What's Happening in The Meadow?

Dear Families of The Meadow,

As part of our ongoing mission to provide a safe and loving environment for your baby, toddler or preschooler we are implementing a Welcome Table.

There are 2 purposes behind this new project.

1. Safety—we want all our children to be in the safest environment possible. The wristbands and the policies surrounding check-in and check-out are for this purpose.

· All parents/guardians will have a number coordinated wristband with each of their children. The adult picking up will need to be wearing the wristband. This will allow the extended session workers to know the child is leaving with the correct adult.

· Each child will have a bracelet with his/her name on it along with a number matching his/her parent’s number.

· Each diaper bag or other item left with the child will have a wristband attached with a matching number. If your baby or toddler is bringing a bottle or sippy cup please be sure to mark it clearly with your child’s name.

· All allergies need to be brought to the attention of the Welcome Table worker so that individual wristbands can be marked with allergy information. (The Meadow is a snack-free zone but we feel this information should still be conveyed.)

2. Community—we are striving to have current family information so we can get to know your family’s special needs and keep your family informed about what’s going on in The Meadow.

· All families have special needs; we want to find out what those needs are so we can help to meet them.

· We want each teacher to be able to learn the students’ names and build a bond with each child.

· We would like to keep current contact information on file in order to communicate with your family to the best of our ability.

If you have any concerns or suggestions please share them with anyone on the Lollipop Team.