Lil Gems Infant and Child Care

FAQ:

Drop-in Child Care is available for the working parent – it means we need little heads-up before you drop off your *registered* and *paid* child.

Overnight Care is available for up to 4 children at a time, from 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Meals are not provided for overnight care, but snacks are available with parental permission.

Infant care still has spots available for Tuesdays/Thursdays. Saturday and Sunday hours are negotiable; spots are open for two infants under 2.

Rates are as follows:

$25/day or $100 per week

$5/hour for half-days (up to 4 hours).

You may pay via CashApp, Venmo, PayPal, Cash, or Check. A returned check is an automatic Cash or Venmo/CashApp only for all subsequent payments.

Food:

Meals and snacks are provided. Extras, like breast milk, formula, or special dietary needs are up to the parent/caregiver to send. You’re welcome to send snacks for your child. Please be advised that we are a nut-free facility. If you send something with nuts, your child will not receive it on-site.

Please be advised: It is not our responsibility to ensure that your child is vaccinated or otherwise protected from serious disease. Our director is *not* vaccinated from COVID, the Flu, RSV, or Pneumonia due to a medical condition preventing the reception of said vaccines. If your child has been recently vaccinated (within 72 hours), please do not send them for care.

Please note: Children get sick. If there is an outbreak of a disease, you, as the parent/caregiver will be notified as soon as possible, and the affected children will not be allowed to return until a doctor clears them.

What is our schedule like? This is a loose example, not a guarantee, of how your child’s day will go.

7:30 – we make a cup of hot tea and welcome children.

8:00 – free play

8:30 – breakfast

9:00 – Miss Rachel’s learning, music

9:30 – read a book