Please notify the preschool if your child is going to be absent. A message can be left any time of the day. Please explain symptoms so we can watch for like-symptoms and warn others. Contagious diseases like chicken pox, strep throat, impetigo, pink eye, flu, etc. must be reported. Please report head lice and food poisoning as well. No child shall attend the preschool if infected with a contagious illness or disease. Fever of 100.4F/38C or more indicates illness or disease. Public Health suggests that any fever be seen by a physician. A serious cold is indicated by the presence of discoloured nasal discharge, continuous cough or fever. Staff have the right to ask that the child be taken home. Please use your best judgement and think of the other children and the senior residents of Riverwood Retirement Home.

Each day your child will need indoor shoes and a complete change of clothes (which can be left in a bag on their coat hook). Leave outdoor shoes on floor under coat hook. Please dress your child appropriately each day. Keep in mind that we will be painting, pouring our own juice, water play, outdoor play, etc. It is good to wear layers in cooler weather. This way your child can remove a layer in the classroom if too hot. Please dress for the weather each day. Mitts, hats, snow pants, boots, splash pants, sunscreen, sun hats, etc. Please LABEL all clothing/shoes the best you can – as staff are not responsible for lost articles. Help your child to recognize their own belongings.

Yes. It is not a requirement that your child is toilet trained, however, our teachers will encourage toilet training and assist each child in learning proper toileting techniques. If your child is still in diapers, you will need to bring in a small supply of diapers/pull-ups for us to keep on hand for him/her.