooms and sign
the children in and out, on the child’s sign-in sheet. The
full legal signature of
the
family member or authorized person, by state law, is required at the time of arrival
and departure. The family member or authorized person will record time of arrival
and time of departure. All children must be accompanied to their rooms and cannot be
dropped off at the front doors or the office. The departure time should be recorded
after the parent has collected lunch boxes and coats, and discussed with the teacher
about the child’s day. All children must be picked up by 5:30 p.m. (see “Late Pick up
Fee”).
We ask that you make contact with the child’s teacher when picking up and
dropping off a child at the Center. Please inform the teacher of how your child is
doing and if there are any special instructions or any information the staff needs to
know about your child and their care for the day. Please note these on the clipboard
in the comments section as well. Please plan enough time at the end of the day to
check with the teacher about your child’s day and to collect any projects that need to
go home.
Midday Arrivals and Departures
Lunch begins at 11:00 a.m. in our Toddler Classroom and at 12:00 p.m. in our
Preschool Classroom. To encourage “family style” mealtimes and to allow time to
eat their lunches, children should arrive no later than 15 minutes after their class
begins lunch. Children contracted for the morning time block should come with a
lunch to eat. Preschoolers who are contracted for the afternoon time block may eat
lunch at the Center if they arrive no later than 12:45 p.m.
Naptime begins for our toddlers at 12:30 p.m. and at 1:00 p.m. for our preschoolers.
To minimize disruptions for children who have already been laid down for nap,
children should arrive no later than 15 minutes after their class begins nap. Children
who will not be napping at PCCC should be picked up no later than 15 minutes after
nap for their class begins. Toddlers who are not picked up by 12:45 p.m. will be laid
down for nap and can be picked up at 2:30 p.m. when nap time is over. Preschoolers
who are not picked up by 1:15 p.m. will go to the School-Age Classroom to await
their parent’s arrival.
Authorization To Pick Up Children
A space is provided on the Enrollment Form for the names, addresses and phone
numbers of people who may or may not pick up your children. Please inform the
Center of any changes. New forms will be sent out on a yearly basis to update this
information. If someone other than a pre-authorized person will be picking the child
up, a parent must call or send a written note to inform the Center. That person will
need to check in with the Family Center Receptionist and may be asked to show ID.
The Center will only release the child to those stated as authorized on the child’s
