Welcome to Trinity!

Volunteering parents at Trinity Lutheran School (classroom helpers/field trips) may have child care for their younger children for the flat rate of $2.50 per hour. The family enrollment fee must be paid and enrollment forms must be completed. Parent must call the center by Thursday of the prior week to see if there is staffing for your child.

Parents may also drop off your child for care if you call the child care center ahead of time and if staffing allows another child. Families must have paid the enrollment fee and have enrollment papers completed. The charge will be $3.75 per hour for 2 or less hours of care, otherwise the cost for 2+ hours will be the half day rate.

As our family handbook states, please allow one week notice of changes in your child’s child care needs so that you will not be charged for days not in attendance. Scheduling is done on Thursdays at noon. We must have proper notification to adjust child care personnel to the required ratios.

School Year 2012Contract

The new school year is approaching! We are now accepting applications for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school aged children.

We provide loving care for infants and toddlers. See the back of this sheet for the pricing rates. The rates have not changed from last year's school contracts.

We have before school care and after school care for students of Trinity Lutheran School. The child care fee is $3.25per hour.

For parents volunteering at Trinity Lutheran School, we will provide care for your children at a cost of $2.50 an hour.

For students who need before and after school care and are not enrolled at Trinity, Reese Public sends a shuttle bus for your children to ride to/from the Elementary building. Their child care fee is $3.75 an hour.

Families pay a one time fee of $30 per family for enrollment.

Hours of operation 6am-6pm

Breakfast & Snacks are provided daily. We have a hot lunch program, if interested.

Contractual Days:

Child's Name(s) Age Days Time

_________________ ______ M, T, W, TH, F ______to_______

Scheduling is done Thursday afternoons if your schedule does not stay the same for each week. Trinity Child Care does allow 6 days a year for sick/personal absences.

Parent Signature___________________________ Date_____________

Trinity Lutheran Child Care Center

9858 North Street Reese, MI 48757 989-868-4501

Trinity Lutheran Child Care News

Childcare is open all summer long!

We have a small group of infants for now. Our infants have grown up into toddlers and are ready to move over into the toddler room. We have several new babies being born this spring/summer so new little ones will soon be here.

Our toddler room is full with 8 – 12 toddlers every day. They are learning color and shape names. They have ‘potty parties' since half the class is learning to use the bathroom.

The room of 3 and 4 year olds is a crowded place. The room limit is 10 and we are creatively scheduling children to accommodate all of our friends. They love to play house, cars, dress up. That is a great home away from home room.

The preschool room is busy every morning having preschool classes every morning, then at 11 a.m. it turns into child care for children ages 5+. They eat lunch in the room, have afternoon movie/rest time. At 3 p.m. the room really fills up with Trinity and Reese Elementary children. The room can have up to 18 children and some days we do. After school snack time is had by all, then it is play time (or homework time for some) until their parents arrive to take them home.

Summer Child Care has arts and crafts for the children each day. We have themes which add to our excitement. The big kids are going to the Reese Library for story time and for the afternoon reading program.

Starting June 20^th the Preschool and School-Aged children are going to ride a bus to the Reese Elementary Food Program. The preschoolers will love the bus ride, even if it is only for 1/2 mile. The infants and toddlers will stay at Trinity for lunchtime.

We like to run through the sprinkler on hot days so if you have any extra bathing suits we could use them as extras.

Please look at garage sales for large sized bibs for eating lunch. If you see good games we would appreciate them too. Kids love new toys.

Michigan Child Care Center Food Program

We are in full swing with our new Michigan Child Care Center Food Program. Our menu’s are planned with credible foods which meet state guidelines. Meals and snacks are served in an appropriate time schedule. Attendance is marked for every meal. Families are to yearly complete eligibility statements. Trinity child care is then accountable for providing every child with age appropriate meals and snacks to meet their needs.

Child CareInfant/Toddlers and Preschool group children are to bring in your own child's blanket for rest time. You may keep your child's blanket in their basket for the week, but please take them home at the end of the week and wash them. Remember to bring them back in again at the start of a new week.

Schedules

Schedules are to be complete Thursday afternoons. Each child has 6 sick/absent days allowed each year before being charged for the day absent. Child Care scheduling is done on Thursday afternoons. If your child is to be absent please call the center so staffing will know and not worry about your child's absence. We have an answering machine if you call after school hours. Your family will be scheduled according to your contracted days. If your schedule changes please give notice before Thursday noon. If your schedule changes after our child/staff schedule time you will be billed for the day booked.