LATE ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE POLICIES

Late Arrival

Elementary: 8:11 am
Forest Kindergarten: 8:11 am
Forest Preschool: 8:21 am

The beginning of the day is extremely important for our students. When children arrive late, it is not only disruptive to the class, but a disservice to the student who is late as it is more difficult for the children to get into the rhythm of the day. We want our students to learn good habits of timeliness.

We understand that sometimes our mornings do not always go as planned. If you are unavoidably detained, please call or text the Office. Parents will need to sign in any child arriving late with an Office staff member. If no Office staff member is present at your child’s drop off location, please go to the front door (Chipmunk Valley door) to sign in. If your child’s teacher is visible, you must make eye contact and/or wave and receive acknowledgement before sending your unescorted child to join them.

A student is considered to have arrived late starting one minute after their class’ start time (Elementary at 8:11am, Forest Kindergarten at 8:11am, and Forest Preschool at 8:21am).

Families will receive three Late Arrival passes a month. Each 15 minutes of lateness will use one Late Arrival pass for the month. Any late arrivals after three will be charged a late fee of $30. Every 15 minutes of lateness will accrue an additional $30 late fee. This fee will be added to the next month’s FACTS withdrawal or may be paid by credit card at the time of the 4th late arrival.

Early Departure

If a child must leave school early for any reason, please let the Office know, so the information can be noted in the daily records. Please park, walk to the front door (Chipmunk Valley door) and ring the bell. After signing your child out, an Office staff member will retrieve your child from class.

Late Pick Up

Elementary: 3:31 pm
Forest Kindergarten: 12:11 pm  
Forest Preschool: 11:21 am
Aftercare PM: 3:31 pm

We understand that sometimes our afternoons do not always go as planned. If you are unavoidably detained, please call or text the Office. Parents will need to go to the front door (Chipmunk Valley door) and sign out any child being picked up late with an Office staff member.

A student is considered to be picked up late starting at one minute after their class’ end time (Forest Preschool at 11:21am, Forest Kindergarten at 12:11pm, and Elementary and Aftercare at 3:31pm).

Families will receive three Late Pick Up passes a month. Each 15 minutes of lateness will use one Late Pick Up pass for the month. Any late pickups after three will be charged a late fee of $30. Every 15 minutes of lateness will accrue an additional $30 late fee. This fee will be added to the next month’s FACTS withdrawal or may be paid by credit card at the time of the 4th late pickup.