Center Features
- Technology / Health / Learning and Convenience:
State of the Art Playground
Air Purifier and Sanitizing system
Internet accessible video monitoring of
classrooms
Classroom Computers (Preschool & After
School Age Group)
Sick Bay
Lunch is cooked in house or catered
Wipes Provided
Service to Parents
Services for children 6 weeks to 10 years of age
Spring Break, Summer Camp and Before & After School
Extended Care Programs provide a safe and fun environment
for school-age children.
Drop off and pick up To and From school within 3 miles
from facility
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Sick/Nursing Room
Shining Stars Academy will be licensed through the North
Carolina Division of Child Development based on the Star
Rating System. We intend to reach the highest star rating,
through per NC regulations; we must establish a history first.
We also intend to become nationally accredited in the near
future.
Center Hours and Days of Operation:
Monday to Friday: 7:00am to 6:00pm
Shining Stars Academy Child Development Center will be a
twelve month program with the exception of the Part Time
Transitional Kindergarten program. Several center-wide
closures are scheduled annually, based on holidays and the
operational needs of the center such as facility cleaning and
teacher in-services training.
Holidays
The center will be closed on the days listed below.
We do not give credit for holidays or Staff Development Days
when the center is closed. Our staff is paid for holidays
and we cannot absorb this cost. Specific dates each year will be posted and distributed to
parents by year-end for the upcoming year.
No service will be provided on the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day and Day After Thanksgiving
Winter Break
* Two Staff Development Days (to be announced)
* Staff Developmental Day permit the staff to maintain
compliance with the North Carolina Division of Child
Development. A yearly in-service training is required by North
Carolina law (Day care providers are required to have five to
twenty hours of training in early childhood education).
If a holiday falls on a weekend?
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, we will be closed the
preceding Friday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, we will be closed the
following Monday.
Child
Development Center Vacation
You are eligible to take one “free” week of vacation during
June, July, or August week after your child has been
enrolled for a period of six months. “Free vacations” will
not be granted in September through May. Please inform the
office in writing of the dates of your vacation at least two
weeks in advance so that you will not be improperly billed.
Please do not ask us to make special exceptions to this
policy, as we will be unable to accommodate these requests.
Sick Days
Since we pay our staff whether your child attends or
not, we cannot give reductions or credits for days your
child misses due to illness.
Inclement Weather or Snow Days
In case of any inclement weather or snow days, listen or
watch the local radio or television channels WBTV & WSOC-TV
for repots of delayed opening, dismiss early or closing of the
center. Shining Stars Academy follows all weather decisions
made by Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district. If
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system is closes, delay opening
or dismisses early, we will follow the same schedule. No
credit is given for snow days when center closes early or
when the center closes for the entire day.
Safety
Shining Stars buses is equipped with seat belts and
A telephone to ensure the children's safety
Surveillance cameras covering classrooms and playground
areas
Internet video access to all classrooms Electronic
Security System
Building access by Password authentication.
Technology
Technology is being used to assist in the development and
safety of the children. The following are some
implementations:
Internet accessible video cameras in each room, secure internet viewing for parents
Computers available to children
Computerized sign-in and sign-out for children and staff
Automated monitoring of staff/child ratios throughout
the day
Classrooms
The nursery I & II is design with a pod system. A pod
system, one large room is divided into two classrooms
through a combination of half and full walls (42” high).
The middle of the pod is a shared teacher support area
(diaper changing, toileting, food prep and desk). The
benefits: because of the shared space, it is easy for
staff to transition or visit the other classroom during
the day. This makes it much easier for the infant or
toddler to stay with another caregiver when necessary. I
think parents will also feel better about transitioning
because they too have already established a relationship
with their child’s new caregiver.
Nursery has a separate nap area designed to create a
quiet area for sleeping while maintaining high visibility
to all cribs.
The rooms are designed to make certain that your child
is never out of sight with his/her caregiver.
Varied light sources, including lots of natural light
Windows for easy observation, views to the outside
Technology incorporated into every classroom
Teacher resource center in the classrooms
State of the Art outdoor Classroom playground
Furniture
Child size :
Low feeding chairs
Sinks
Drinking fountains and
Toilets
Soft, comfortable furnishings.
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Our
system of precautionary measures includes security locks on
doors, Digitally authenticated access to the building with key
FOB, Finger guards in all classroom doors, regularly conducted emergency evacuation drills,
emergency release forms signed by parents, and daily
communication between parents and teachers. To ensure that
parents and children feel safe and comfortable at all times,
families of enrolled children are welcome under an Open-Door
policy to visit at any time during the day. Only designated
persons may pick up a child from the center.
