Our Staff

Our staff is the best!
You can feel confident that the staff members looking after your child are among the best in the business. Their job descriptions require training in First Aid, CPR and child development. They must be in good physical health and submit to fingerprinting, carefully screened with local, State, and National background checks and clearances, as well as drug screening.

Local, Licensed Child Care Providers...
The director at each center will plan and coordinate with each teacher to plan the learning experiences for your child, based on child development principles. They also supervise the group leaders and volunteers and have the authority to carry out the discipline procedures explained in our handbook.

When You Have Questions... 
When you have questions or concerns, please feel free to speak to your center director or the child care supervising specialists at each of our centers. Any of our staff should be able to answer most of your questions or help you solve any problems.

REQUIRED STAFF TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS

Each of our employees hold a current First-Aid and CPR certification card with 2 hours HIV training included. Every employee must also take our annual BloodBorne Pathogens refresher course, as well as a Child Abuse and Neglect refresher course.

ALL teachers must have their certification in Special Needs, as well as Behavioral Observation & Screening and know how to be able to detect screening needs in children, such as hearing, vision or learning problems.

1All of our staff members are required to complete 10 clock-hours of Annual In-Service Training each year, Early Literacy and Language Development (5 course hours), and 50 Hours of Introductory Child Care Training comprised of Part I & II.

Part I: Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations (6 course hours), and
Health, Safety and Nutrition (8 course hours), and
Identifying and Reporting Child (4 course hours), and
Child Growth and Development (6 course hours), and
Behavioral Observation and Screening (6 course hours), and

Part II:(DAP) Special Needs Appropriate Practices (10 course hours), and
(DAP) Appropriate Practices for Preschool Children (10 course hours), or
(DAP) Appropriate Practices for the School-Age Child (10 course hours)

Our directors are required to complete all the above as well as hold a current National CDA or FCCPC and Director’s Credential Certifications, and 20 clock-hours of Annual In-Service Training each year.