A child care & learning center dedicated to meeting the cognitive, emotional, and physical needs of the children we serve and children everywhere.

Infant Program Summary

Our Infant program is structured around the individual needs of infants in care.  We make no effort to force an infant into a center schedule.  Each child has an individual schedule posted on the wall which is regularly updated by his/her parents.  

• Our Infant Room is sized to allow for 14 infants, however we accept no more than eight (8) infants at a time. 
• We abide by individual parents wishes regarding feeding, pacifiers and all other areas.  Important note: we will not give a child medicine above the documented dose and all medicine must be in its original container, with proper medication droppers.
• Bottles are never propped up, babies are held and rocked while they are feed.  Older infants, who are so inclined and capable are allow to hold their bottles - they are either held or placed in a reclining seat - never are they allowed to "roam" with a bottle or cup.
• Babies are never given a bottle in their cribs, as required by state regulations.  
• Babies are never allowed to "cry it out".  We never place children in their  cribs and let them cry until they go to sleep, unless it is a direct request from a parent.  We will hold them, rock them, lay them down & pat their backs, place them swings, or walk them around in strollers.

We accept both full time and part-time children into the program.   

Parent Comments on our Program

One new mom recently commented that we have made going back to work so much easier, as she knows her son is happy and well cared for at or center.  

Another mom confided that she only feels comfortable leaving her daughter with us.  Her family is upset that she will not leave her daughter with them and that she was inquiring to see if we allowed our staff to watch children after hours.  (We have no objection if parents and staff make private arrangements.  Any arrangements made for care outside the center are private arrangements, separate from For Kid Sake and incidents occurring during these arrangements are not, in any way, the responsibility of For Kid's Sake). 

Infant Room Schedule

Ø      An Infant schedule is provided more to outline what we do over the course of most days.
   ¨      We play music
   ¨      We play with the infants to help development of skills
   ¨      We hold, rock and talk to the infants
   ¨      We read and sign to the infants
   ¨      We take the infants outside for fresh air.  We keep the infants in a shaded area, as children under six months should not use sun block and children under one year are heat sensitive.

  **Notes on Outside Play:
Ø      Outside Play is weather permitting.
Ø      Outside Play schedule may be adjusted between the rooms to account for age of the children.
Ø      Our goal is to ensure children are outside twice a day, weather permitting.

Note: This is our spring/fall schedule.  We adjust the activity time in the summer to take advantage of the cooler hours (i.e. morning outside play is earlier) for outdoor play.  In the winter, we take the children outside if the weather permits, otherwise we arrange for larger motor activities indoors.

Infant Fee Schedule:

This fee schedule as of July 2009:

Sibling Discounts

We offer a 12% discount for the 2^nd child in care.  We offer a 15% discount for all subsequent children.  The discount is off older child’s tuition.

Vacation Policy

- You may take up to two unpaid weeks per year (September to September). 

-  The child must be absent from the center for the full week.
- We must be given at least two weeks advance notice.
- Your account must be current.
- We cannot offer this discount to subsidy families, by county regulations.

Chat Sheets:

Each day your child is at the center, our staff will complete a "chat sheet" to help you keep in touch with your child's activities.  The chat sheet contains information about what and when your child ate, diapering, naps, mood & a summary of his/her individual activities and accomplishments.