801 University Blvd, West
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
(301) 681-9520
[UPDATED FOR 2010 - 2011]
- Enrollment - Tuition - Medical Examination - Volunteer Opportunities - Holidays - First Day of School - Policies
- Forms
Enrollment
[For2010 - 2011] Applications for enrollment are welcome from all children
in the community. Application for admission will require a copy of your child's
birth certificate, a completed registration form, and a registration fee of
$50.00 which is nonrefundable. Also required at the time of registration is
the May 2011 tuition (to be held in an escrow-like account until May 2011)
which may be refundable providing specific conditions are adhered to. Children
enrolled in the program must have reached their second birthday by September
1, 2010; their third birthday by September 1, 2010; or their fourth birthday
by September 1, 2010. The Director reserves the right to request withdrawal
of any child at any time for reasons deemed necessary by her. Your child's
final acceptance into the 4CCN program is conditional upon receipt of the
medical form which is due in the nursery office no later than June 1, 2011.
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Tuition
[For 2009 - 2010] The tuition for the two-day-a-week program will be $1980.00
annually, which is payable in monthly installments of $220.00, September through
April (May is paid at registration). The tuition for the three-day-a-week
program will be $2520.00 annually, which is payable in monthly installments
of $280.00, September through April (May is paid at registration). The tuition
for the five-day-a-week program will be $3600.00 annually, which is payable
in monthly installments of $400.00, September through April (May is paid at
registration). The Director may be consulted regarding emergency assistance
in special cases of financial need.
Your tuition is due the first consecutive Thursday and Friday of each month.
Make checks payable to 4 Corners Community Nursery.
If a tuition check is not received on the above dates, there will be a delinquent
fee of $20.00 per week. We do not expect you to make a special trip to bring
in the tuition if your child is sick. You may mail in your tuition and the
date of the postmark will be considered the date of payment. A $25.00 fee
will be charged for a returned check.
Dropouts must give a month's notice. The May 2011 tuition is refundable provided
the Director is contacted at least thirty (30) days prior to the withdrawal
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Medical Examination
No child shall be admitted to the nursery without a completed written report
of medical examination. The report must be completed on a standardized form
supplied by the Maryland State Health Department, and will be given to you
at the time of registration. Children already enrolled and returning for another
year do not need to complete a new form. back
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Volunteer Opportunities
Like all schools, 4CCN depends on the help of parents to make the program
a success. We hope you will be available to volunteer for at least one of
the jobs listed below. Please contact the school office with your availability.
>All families (or an adult representative of the family) will be required
to do a minimum of 4 volunteer hours at both the spring and the fall consignment
sale.
>Snack Apportionner (count out snack items for all students on the day
your child attends school)
>Snack Coordinator (contact parents who volunteered to be snack apportionners
and set up the schedule for the year)
>Room Parent (assist teacher with party planning, phone calls, etc.)
>Substitute Teaching (assistant in classroom, with a regular teacher, for
one who needs to be out)
>Consignment Sale (held in October and March, volunteers are needed to
assist with the sale Monday through Friday during school hours and Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday evenings)
>Book Club (distribute literature, place orders, sort books and distribute
to classrooms)
>Hearing & Vision Screening (usually held in November and March, assist
in the classroom with one teacher while the other teacher accompanies children
to the screening room)
>"In House Field Trip Coordinator (contact and arrange for person
or organization to visit school and perform for children)
>Repair Persons (do minor repairs, as needed, in classrooms and on the
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Holiday Schedule
The nursery will be closed on the following days for the 2009-2010 school
year:
September 7 Monday
September 28 Monday
October 16 Friday
November 2 Monday
November 26-27 Thursday, Friday
December 24 Thursday thru January 1 Friday (school will reopen Monday, Jan.4
@ 9:15a.m.)
January 18 Monday
January 25 Monday
February 15 Monday
March 29 Monday thru April 6 Tuesday (school will reopen Wednesday, April
7th @ 9:15a.m.)
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
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First Day of School
Bring: completed forms, lunchbox w/cup, restmat (approx. size 2' x 3', can
be a towel), change of clothing (pants or skirt/dress, shirt, underwear, socks),
picture (returned at end of year). Put your child's name on EVERYTHING --
lunchboxes, cup, spring jacket, rain gear, hats, mittens, winter jackets,
restmats, picture, clothes and anything else.
