The day, safely · 225 S Interlachen Avenue
Every hour, and who is watching it.
The day as a clock — each hour, and what is being checked, counted or written down inside it. Then the unglamorous parts: food, nap, locked doors, sick days, allergies, hurricanes.
the questions you would ask on the second tour, answered before the first.
A day at our school
7am to 6pm, in order.
Scroll down and the clock keeps pace. Every hour carries what it looks like and what is being checked inside it.
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7:00
Doors open
The building unlocks and the first children arrive. You walk your child in and sign them into the room yourself — no curbside handover.
What safety looks likeA teacher greets each child by name and does a quiet visual check: rested, eaten, anything different since yesterday. What you say at the door goes into the room log.
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8:30
Rooms close, work starts
Sign-in ends and the day begins. Late arrivals come through the office, not the classroom door.
What safety looks likeHead count taken and written, matched against the sign-in sheet. Any child expected and absent gets a phone call before 9:30 — every day, without exception.
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9:30
Outside
Weather permitting, everyone is outdoors. Florida heat is respected: shade, water, and shorter blocks in August and September.
What safety looks likeHead count on the way out, on the way in, and at every gate. Gates latch above adult waist height. Sunscreen and hats per your written permissions.
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11:30
Lunch
Family-style where age allows: children serve themselves, pour their own water, and clear their own plate.
What safety looks likeAllergy plates are prepared first and carry the child’s name and photo. Allergy children sit with a named adult, not at a separate table.
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12:15
Rest
Cots go down, lights go low. Sleepers sleep; non-sleepers get quiet work rather than being made to lie still for two hours.
What safety looks likeInfants sleep on their backs, in their own crib, in a room with an awake adult present the whole time. Visual checks are logged, and cribs are clear of everything but the child.
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3:00
Second outdoor block
Snack, then out again. This is when the long builds get worked on, because nobody is watching the clock.
What safety looks likeSame count-out, count-in. Any injury, however small, is written up and given to you at pickup — in writing, not in passing.
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6:00
Doors lock
Collection closes. The building is walked room by room before anyone leaves.
What safety looks likeEvery child is signed out by a named adult. Anyone not on your authorized list needs a call from you plus photo ID — every time, including grandparents we know well.
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Who is in the room
Small groups, named adults, no rotating strangers.
Enrollment is capped by classroom, not by building. Each room has its own teaching team, and continuity of caregiver is treated as a safety measure, not a nicety — an adult who knows your child notices the day something is off.
Group sizes and teacher-to-child ratios are posted on every classroom door, and we will tell you the real number for your child’s room on a visit rather than an average across the school.
Every adult in the building has completed a Level 2 background screening and training on our Code of Ethics as a condition of employment.
The door, and who gets through it.
A locked door is only as good as the habit behind it. Ours is that a person lets you in, and that no adult walks past the desk unaccompanied.
The building stays locked. Entry is by a person at the desk during office hours, and by keypad for enrolled families outside them.
Visitors are escorted. Contractors, therapists and prospective families sign in, wear a badge and are accompanied. Nobody is left alone with children who is not on staff.
Pickup is by name, not by face. Your authorized list is what counts. Anyone else needs a call from you and photo ID at the desk — every time, and we would rather be awkward than wrong.
Custody arrangements are followed exactly as written. If there is a court order, give us a copy and we will follow it to the letter. Tell us early, not on the day it matters.
The policies behind the hours
Food, rest, illness, medication and storms live in the handbook.
Each of these is a policy you agree to at enrolment, so the handbook is where it is written — in full, in the wording you signed, rather than summarised twice in two places that can drift apart. Every link below opens the handbook at that section.
- Food and allergies What is served, family style, and how an allergy plate is handled. Parent Handbook · Meals & nutrition →
- Rest and sleep Nap length by age, and the infant safe-sleep rules we hold to. Parent Handbook · Daily schedule, rest time & toys →
- Illness The 6:45am decision: what keeps a child home, and when they can come back. Parent Handbook · Health policy & sick children →
- Medication and injuries What we can give, what we write down, and who calls you. Parent Handbook · Medication procedure →
- Storms and closures Who decides, how you hear, and what happens mid-day. Parent Handbook · Emergency closing & severe weather →
Anything here you would rather hear from a person?
Ask on a tour, and ask the teacher rather than the office — the answer you want is the one from the person who does it every day. Three worth asking: what happens the first time my child cries at drop-off? Who calls me, and how fast? What went wrong in this room this month, and what changed after?
Safe enough to take risks in.
All of this exists for one reason: a child who feels secure will climb higher, try the harder idea, and survive the version that fails. The locked door is in service of the risk-taking, not instead of it.
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