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212 Orchard Road, Shelburne, VT 05482Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pmApplications for next fall open in January(802) 555-0114

Safety and care

How the school looks after children

The routines, in plain words.

License

Registered with Vermont Agency of Education

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 11 children

    Ages 6 to 9

    Class size: 22

  • 1 adult to 11 children

    Ages 9 to 12

    Class size: 22

  • Ages 6 to 12

Staff checks and training

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

Safety routines

  • Arrival and dismissal

    A guide greets each child at the door and walks each child to the right car. Only the adults on a family's pickup list may collect a child.

  • Visitors

    Every visitor signs in at the office and wears a badge. Parents who help in a room sign in the same way.

  • Going out

    Children go on trips in small groups, each with an adult and a plan the family has signed for. The group leaves a route and a phone number at the office.

  • Drills

    We practice fire and severe-weather drills on a calendar the head of school keeps, and we tell the children about each drill beforehand.

  • Allergies

    Tell us about allergies at the visit; we ask privately once you enroll. Each room keeps the plan for the children in it.

  • Illness

    A child who is unwell stays home until the next morning, and a guide calls a parent when a child is unwell at school.

Sample details.

Questions about a routine?

Ask the head of school at a visit, or write to the office.