What to do on the first day: 1) Find your child's bag in hallway. Put extra
clothing and restmat in the bag. Leave bag in white basket. 2) Lunchboxes
on shelf under bulletin board. 3) Completed forms and picture in box on teacher's
desk. 4) Door opens at 9:15am. Say good-bye and enjoy your morning! (See article
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4CCN Policies
Please refer to the following policies for general information. Contact the
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Closings and Delays
When Montgomery County Public Schools are closed because of snow or other
emergencies, our nursery will also be closed. When County schools have a delayed
opening, the nursery will delay its opening the same length of time. MCPS
will notify radio and TV stations of the decision, usually by 6:00am. If it
is necessary to close schools early, our nursery will close at 11:45am. Radio
and TV stations will be notified usually by 11:00am. When opening is delayed
two hours, the two-year-old classes will remain until 1:15pm. Threes and fours
will be dismissed at the regular time. Check the 4CCN
home page for an announcement on closings, delayed openings or early dismissal.
Information from Montgomery County Public Schools about school operations
is announced publicly as soon as possible on local radio and television stations
and other media including the Internet: MCPS
Web home page displays emergency announcements; Schools-Out.com
on the Internet (sign up for automatic e-mail notification); MCPS Telephone
information service at 301-279-3673; MCPS Cable Channel 60 (converter box),
Channel 6 (cable ready) or Channel 34 (digital); local radio and television
stations. If schools are closed or delayed, the announcement is made no later
than 6:00 a.m. (or the night before if possible). If schools are closing early,
the announcements are made by 11:00 a.m. Weekend decisions are made by the
county's Interagency Coordinating Board for the use of public facilities,
but the same media list is used.
Alert MCPS
Alert MCPS is a way that you can receive text messages or e-mail from Montgomery
County Public Schools during weather-related emergencies and other major events
that impact school system operations. Alert MCPS is administered by Montgomery
County Public Schools and is part of the Montgomery County Alert System. Sign
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Dismissal
Dismissal time for the two-year-olds is 12:15pm and 1:15pm for the three-
and four-year-olds. Please pick up promptly. A $5.00 fee will be charged for
pickup between 12:15 and 12:30pm (1:15 and 1:30pm), and $1.00 per minute after
12:30pm (1:30pm) will be assessed the parent, regardless of car pool arrangements.
This fee will be payable to the teacher, the next class day.
Even if your child knows the person who is picking him up, we will not release
the child unless: a) it is the regular pickup person whom the teacher recognizes;
or b) you, the parent, have contacted the nursery and have identified by name
the pickup person.
If your child is going home with a friend from class rather than the regular
pickup person, you must provide that information to the teacher in a written
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Illness
We request that you keep your child at home if he has even the slightest hint
of illness. If he attends the nursery when he is ill, he is likely to infect
others and to aggravate his own illness. If your child becomes ill during
the day, we will call you -- or the relative or neighbor designated on the
white emergency card -- to come pick him up. Please notify us immediately
if there is a change in the emergency information. Our policy on runny noses
is if the mucus is discolored, your child must remain at home. If you child
is ill with a fever, he or she must remain at home for 24 hours without a
fever.
Our goal is healthy children! Please be advised that we will send home any
child who appears to us to be unwell.
The Maryland State Department of Health states that the director or teacher
may not administer medication of any kind to a child, except by written instructions
from your doctor. Please let the director or the teacher know if your child
is absent because of a communicable disease (such as chicken pox, strep throat,
pink eye, etc). Other parents need to know their child has been exposed. back
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Convalescent Children
Children not well enough to go outside with their class should be kept home.
We do not have sufficient personnel to stay inside with a child who is convalescing.
Both teachers must be with their class when in the outdoor area for the safety
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Toilet Training
Two-year-olds do not need to be toilet trained.
We hope our three-year-olds will be fully toilet trained, however, if they
are not they may come to school wearing "pull ups". We will not
change them, and if a child has a bowel movement in the "pull up"
a parent or caregiver will need to come to school to change the child.
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Clothing
Your child is attending our nursery to work as well as play. To make him comfortable,
dress your child in play clothes. We will be painting, gluing, playing in
water, etc., which will require clothes that can get dirty. Please don't hinder
your child's development by telling him, "Don't get this outfit dirty."
