How the primary classes are run, and how we look after the rooms

• 1:121 adult to 12 children3-year-olds · Group size: 24
• 1:141 adult to 14 children4-year-olds · Group size: 24
• 1:141 adult to 14 children5-year-olds · Group size: 24

Up to 24 children

with 2 adults

Ages 3 to 5

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

• Arrival and pickup

  A guide greets every child at the front door and checks 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.

• The house itself

  The primary classes use the ground floor. The stairs are closed with a gate, the street door and the porch door stay latched, and we practice leaving the house with the children.

• 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 set out and clear snack with a guide close by.

• 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.

• Outings

  On the few spring outings, we count children on and off the vehicle, and a guide carries the list of families' phone numbers.

• Headcounts and drills

  We practice fire and severe-weather drills, and we count heads each time children move between the rooms, the garden and the porch.