Lil' Champs Learning Center admits children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to children at the preschool.

 

Lil' Champs is operated under Champions Church/formerly Cypress Cathedral. It is a member of the Florida League of Christian Schools (FLOCS). It is an independent, interdenominational school.

 

Lil' Champs is able to assist parents in the education of their children. The Preschool’s goal is to build Christian character in each life. We exist to assist Christian parents in leading their children to a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Also giving their children a safe and loving environment to grow and learn.

 

The purpose of Lil' Champs is to offer parents a safe, loving, educational and spiritual environment.

 

1.      We believe the Bible is to be the inspired and infallible, Word of God.

2.      We believe in the trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

3.      We believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

4.      We believe in the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

5.      We believe that only through Jesus can you be saved.

6.      We believe that those who ask Jesus into their heart will be saved.

7.      We believe that those who are saved will have eternal life in heaven.

8.      We believe that salvation is by grace through faith and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, and not by any works.

9.      We believe you can grow more in Christ by prayer, attending church regularly, reading and studying your bible.

 

Children from ages 6 weeks to 4 years old.

 

An application is filled out on each student. This is turned in to the office with the registration fee and first week tuition. A copy of the child’s State Birth Certificate must be turned in with application. Also the original physical form and shot form must be handed in at this time. All items need to be turned into the office before the child can attend preschool.

 

(Hours: 7am – 6pm)

**No DROP OFFS BETWEEN 10AM-2PM**

 

Registration is due yearly paid in August, the fee is $50.00

 

 WEEKLY PROGRAM:  FULL TIME (All Day)                    PRICE:
             Infants 6 wks and up (Babies)                       $125 Weekly
             Toddler Room                                            $115 Weekly
             K-2 (Not potty trained)                               $110 weekly 
             K-2 (Potty trained)                                     $105 weekly
          
 WEEKLY PROGRAM:  PART TIME (All Day)                    PRICE:
             Infants 6 wks and up (Babies)                     2 days ($65)    3 days ($85)   4 days ($105)
             Toddler Room                                          2 days ($60)    3 days ($80)   4 days ($100)
             K-2 (Not potty trained)                             2 days ($60)    3 days ($80)   4 days ($100)
             K-2 (Potty trained)                                   2 days ($55)    3 days ($75)   4 days ($95)
         
      PRE-SCHOOL HOURS ONLY (Potty trained)
          2 days/week (Tues/Thursday) - 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ($100.00 per month)

K2 Class                                                                   $45.00

K3 Class                                                                   $50.00

K4 Class                                                                   $50.00

 

Registration and first week tuition is due immediately.

1.      Tuition is due every Friday for the week advance.

2.      You can pay weekly, bi weekly, monthly, or yearly. But it must stay one week ahead at all times.

3.      You may pay by check, money order, or cash. Receipts are given for cash only, unless it is requested by the parent for checks.

 

We offer a discount to families with more than one child in our school. At this time the discount for siblings is 10% off for the oldest child.

 

If tuition is not paid by Monday of each week then a $15.00 late fee will be added to your balance. Please include it in your regular payment.

   

**THE PRESCHOOL CLOSES AT 6:00 PM AND ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY 6:00 PM** Those children who are not picked up by 6pm will be charged a $1.00 a minute for the first 5 minutes, after that $3.00 a minute will be charged. The late pick-up fee will need to be paid the next day.

  

The first returned check will be a fee of $25.00. The second returned check will be a fee of $35.00. After the second returned check, parents will not be allowed to pay with a personal check or business check for one year. They must pay with cash, money order, or cashier check.

 

The registration fee, book fees, and the first week’s tuition is non-refundable. Please give at least a two week notice if removing child from Lil' Champs Learning Center.

 

We have at least four fund raisers a year, it is very important that our school families cooperate and participate in each project. The preschool uses the funds raised to purchase toys, tables, cribs, playground equipment, rewards, stickers, etc. along with other projects.

 

Transportation for field trips is usually provided by the preschool. Field trips are for K4 and Summer Camp children only.

 

A supply list will be given to you by the teacher (crayons, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.) for items you need to purchase.

 

The enrollment contract reserves your child a space in our school. Therefore there can be no refunds for absences.

 

Anyone wishing to visit in a room for any reason needs to gain permission and a visitor’s sticker from the office. We need to know what visitors are in the building.

