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Center Hours / Inclement Weather Policy

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Arrival

Children will be received for Extended Care beginning at 7:00 am, and children enrolled only in Core Preschool will be received beginning at 8:45 am.

An adult must escort the child in and sign in at the Welcome Desk.

Extended Care children will be escorted to their preschool classrooms between 8:45 and 9:00 am.

Those arriving after 9:00 a.m. will need to ring the doorbell for entrance.

 

Departure

  • Children attending Core Preschool are to be picked up between 12:45 and 1:00 pm; Extended Care children must be signed out and picked up by 5:30 pm.

  • The Preschool will only release a child to his parent or guardian and those previously authorized on the Brightwheel app. If someone not authorized on the app is to pick up a child, the parent is list the new pick-up person on the Brightwheel app immediately.  For the safety and protection of your child, the person picking up a child should always be prepared to show picture identification.

 

Closure

  • St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool follows the Decatur City School schedule; Preschool Only children will not attend when Decatur City Schools are closed. 

  • Our Extended Care closes for 8 holidays and a half-day on Good Friday each year.​

 
Major Holidays Observed – Center Closed​

  1. Memorial Day

  2. Independence Day

  3. Labor Day

  4. Thanksgiving and Day after

  5. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

  6. New Year’s Day

  7. Good Friday (half day)

 

​Inclement Weather Policy
Forecasted Bad Weather

We will send information through our Brightwheel app with decisions regarding St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Preschool delayed opening, early closure, or cancellation.

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Tornado Warnings during Preschool Hours

Children and staff will gather in our “safe hall” in the event of a tornado warning during Preschool hours. The walls of this  hallway are constructed of reinforced concrete to serve as our tornado shelter. In the event of tornado damage, parents would be called and notified if we are unable to remain in the building; if telephone and cell phones are inoperable, parents should tune in to local broadcasts for emergency management instructions.

 

A list of emergency procedures is available in the Preschool Office.

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