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General Information

Unique Program Benefits

Meals/Snacks

We provide at no extra cost breakfast and lunch through our Christian Life School Cafeteria hot lunch program. We provide healthy snacks twice a day - morning and afternoon.

Early Education Discount

A discount of 15% will be given for each additional child from the same family. The discount will be given to the child with the lower rate. This does not apply to an additional child in the Extended Care or Day Camp programs.

Hours of Operation

The Early Education Department is open year round Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. We are closed for the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

License

Early Education has been licensed by the state of Wisconsin to provide childcare since January 5, 1993. All terms of licensing are available at the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services 141 N.W. Barstow St. Waukesha, WI 53188. Our license and any non-compliances are posted in the main office of Christian Life School. We are able to serve children ages 3 weeks to 12 years with a capacity of 110.

Teachers

Each staff member meets the educational guidelines as set forth in the Wisconsin Licensing Regulations DCF251 that include but are not limited to : Intro to Child Care Profession, Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Risk Reduction Training, Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Training. Many of our teachers have additional credentials including CDA (Child Development Associate), college credits and/or Bachelors/Masters degrees in Early Education, Education, Social Services or Psychology.

Class Size

Each of the rooms follows the teacher to child ratios set forth by the Wisconsin Licensing Rules and Regulations DCF 251 for each age group:

  • Nursery Care
    1:4 - maximum group size of 8
  • Nursery School
    Younger Twos 1:6 - maximum group size of 12
    Older Twos 1:8 - maximum group side of 14
  • K-3
    1:10 - maximum group size of 20
  • K-4
    1:12 - maximum group size of 24
  • Extended Care/Day Camp
    1:17 - Kindergarten maximum group size of 34
    1:18 - maximum group size of 36