 

Only persons authorized by the parent or guardian may pick up a child. These names should be listed on the emergency section of your child’s enrollment forms. If someone is to pick up your child and their name is not on the pick up list, the parent or guardian must send a note to the office. Otherwise, the person will not be allowed to take the child from the preschool. The preschool reserves the right to request to see identification from anyone asking to pick up a child. Children are not allowed (anyone under 18 years old) to pick up children, only adults may pick up a child from the preschool. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE SIGNED OUT DAILY!

Parents should use the proper drop off procedures when bringing a child to preschool. You are to drop off in the classroom he or she will be in that morning. No child should be allowed to walk in the preschool by themselves, ALL CHILDREN MUST BE SIGNED IN DAILY!

 

Children will not be accepted after 10am. The child will not be accepted in class if it is just a minute after. All children must be in class by 10am, if not they can not be dropped off until 2pm. The only exception to this policy is with a Doctor’s note.

 

There are usually one to two programs each year; Christmas and Graduation. These programs involve the whole preschool, including infants and toddlers.

 

The preschool has lunches catered for $15.00 a week. The menu provides good, nutritious meal at the lowest possible price. Lunches are not included in tuition. Menus are sent home, usually on Thursday. Lunches must be purchased for a whole week, no daily rtes. NO REFUNDS ARE MADE FOR LUNCHES MISSED, EXEPT ON SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. Students may bring their lunch to preschool, but it needs to be ready to eat, we do have a microwave to warm up if necessary. Please do not send items that need to be refrigerated or cooked.

 

The K4 class may go on field trips throughout the school year. Permission for these outings is given on the notarized form that is in your child’s file. However parents are notified before each trip and an additional permission form will be signed by parent.

 

Lil' Champs Learning Center is a year around preschool we do not close for the summer. 

 

Florida Flips for $40.00 a month, see office for more information. We also have Spanish classes, to teach the children Spanish.

 

As a Christian Preschool, we teach biblical values. We expect the children to act in a Christ like manner. This means children will respect teachers and other children. There will be no fighting, bullying or vulgar behavior. Bad language or improper gestures will not be permitted. Complete cooperation is expected from children and parents in supporting all school rules and policies. Also hitting and/or screaming at teachers will not be tolerated and the child will be DISMISSED.

 

Verbal praise, stickers or other rewards are given to reinforce good behavior. Discipline for not following classroom rules may include time-out, office visit, losing privileges, phone call and/or incident report. If they become recurrent or excessive, the parent will be called to discipline the child. If the child’s behavior shows no improvement or if the child has reached the limits of what can be handled within the classroom, the parent will be called to come to the office to discipline child or take him/her home for the day. Parents must follow these guidelines. If parents do not, the child may be suspended from the center. If behavior still does not improve after parent has disciplined the child. The parent may be asked to find a new school for the child. The learning experiences of the rest of the class cannot be sacrificed for one child who requires the entire teacher’s time to deal with discipline problems.

 

If a parent has a concern about anything involving the teacher or classroom, the parent should contact the Administer or Director. If necessary a conference may need to be set up with the teacher and parent in the presence of the Administer or Director. A parent should never approach other teachers or other parents with the problem.

 

A morning snack and mid afternoon snack will be provided for the Toddlers, K2, K3, and K4 classes.

 

All lost articles should be claimed at the preschool office within 1 week from the time they are found and turned in. PLEASE MARK ALL ARTICLES AND JACKETS WITH THE CHILD’S FIRST AND LAST NAME.

BEDDING

Each child is to bring a one-inch thick, fold-up mat and a blanket (NO SLEEPING BAGS). These should be marked with the child’s first and last name. The blanket should

be taken home each Friday to be laundered and the returned on the following Monday. You may bring your child a small pillow (NO BED PILLOWS), please supply a cover for pillow. The cover of the pillow should be laundered every Friday and the pillow itself laundered at least once a month.

 

1.      If dresses are worn, we recommend wearing shorts underneath.

2.      Shirts and blouses should not display pictures, slogans or advertising that would be inappropriate for a Christian Preschool.

3.      For safety reasons, no boots with sharp pointed toes or high heels should be worn. No open toed shoes are to be worn on the play ground.

