FAQs

Our building hours are 7 am to 6 pm.

We are available for Early drop-off anytime before 8 am, and we do have Late-pick up until 6 pm.

Our building hours are from 7 am to 6 pm. However our program times are as follows:

Starting for the Fall 2021:

3 yr-  3 hr -Preschool 8:30-12:00, 4 hr-Preschool w/ Lunch 8:30-1:00, and Full day care is 8:30-4:00.

4 yr- 3 hr-Preschool 8:45-12:15, 4 hr-Preschool w/ Lunch 8:45-1:15, and Full day care is 8:45-4:00.

Young 5’s – Full day 8:45 am- 4:00 pm, or 3 hour -1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Lunch is available for this program too, start time is 12:15 for this option. (However, we do recommend full days for this program).

*Early drop-off and Late pick-up are available.

Early Drop-off is if your child needs to be dropped off before the program start time. There is no charge for students to be dropped off 8:00 am or after. If you need before 8:00 am, we charge a $10/day fee for this, unless you are 5 full days then the fee is waved.

Late pick-up is if you need to pick your child up after 5:00 pm. If you need to pick your child up after 5:00 pm, we charge a $10/day fee.

We take 4 weeks off a year; 1 week in June to clean the classrooms and set-up for the summer camp, 1 week in August to clean the classroom and set-up for the Fall, and we take 2 weeks for Holiday break the last week in December and the first week in January.

We also take 5 main holidays off; Friday/Monday of Easter week, Memorial Day, the 4th of July and the day before and after, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after.

We have open enrollment, for all of our programs. However, we do recommend that if you know you need certain days of the week, you turn your registration paperwork in as soon as possible, we register on a first come, first serve basis. We cap our classrooms, and often fill up and have to put children on a waiting list.

We have a non-refundable registration fee,  and we also hold a Last Week Deposit. Your deposit will be returned or taken off of your last month’s bill, it’s your choice.

We host an Open House usually in  March. However, personal tours are always available. If you would rather have a personalized tour, please call or email!

• We use a POSITIVE reinforcement technique.

The disruptive student(s) will be dealt with like any other situation, first we will try to redirect the student(s) and encouraging good decision making. If this is not successful, the student(s) will be asked to take some time to think about their choices (a “Thinking Break”) Thinking Breaks are not scheduled by time, but instead based off of the child’s emotional levels. Once the student(s) have calmed down and are able to try to communicate their problems, we will then try help them solve the problems. If this doesn’t correct the problems, we will inform the parents at the time of pick-up, and/or  a note/email. The parent will have the opportunity to speak with the teacher at this time to discuss solutions or issues. Hopefully this would solve the problem. If not, further discussions with parents, Ms. Melissa and/or Ms. Kim, will need to take place. Academic Gardens does NOT & will NEVER use “corporal punishment” as a form of discipline.

We are registered and 5-Star rated with the Great Start to Quality program.  We are members of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce.

We ALL adhere to the code of ethics and professional standards held by NAEYC, LARA, and the Great Start to Quality to provide care that is mindful, caring, and developmentally appropriate to the age and growth of all of our students. Our teachers uphold the highest standards of care, putting children and families first!