Doors open and families are greeted each day beginning at 8:50 a.m. We close our doors at 9:15am so the first activities of the day are not interrupted. The doors remain locked throughout the school day to ensure your child’s safety. To gain entrance throughout the school day, please ring the doorbell.

Dismissal for the morning session is at 12:00 p.m. All children need to be picked up promptly. Extended Care children may be picked up anytime before 3:00 p.m. Written permission is required for all children picked up by anyone other than their parents.

Park in the parking lot, turn off your vehicle and lock it. Do not leave unattended children in vehicles. Walk your child/children into the education building and to their classroom. Do not park in the circular driveway or in the handicapped spaces. Please contact the office if you need assistance at any time.

Pick-up time is 12:00 noon. Parents are to remain outside in the courtyard. The teachers will bring the students outside to their designated pick up site. After 12:10 pm, any remaining students will be placed in our Extended Care program.

Little Disciples Preschool will closely operate on the same schedule as Sarasota County Public School system. (Note: Our Preschool year begins two weeks after the opening of the public school year.) Little Disciples Preschool will be closed when the Sarasota County Public Schools are closed for teacher work days. We will be closed for all major holidays (including Christmas recess and Spring break). When the public schools are closed due to “severe” weather, Little Disciples Preschool will be closed. Tune to Channel 40 or SNN Channel 6 for all area school closings. Changes/revisions of the Sarasota County School Year Calendar may effect our calendar year. Parents will be contacted regarding any changes that may be necessary.

We will also be closed one Friday in September or November (TBA) as our staff attends either the ECA Conference or the NAEYC Conference. A calendar for the school year will be provided in your student folder and again in our school directory, printed in early October.

If your child is ill and/or will not be in school, please call the office. In order for your child to return to the classroom, they must be free of fever for 24 hours. Notice will be given to all parents concerning any outbreak of childhood or Communicable diseases here at school.

A snack basket will be sent home with your child the day before it is due. This is done on a rotating basis. Please provide a healthy snack for the number of children in your child’s class. For health and safety reasons, we must insist that snack foods arrive in original, and unopened packages (unless homemade). Water will be provided as our snacktime refreshment. A snack calendar will be sent home as a reminder of the day(s) your child will be responsible for snack throughout the month. All paper goods will be provided by the school.