4.      Girls who wear earrings should wear only small ones. Boys may not wear earrings.

5.      Each child should keep an extra set of clothes (including underwear and socks) in a plastic zip-loc bag in his/her classroom cubby.

 

The Preschool desires to maintain a healthy preschool environment by instituting controls designed to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. The term “communicable disease” shall mean an illness which arises as a result of a specific infectious agent which may be transmitted either directly or indirectly by a susceptible host, infected person, or animal to another person.

 

REMITTANCE TO THE CHILD CARE CENTER FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SHALL BE:

1.      Chicken Pox:          All lesions are dry and crusted.

2.      Impetigo:                 Blisters covered with honey-colored crusts.

3.      Conjunctivitis:          (Pink-eye) redness of eye with burning and thick      

discharge. May return at least 24 hours after start of

                                                medication and no drainage present.

            4. Lice or Scabies:        Students will be sent home and must be treated and have a

                                                doctor’s note before re-entering preschool.

            5. Pin Worms:              No restrictions following the start of medical treatment.

            6. Hepatitis:                  Physician’s statement required for readmittance.

 

            7. Strep Throat:            No sooner than 24 hours after the start of oral medication

                                                8 hours after injection. Physician’s statement required for

                                                readmittance.

 

A child who becomes ill during the day will be monitored for a period of time by a staff member. If symptoms of illness continue to persist the parent will be telephoned and asked to pick up the child as soon ass possible (this should not be longer than 30 minutes). We do not maintain a facility for all day sick care. Your child must be fever free, diarrhea free, and vomiting free for 24 hours before returning to preschool. **Please do not give child medicine in the morning for a fever, vomiting, diarrhea and then bring them to school, most of the time when these symptoms are present your child is contagious to others. Please keep child home for the day and they may return the next day if symptoms are no longer present.**

           

            1. Fever:                      Temperature that shows a sudden spike or 100 degrees or

                                                higher.

            2. Respiratory:              Breathing difficulties, wheezing, or strong constant cough.

            3. Vomiting:                  If the child shows signs of illness and/or continues to

                                                throw-up.

            4. Diarrhea:                  Frequent watery or green colored bowel movements, which                                          are not related to medication or food reaction.

            5. Rash:                        Undiagnosed rash other than mild diaper or heat rash. Rash

relating to medicine should be brought to the teacher’s attention so that we will not be alarmed.

6. Sore Throat:             Sore throat that needs culturing because other signs are present and if a heavy nasal discharge of green nature is present.

 

Halloween:   We do not celebrate Halloween and therefore do not allow ghosts, 

witches, ect. to be used in any way on napkins, cupcakes, wall-hangings, costumes, etc.

         Christmas:     We emphasize the birth of Jesus and de-emphasize the secular

                             meaning of Christmas. We do allow Christmas trees, stockings,

                             reindeer, etc. but these are not the focus

Easter:         We allow Easter egg hunts, bunnies, etc.; but we place our main emphasis on the spiritual truth of the resurrection of Jesus, which is the real meaning of Easter.

 

Toys are not to be brought to preschool unless it is “Show and Tell Day or Fun Friday”. The toy must be taken home the same day they are brought in. The preschool is not responsible for lost or broken items.

 

Check with your child’s teacher about bringing a birthday cake, cupcakes, etc. for your child’s birthday. Parties are to be held at the classes afternoon class/snack time.

  

Parents should inform the director or teacher of any irregularities or upsets in the child’s routine. Such things as the hospitalization of another member of the family, the death of a member of the family or a family pet, the extended absence of someone dear to the child or involvement in an accident, or any other things which might cause a change in the child’s behavior or mood should be explained, so that the staff might pray for and with the child and endeavor to make any allowances necessary for the child’s emotional welfare.

 

1.      All prescriptions medications to be taken by a child during the school day must be accompanied by a signed medicine report by the parent or guardian, which should include time, dosage, date, name of medication, etc. The standard Cypress Christian Preschool medication form is to be filled out; you can find this form in the preschool office. If more then one medication is to be given, each medication should be listed separately on the authorization form.

2.      All medication must be kept in the preschool office (or in baby room for babies). It must be administered only by office staff.

