Schedule of Operations
The
Pumpkin Patch Early Childhood Education Center is open 5:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. weekdays except for major holidays (Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the
following Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and
New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day and Independence Day)
In Session
Preschool is in session on the following days regardless of the Kearsley schedule:
- In-service days
- Parent-teacher conference days
- Mid-winter breaks
- Records days
- Snow days
During inclement weather, preschool programs will close if the Kearsley Schools
close. However, the Pumpkin Patch may provide day care for those who need it.
IMPORTANT: If there is a state of emergency or a power outage, the Pumpkin Patch will not be open for daycare or preschool.
GSRP follows Kearsley School District's closings
Drop Off and Pick Up Policy
Emergency Cards
Children will be released only to those
persons whose names are listed on the emergency card. Parents are to
advise the office in writing in advance if a person not listed on the
emergency card is to pick up the child.
Drop Off/Sign-In Sheets
1.
All children, including Latchkey children, must be brought into the
building and signed in with the classroom teacher DAILY BY AN ADULT. We
need to know for safety reasons where your children are at all times.
Children may not be dropped off in the parking lot.
2. 5:30-9:00
A.M. DROP OFF: All children dropped off between the hours of 5:30 and
9:00 a.m. must be signed in and released to a classroom teacher.
Children may not be dropped off in the parking lot. If children arrive
at the building before 6:30 a.m., they will be laid back down to rest
until 8 a.m.
Sign-Out Sheets for AM Pickup, Lunchtime Pickup and
PM Programs and Playground Pickup
Parents/designee must sign their child in and out everyday with documented times.