Who licenses Lichen, and how we look after the room

License

Adults to children

• 1:101 adult to 10 children

  3-year-olds

  Group size: 20

• 1:101 adult to 10 children

  4-year-olds

  Group size: 20

Staff checks and training

• Background checks
• CPR and first aid
• Mandated reporter training
• Food handler training

Safety routines

• Arrival and pickup

  An adult greets every child at the door and signs them in. At pickup a child goes only with the people on your list, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you.

• Allergies and snacks

  Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts, and snack is prepared at a table with a teacher beside the children.

• When a child is unwell

  A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child becomes unwell here, we call you right away and a teacher stays close until you arrive.

• Studio materials

  A teacher looks over every material before it goes on a shelf. Small pieces come out only when a teacher is at the table, and the studio is tidied and checked at the end of each day.

• The yard and headcounts

  We count heads each time children move between the studio, the room and the yard, and we practice fire and earthquake drills with the children.