During these first weeks of school, our teachers are committed to helping your child feel safe and loved!!  To help achieve this, we take time throughout the day to make sure we are being intentional about building trust in your child.  The teachers make it a priority to connect with your child through greetings and I Love You rituals.  These moments take just about 60 seconds but are so impactful and build neurons in brain to help children feel safe and loved.  During these moments we are sure to incorporate 5 important elements:  eye contact; presence; touch; and a playful situation or fingerplay.  These moments are crucial in helping your child to feel connected to their teacher.  The more connected and trusting your child is, the more your child will be in their executive brain state and ready to learn.

Here is Miss Ashley connecting with her children by using the following fingerplay:

Round and round the garden

Goes the teddy bear.

One step, two step

Tickle them under there.

Helpful Reminders:

*Just a reminder that morning drop off is from 9:00am-9:10am.  This time is set by teacher so that she can greet your child and welcome them to class. At 9:15, the teacher begins her circle time and is helping your sweet child to feel safe, loved and ready to learn.  When children are dropped after the set drop off and at later times in the morning, it disrupts the children in the class and at times upsets the children in the class because it reminds them that their mommies and daddies aren’t with them at school.   The children who are already in the class become confused and upset when they see mommies and daddies come as well as it is much harder on your sweet little friend to come into the class once they begin the day’s activities.  We understand that things come up and you won’t always be able to be here right at 9:00 but it is truly helpful to your child for you to be here as close to drop off if possible.

To help alleviate anxiety in our sweet friends already settled into their class and  have been dropped off, if you arrive to drop off after 9:15, Miss Jenna will greet you at the lobby and then bring your child to their class in the 2’s and 3’s as to not disturb circle time and the teacher since they will be working with their students.  

*Please be mindful that during the day your teacher is busy keep your little one safe so please understand that if you text your teacher she is not able to respond to your text until after school.  The teachers are available to reply to text and emails both before and after school. If you need to reach your teacher or the preschool in the event of an emergency, please call the TFA Preschool Office (407) 206-8704.

*Please also remember to be mindful of sending items in your child’s lunch that can be potential chocking hazards.  If you choose to send hot dogs, grapes or olives, please cut them into quarters so that we can be sure that the food is easy for your child to swallow.

*A gentle reminder that our pick up times is 3:00pm (unless you have signed up for aftercare).  If you are going to be late, please be sure to contact the preschool office (407) 206-8704 to let us know.  If you are not here by 3:10pm your child will be place into aftercare and you will be charged the drop in rate for after-care of $15.   If you need for your child to stay for after care, please be sure to notify the preschool office (407) 206-8704.  We have state mandated ratios that we have to adhere by and will need to plan accordingly if additional children are staying in case more staffing is needed.

If you are signed up for aftercare, please be mindful that pick up is no later than 4:30pm.  If you are running late, please call the preschool office (407) 206-8704 to notify us.  Per our handbook, there will be a $1 charge per minute you are late.

We appreciate your willingness to help us help provide an environment where we can provide consistency and strong routine to help your child feel safe and loved at all times.

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