Children or Granchildren of a BISD employee.

No

Birth Through Pre-K

Yes

No, each BISD Elementary campus has an After School Program to provide care for the school-age child.

The deduction is taken out after taxes. 

We provide a breakfast-type morning snack and an afternoon snack. Parents may either bring their child’s lunch or order a lunch through the BISD Food Service. We pick up our meals at the STEAM cafeteria.

$2.25 for the Mini Meal

A smaller portion of the student lunch aimed for the smaller appetite of our younger children.

6:45 AM

5:30 PM

We use the Frog Street Press Curriculum for ALL ages, from Infants through Pre-K.

No, instead we invite a variety of Community Helpers to come and visit our facility to talk to our children.

We try to hire only employees with a minimum of 2 years experience in Licensed Child Care.

 Yes, all daycare employees (including subs) are required to have 2 background checks. One background check is through HR and the other is through Daycare Licensing. Not only are they checked for normal FBI background investigations but the Licensing checks for any reports from previous daycares of any reported misconduct.

You should first contact Ms. Jayne (817.245.1250) and discuss any issues or concerns you may have. If she is not able to resolve the issue, Stacia Pearce is your next contact. She can be reached at the Ad Building: 817-245-1000.

No, we are not able to maintain our ratios and balance the intake of children due to the variety of classes offered at the Summer Institute. However, many of our staff are willing to keep children in their homes during the Summer Institute. Just contact Jayne Jones (817.245.1250) for contact information.

Yes.

Please send at least 1 change of clothes, a favorite blanket and soft toy to make their napping time more comfortable, a prepared lunch or money to purchase a lunch through the BISD Food Service. (please see other questions above about the lunches) Infants need to bring their diapers, wipes, pacifiers, bottles, formula, cereal, baby food and any other personal needed item. Children still wearing diapers need to bring their diapers/pull-ups and wipes. • What are the sick child policies? Everyone wants their child to be happy and healthy at all times. One way to maintain that at the daycare is to keep your child home if they exhibit illness symptoms. These include diarrhea, vomiting, fever over 100 degrees, lethargy, etc. A good rule of thumb is if the child is up to participating in normal daycare activities such as playing outside, playing in centers, participating in circle time, playing learning games and activities, etc. then they are well enough to come to daycare.

We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare with any of the following:

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours- Your child needs to be free of fever for a full 24 hours without the help of fever reducing medications (such as Tylenol, Motrin or Fever-All) before sending them back to school.
• Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
• Itchy, red eyes with discharge
• Rash that has fluid or pus coming from it until treatment has been received, and a note from the doctor states that your child may return to school
• Ringworm of the scalp (until treatment has started)
• Head lice (may return after appropriate lice treatment) -Your school nurse will need to check your child’s head before he/she returns to class

Vomiting and/or Diarrhea in the past 24 hours:

When is a child sent home from daycare? We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare.

Itchy, Red Eyes With Discharge - Contact the BISD Childcare facility

When is a child sent home from daycare? We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare

Rash that has fluid or pus coming from it until treatment has been received, and a note from the doctor states that your child may return to school

When is a child sent home from daycare? We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare.

Ringworm of the Scalp (Until Treatment has Started)

When is a child sent home from daycare? We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare.

Your school nurse will need to check your child’s head before he/she returns to class.

When is a child sent home from daycare? We follow the BISD sick child policies as well as Daycare Licensing rules. Your child will need to be kept home or picked up from Daycare.

We follow Minimum Standards, the state rules for child care centers. We try to maintain less than the state requires for higher quality childcare. For every age-group, there are different ratios. See below:

• Infants, 0-12 months 4 to 1 or 10 to 2
• Wobblers, 11-17 months 5 to 1
• Toddlers, 18-24 months 9 to 1
• Year-Olds 11 to 1
• Year-Olds 15 to 1
• Year-Olds 18 to 1