PLEASE REVIEW OUR LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES!

Monthly Calendars and Newsletters

You will receive a preschool calendar and newsletter each month. Each calendar will include the monthly curriculum topics, staff and children’s birthdays, and scheduled events in the classroom. The monthly calendar and newsletter also includes special instructions for your child’s daily involvement in the program. Please read your preschool calendar every day so that your child is not left out of any fun activities!

Conferences

Conferences between parents and teachers will be held regularly.  If you wish to have a conference about your child, inform the director or teacher in charge.  We encourage open communication between parents and staff.

Holidays

Our center is closed for the following holidays; observed on the day of the holiday or the preceding Friday or following Monday, should the holiday fall on the weekend: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and Christmas Day and the day after. If any major holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, there is a possibility we will close the corresponding Monday or Friday. No allowance for tuition will be made due to holiday closings. Kathy’s Little Apples Center reserves the right to amend the days that the center is closed. If we do choose to close on an unscheduled day, ample notice will be given so you may make other accommodations and no allowance in tuition will be made due to unscheduled closings. 

Field Trips

Ample notice will be given to the parents on the day, time and place of each field trip.  Parents are encouraged to help on field trips; however, all chaperones will pay the admission fees on all field trips. A field trip form is sent home prior to all field trips. Please make sure that the form is turned in by the due date and all monies are paid (cash only). All field trips will require you to bring a bag lunch. Please remember no sodas, candy, or lunch boxes. Please make sure your child’s name is on the bag. All children going on the field trip are encouraged to wear their Kathy’s Little Apple's T-Shirts.

Nap and Rest Time

After lunch, a nap/rest time will be required for all children. It is very disruptive for the other children in their class. Parents will need to furnish a small blanket with your child’s name on it. Your child’s blanket will go home on Fridays to be washed and returned on the following Monday.

Toys

Since it is often difficult to share personal toys, we ask that your child NOT bring toys from home. Toys are provided for the children that have been selected for their educational and age appropriateness. If your child’s teacher requests that an item be brought for show-n-tell, please remind your child that the toy is for show-n-tell and will remain in their cubby until show-n-tell time. Please do not bring toy guns or weapons of any kind. We cannot be responsible for broken or missing toys brought from home. Please make sure toys are left at home.

Outside Play

Your child’s experience outside is an important extension of their classroom learning. All children will go outside unless it is raining. Please make sure your child has a jacket or coat for the weather. Because of staffing, it is not possible to keep your child inside when their class goes outside. A physician’s note is required for any child that is unable to go outside.

Birthday Parties

Our classes have parties for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Fall Festival and Christmas. A sign-up sheet or notice concerning the party will be posted on each classroom door. The teachers may request food or party items and your help are greatly appreciated. 

Birthdays are important to children and we are happy to celebrate your child’s birthday with them. If you wish, you may bring a cake, cupcakes, cookies, muffins or doughnut holes as a birthday treat. Please make sure you let your child’s teacher know ahead of time so they can plan their afternoon snack time. Please keep everything simple. We cannot hand out invitations to home parties unless all children in the class are invited. For safety reasons, balloons are not permitted.