Be sure your child's clothing (sweaters, hats, coats, gloves, boots, etc)
is marked with his name. When "boot weather" arrives, a plastic
bag over the shoe makes it easier for the child to put on his own boots. back
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Lunches
Each child is to bring a lunch with a non-breakable cup to hold the milk we
furnish. We suggest that you do not wrap the sandwiches in baggies or plastic
wrap because these are hard for little hands to manage. A piece of waxed paper
is best since it can also serve as a tablecloth. We request that you not include
candy or gum in the lunch because this is a temptation for the other children
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Hazard Insurance
Each child attending our nursery is covered through Patuxent Insurance Company
by a Preschool Activities Policy. This policy covers each child while on the
church premises during school hours and on field trips, as well as traveling
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Observation Room
The observation room will be open the first two weeks so you may observe your
child's adjustment. After this time, it will be open between 9:15am and 12:30pm.
Whenever possible, plan your observation so that you do not bring other children
with you. For the safety of all, never allow anyone to knock or bang on the
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
For students in the three- and four-year-old classes, scheduled conferences
will be held in January so you may discuss your child's progress. The two-year-old
class teacher does not hold scheduled conferences but will be available whenever
you have questions or concerns. Prior to conference time a sign-up sheet will
be posted outside the classroom door so you may schedule a time convenient
for you. Discussing your child with the teacher in his presence (such as in
the doorway of the room) is unwise. Your child understands he is being discussed
and may pattern his behavior accordingly. Make an appointment for a conference
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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors makes decisions concerning nursery policy. This Committee
is composed of the Director, two teachers and six parents. The names of the
teachers and parents will be announced in our October monthly newsletter.
Any concerns you may have should be brought to the attention of a Committee
member for discussion at the next meeting. The Committee meets in November
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Code of Behavior
It is the aim of the nursery to provide an environment that allows a child
to develop to his fullest potential. A child whose behavior intrudes on the
rights of others will not be sanctioned, and a conference will be held between
teacher and parents to seek ways to best help the child. A child will be asked
by the teacher and the director to withdraw if reasonable improvement does
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Field Trips
Maryland's new child safety seat law goes into effect on June 30, 2008. The
new law requires that all children younger than eight years of age be secured
in a federally approved child safety seat according to the safety seat and
vehicle manufacturers' instructions, unless the child is 4 feet, 9 inches
or taller, or weighs more than 65 pounds. The child restraint must be right
for the child's size, age, and weight. Each individual parent is responsible
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4CCN Parking Policy
4CCN has permission from the church for our parents to use the large parking
lot on the east side of the building. In normal circumstances, adequate spaces
will be available. Please park in marked spaces only (i.e., not on the grass).
For safety reasons, 4CCN parents may NOT park or stand along the drive on
the south side of the church. The small parking lot on the north side of the
church is reserved for church and employee parking. This lot is reserved for
permit parking only. 4CCN parents are not to use this lot.
To facilitate traffic flow in the parking lot, please enter the lot by the
first driveway (closest to Colesville Road) and exit by the second driveway.
The 4CCN Board of Directors has developed the following procedure for dealing
with persons who ignore the parking regulations, and fines will be assessed
to the parent regardless of carpool arrangements: 1) on the first offense
you will be assessed a $10.00 fine payable with the next tuition; 2) If not
paid with the next tuition we will require that your child be withdrawn from
the nursery; 3) Subsequent offenses may require that your child be withdrawn
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Security System
All exterior doors will be closed and locked throughout the day with the following
exceptions to accommodate nursery parents and children. Door #3 (located on
the south side of the building near the west wing) will be unlocked from 9:00
to 9:30am . 12:00 - 12:30, and 1:00 to 1:30pm so parents may drop off and
pick up their children. To provide access to the building when it is occupied
but the doors are locked, an intercom and door lock release have been installed
on door #3 permitting the nursery staff to let people in at that door only.
Occasionally no one will be available to answer the doorbell. When this occurs,
walk to the north side of the building and ring the doorbell attached to door
#1. Someone from the church office will admit you. back
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Forms
PDF files require Acrobat
Reader.
Print the forms, fill them out, and return them to the Administrative office
at the school.
- Click here for a printable 4CCN REGISTRATION FORM for 2 year olds (for 2010 - 2011 school year)
- Click here for a printable 4CCN REGISTRATIONFORM for 3-4 year olds (for 2010 - 2011 school year)
- Click here for a printable HEALTH INVENTORY FORM (361KB)
