Who licenses us, and how we look after the studios

License

Adults to children

• 1:71 adult to 7 children

  2-year-olds

  Group size: 14

• 1:101 adult to 10 children

  3-year-olds

  Group size: 20

• 1:131 adult to 13 children

  4-year-olds

  Group size: 24

Staff checks and training

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

Safety routines

• Arrival and pickup

  An adult greets every child at the door and signs them in. At pickup a child goes only with the people on your list, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you.

• Allergies and snacks

  Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts, and snack is set out in the studio with the children.

• When a child is ill

  A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away and a teacher stays close until you arrive.

• Drills and headcounts

  We practice fire and severe-weather drills, and we count heads every time children move between the studios, the atelier and the yard.

• The yard and the garden

  A teacher walks the yard and the garden bed before each visit, and children wear what the weather asks for, with spare layers on the hooks by the door.

• Materials and tools

  Clay, paint and tools are put away at the end of each day, and children use the real tools, such as scissors and brushes, with a teacher at the table.