Riley Crossing provides Infant formula (Gerber Good Start), Infant food (Gerber Organic baby food in fruits and veggies), Non-fragrance diaper wipes (McKesson brand) and other daily essentials such as bibs, cribs and crib sheets, sippy cups and infant utensils.
Yes- both infant rooms have an area that can store a car seat during the day until you pick up in the afternoon.
Yes - we have our own ServSafe Chef, who provides breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack for our children. All meals on cooked on site following the USDA guidelines for child care. Our chef prepares meals which include organic dairy products, fruits, and veggies along with serving organic whole and 1% milk.
At Riley Crossing, we take pride in having high-quality programming that provides a clean environment for both the children and seniors. Being a part of the Ebenezer and Fairview Hospital systems, we have high level of illness and cleaning protocol in place. We also have found that both generations develop a higher-level immunity which helps prevents outbreaks of illness. But most of all, we have seen, that our Intergenerational programming provides an atmosphere of happiness which reduces levels of anxiety, isolation, and depression in both our children and seniors. Happiness is the key to be healthy!
Riley Crossing teachers believe that every situation is a learning tool. When misbehavior happens, we look to see how we can help our toddlers and preschooler develop skills to work through the issue. We also carefully plan our environment to help prevent issues from arising - with large rooms and longer times exploring indoors and outdoors. We believe fewer transitions allows children to be more engaged in the learning that is happening all day long!
Our infant and toddler programs use the "Hi Mamma" app to provide communication on feedings, diapering, nap time throughout the day. Preschool children receive an end of the day note in which they fill out to help develop writing skills. Each classroom provides a weekly email to families on all the activities throughout the week and upcoming events. Our teachers work up to 10-hour shifts to in order to provide consistent communication with parents and other caregivers.
Riley Crossing Child Care in Chanhassen, offers 2 day, 3 day, 4 day and 5 day rates for childcare pricing. This helps with meeting the needs of parents work schedules.
Riley Crossing Child Care follows the MN Department of Education in our development goals for each child. We understand that every child will develop certain skills at different times. Our learning through play curriculum is key in providing an environment that will allow each child to succeed at their own pace. If you visit our Facebook page, you'll learn about who we are, the curriculum we offer and how the children benefit from it.
Early childhood education is key to help ready young children for their school years and beyond. Children's brains are developing the fastest from birth to 5 years of age. High quality educational care to help young children develop keys skills for their lifetime.
A high quality preschool will incorporate the development of the whole child. At Riley Crossing, our focus is to help your child feel comfortable in the environment to explore. This exploration will allow children to develop the confidence and joy of life long learning.
Riley Crossing childcare is a part of the Fairview Health Services hospital system, being part of Ebenezer. Being a part of the medical system that is abundant of resources, training, policies and procedures, families can count on Riley Crossing to provide high quality and safe environment for their child during a lockdown or during any normal day of the week. We do also continue to provide care doing state mandated lockdowns.
