Daily Schedules

Infants
Infants will set their own daily schedule according to their own needs. Teachers read the cues of infants in order to meet their needs on demand.

Toddlers/Preschoolers
Specific schedules are available from classroom lead-teachers. Each class has time scheduled for free-play, group and story time, meals, snacks, gross-motor and outside time. Art, music and creative movement are part of the daily schedule.

Breastfeeding and Personal Items

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is supported at CBS ECC. A comfortable space is available for mothers who wish to nurse at the center.

Personal Items
Preschool aged children have designated days for show-and-tell. Other than those days, please do not bring personal items from home. It is ver difficult for the staff to monitor personal items and some items may prove hazardous to other children in care. We provide many developmental appropriate activities and toys. Comfort items may be brought and stored in cubbies for nap-time. Parents should take blankets and soft toys home once a week to launder.

Meals and Snacks

All items served are kosher dairy or pareve (also, nut-free), in accordance with the guidelines of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

All food brought to the center must be vegetarian. This is imperative to keep our center up to the kashrut standards of the synagogue. The synagogue's Kashrut policy is provided separately at the time of enrollment. Congregation Beth Shalom is a nut-free, peanut-free facility. Do not include any nut or peanut products in your child's lunch due to severe allergies of other children.

Infants
Infant parents must bring bottles pre-filled with the day's supply of breast milk or formula. Bottles will be discarded if not used within twelve hours. Please be sure to have a back up supply of breast milk or formula available for your infant.
Infant parents must bring all of the infant's food to the center labeled clearly with their name and the date.

Lunch
Toddler and preschool children must bring a lunch. However, the center provides milk or water with lunch daily. Any foods that are inappropriate (meat, candy, nuts) will be sent home. Because we are unable to heat food, please pack foods that do not require reheating.

Snacks
We provide substantial, healthy snacks in the AM and PM for toddlers and preschoolers. The snack menu is posted outside of the classroom. Substitutions may occasionally be made to the posted snack menu.

Allergies
If you child has food allergies, alert the Director in writing immediately with a list of foods that your child cannot consume. The staff will be informed and make proper accommodations. Congregation Beth Shalom is a nut free facility.

Special Diets
Congregation Beth Shalom ECC will work with the parent to meet a child's medically mandated special dietary needs. However, the parent must provide any foods that are different from those served at the center.

Naptime

Toddlers and Preschoolers sleep on cots that are set out before nap time and put away after. The cot sheets are washed weekly to prevent the spread of germs. Parents must bring a blanket, small pillow and a soft toy for the toddler to use during nap time.

Diapering and Toileting

Diapering
Parents are to supply the diapers for their children. When diapers are getting low, a note will be sent home asking the parent to bring more. Wipes will be provided by the center.

A permission form to apply diaper rash ointment must be signed by the parent. Please provide us with your child's ointment and a signed permission form.The ointment must be clearly labeled and will be placed with the child's diapering supplies.

Toilet Training
Toilet training will be decided upon by the lead teacher and the parent(s). During the toilet training process, many extra changes of pants and underwear will be needed. Toilet training procedures will be further discussed upon readiness of the child.

Clothing/Rain Gear

Clothes

Please bring a minimum of two sets of clothes for your child. This includes pants, socks, shirts, and underwear, if applicable. It is likely that your child will get dirty during play. Please send your child in clothing that you did not mind getting soiled.

Please label your child's belongings so we can be sure they get returned.

Children will be playing outside rain or shine, so rain gear is recommended. This includes boots, rain pants, and a rain coat.

The children frequently take walks, so proper outdoor clothing is necessary. This includes hats, warm coats, and shoes in the winter and lighter clothing in the summer.