At Lily Pads, our number one priority is the safety of your children.

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• Our center is secured with pin code lock

• We have multiple emergency exits, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers 

• Emergency evacuation plan posted in each classrooms with regularly emergency drills conducted

• We use safety gates and capped electrical outlets throughout the center

• Outdoor areas are wrapped in a secure metal fencing with tne whole playground lined with soft landing surface for safe fall if your child takes a tumble

• Daily cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting of each classroom's furniture, toys, utensils, highly contacted area, hard surfaces and more

• Weekend deep cleaning and disinfecting of the center  

• We conduct criminal background checks to ensure trustworthy staff and passionate teachers provide the best care and education for your child

• Dedicated, friendly and loving Teachers who are trained in child development, early-childhood education or a related field. They are teachers credentialed in Infants/Toddlers and/or Preschool from Maryland Child Care Credential Program and are trained in First Aid and CPR

• We use Creative Curriculum and Healthy Beginnings in creating our weekly lesson plans

• Each child gets a personalized care plan upon joining Lily Pads. We conduct parents conferences to ensure your goals for your child are being achieved

• Monthly newsletters per classrooms and Observation Report per student on each classrooms

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Since we have reopened, we have implemented additional procedures as part of our COVID-19 enhanced health and safety procedures: 

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• We installed a germicidal ultraviolet light system for the HVAC system that has 99.9% disinfection rate to help reduce germs in the air and fight against COVID-19

• Our staff and teachers go through extensive training on health and safety practices we’ve developed to set a new standard in childcare

• Daily health and temperature screening upon check-in in the morning and throughout the day. 

• Contact-less check ins and health screening survey

• No Outdoor Shoes policy to maintain the sanitation in the center.  Only students and teachers can enter the center.

• We monitor symptoms during the course of each day with us. We notify parents when a child does not feel well to help prevent an illness from spreading

• Frequent hand washing routines for everyone upon entering the center and throughout the day

• Hand sanitizers are provided for adults only and posters for teaching and reminding respiratory etiquette are posted throughout the center for staff, teachers and children

• Staff and teachers are provided with medical apron and mask. 

• Our center is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized multiple times a day, with a deeper disinfecting routines at closing

• All used toys are separated and sanitized in between uses and again, at the end of the day. This includes outdoor toys and the playground. 

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   For full details of our updated enhanced health and safety protocols and for any other questions, you may contact

   us here.