GENERAL POLICIES
Celebrations & Seasonal/Holidays: We value the inclusivity of all students including honoring family religions and cultures. Upon parent request, we will acknowledge students’ birthdays with a nonfood and party favor celebration. Please inform the staff if your religious beliefs do not permit your child to participate and will provide your child an alternative activity. We offer children a variety of diverse appropriate activities and experiences throughout the year only for your child/children and follow an anti-bias curriculum. Acknowledging or celebrating seasonal/holidays, such as Halloween, Valentines, Christmas, etc.. in early childhood programs can bring pleasure to many families and children and can be useful in building connections between school and families. However, holidays also pose a range of challenges to ensuring that all children and families feel respected and to children learning about diversity of families. This requires thoughtful decision making of our staff to honor the cultural and religious diversity among all our families by not favoring one category. We implement culturally responsive instruction by: • Integrate cultural traditions of all families throughout your school year • Add classroom visuals reflecting the racial and ethnic diversity of the classroom •
Donations & Gifts: We are prohibited from soliciting in cash or in kind, additional payments from the families of the children enrolled. Therefore, we cannot accept any type of donation from the families which would include anything parents have to purchase including but not limited to the following: • Paper products •
Holiday or seasonal items including Christmas, Valentine’s, Halloween costumes, treats, etc.. Monetary donation for the cost of any type of activity, equipment, materials, and any type of food or drink item. Our program does not participate in potluck activities, fundraisers nor graduation ceremonies/celebrations.
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Our program does not acknowledge celebrations or traditions including but not limited to Valentines, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and graduation celebrations and performances
Incorporate books with multicultural themes and different perspectives into classroom readings Integrate ethnic art, music, and games into classroom activities Seek various representatives to show the diversity within a common group
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