HOURS

A Step Ahead Learning Center is open 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday. Per ND licensing guidelines a child who is enrolled full time can be at the center a maximum of 50 hours a week.

We are closed the following Holidays

• New Years Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Friday before Labor Day for a staff in-service

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving

• Friday after Thanksgiving

• Christmas Eve

• Christmas Day

If a Holiday falls on the weekend we will be closed either that Friday and/or Monday.

OUR STAFF

All staff members are required upon hire to complete 18 hours of basic childcare training within the first 3 weeks.

All Staff are required to have a 2 day on site orientation and are required to be CPR and First Aid certified

Levels of Staffing include the Following…Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers and Teacher Aides.

Lead Teachers- We require all Lead Teachers to have one of the following….

• 4-year Degree in Early Childhood or a related field

• 2-year Degree in Child Development

• CDA (Child Development Associate)

• 4 Years + experience

Assistant Teachers- We require all Assistant Teachers to have at least 1 year experience in childcare or a related field.

Teachers Aides- All Aides are required to go through 2 full days of orientation and then have 60 days of a probation period to make sure that they are a right fit for the center.

Staff-Child Ratios for North Dakota

• Group Ages Ratio

• Infant 6 weeks-18 Months 1:4

• Toddler 18 Months-36 Months 1:5

• Preschool 3 Year Olds 1:7

• Preschool 4 Year Olds 1:10

• Preschool 5 Year Olds 1:12

• School-Age 6 Years and Up 1:20