OPEN DOOR POLICY

You are always welcome to visit your child’s classroom! We encourage parents in all of our programs to come spend time with us - play during choice time, dig in the sand box, share lunch, or bring your own special talents to share. Teachers want to include your family in our program. For parents who may want to observe their child from outside the classroom, observation windows are available.

Child Portfolios: Every child has a notebook with observations made by the teachers throughout the year. Important advancements, interesting comments or conversations, play-by-play interactions with friends, and photos of your child at play are just a few examples. The portfolio is always available for you to browse through by yourself or with your child.

Informal Conversations: Please always feel welcome to talk to your child’s teacher. If it is difficult to find time to talk when you are in the center, leave a note for your child’s teacher and she/he will call you at your convenience.

Parent Information Boards: You can find a parent information board on the wall outside your child’s classroom. Look on the board for daily plans, announcements, field trip permission forms, photo and art displays and other items of interest. Parent information boards are also located in the hallway on either side of the front office.

Home Visits: Because we believe that home is the most important factor in a child’s development, we offer each of our families a home visit as they begin enrollment in a classroom. A home visit is a time for you and your child to get to know your child’s teacher better and to begin to build a connection between your home and the center.

Parent Involvement: Our center becomes richer as our families become more involved. We encourage you to participate in your child’s classroom and in the many social and educational functions planned for parents. The following is a list of some of the many ways for parents to participate in NBCC activities:

- go on a field trip

- volunteer to help with a family event

- join your child for lunch

- share an interest or talent with a classroom

- attend a family event

- read to your child’s class

- join the center’s Advisory Council

Parent Education Nights: Several times a year we host an informational evening for parents with topics as varied as behavior, literacy and nutrition. Your input on areas of interest is welcomed and encouraged!

Family Fun Nights: Come join us for “Tricks and Treats”, The Snowflake Ball”, our most famous “Spring Art Show” and many other events throughout the year.