3.      New authorization forms shall be filled out and signed by the parent at the beginning of each week.

4.      Prescription medications must be sent to the school in their original container. If the prescription is renewed, the new container must be sent to the office. The prescription bottle must contain the name of the child, the doctor’s name, the name of the medication and the dosage to be given.

 

Classroom Rules:

1.      I will raise my hand and wait to be called on before speaking.

2.      I will stay in my seat unless I have permission to get up.

3.      I will keep my desk and classroom neat and respect the property of others.

4.      I will show respect and kindness to others in my words and actions.

5.      I will be a good worker and follow my teacher’s instructions,

 

Discipline will be approached from a positive viewpoint. The purpose of discipline is to change bad behavior into good behavior.

Behavior Chart:            Your child will receive four colored tickets on the cart (green, blue,
      yellow, and red). The behavior chart will go as follows:

                                   

                                    1. Green ticket pulled:               Warning

                                    2. Blue ticket pulled:                 2 minute time-out

                                    3. Yellow ticket pulled: 4 minute time-out

                                    4. Red ticket pulled:                  Note home and visit to office

If a child consistently gets the red ticket pulled a conference may be needed. The next

day the child receives all his/her tickets back.
 

Lil' Champs is closed for the following holidays: New Year’s Day,

Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4^th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving

Day and the Day After, and two days at Christmas.

 

**Preschool will also close on storm days; watch local news, if Polk County schools

close due to bad weather, the preschool will close also**

 

If for some reason Cypress Christian Preschool decides to close down its operation;

the preschool will give at least a two week notice to all parents.

 
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To: Parents

From: Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Appropriate Clothing for School

Date: February 21, 2006

 

A reminder that as stated in the Parent’s Handbook, children should be dressed in

weather-appropriated play clothes for attendance at the preschool. Expensive clothes

will only be damaged by the play activities of the child’s school day. The preschool

cannot be responsible for tears or stains to clothing that occur in the course of normal

play.
 

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To: Parents

From: Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Change of Clothing

Date February 21, 2006

 

Young children have toileting accidents, food spills, and generally get messy. That is

 why the preschool requires the children to have a fresh change of clothing in their

cubbies, including pants, shirt, underclothes, and socks.

 

It is difficult for your child if an accident occurs and there are no clean clothes. Please

bring fresh change of clothing each time soiled clothes are sent home.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

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To: Parents

From : Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Lunches Brought from Home

Date: February 21, 2006

 

We like to occasionally remind parents about the importance of nutritious meals for

 young children. Although packing meals at home for school is time consuming,

the types of food that your child finds in his or her lunch box help to determine the

energy that he or she has for the participating in school activities. Please do not send

candy in your child’s lunch box, soda or just sweet desserts. There must be some type of

nutritious meal. If your child does not eat meat than something that meets nutritious standards must be sent, such as: rice, pasta, peanut butter & jelly, etc.

 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

 

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To: Parents

From: Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Child Drop-Off and Pick-Up Safety

Date: February 21, 2006

 

Please remember that Preschool policies require that parents deliver children to the class room door and sign in when dropping them off at the preschool. Children may not be left in the preschool yard or inside the front door. Teachers should be made aware that each child has arrived for the day.

 

When picking up your child at the end of the day, please check child’s cubby or other message center set up by child’s teacher for any memos or handouts. Let the teacher know that have arrived to pick up your child and sign your child out for the day in the binder in the hall way.

 

Children should be dropped off and picked up from the preschool only by designated persons 18 years of age or older. Children shall not be released to minors. If substitute caregivers are designated by you to transport your child to and from school, please notify the preschool at 295-9559, of the name of the individual and the times/days that he/she will be providing this service.

 

These policies are designed to provide the utmost safety for your child. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

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To: Parents

From: Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Shoes on Play Ground

Date: August 18, 2008

 

As of August 25, 2008, children will NOT be allowed to wear flip flops or open toed shoes on the play ground. This includes crocks.

 

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MEMO

 

TO: Parents

From: Gail Metzgar, Administrator

Re: Toys Brought to School

Date: July 10, 2008

 

Parents please do not allow your child to bring any toys from home to the preschool, unless it is “Show & Tell”. It causes alot of arguing and fighting over the toys and we as teachers do not have the time to keep up with the toys. They get lost and sometimes broken which causes your child to become upset. PLEASE LEAVE ALL TOYS AT HOME!

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

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