POLICIES

The Learn 'n Grow Early Childhood Education Center closures and holiday vacation periods follow Otsego Public Schools' (OPS) calendar and decisions.

• If OPS has a snow day or announces a closure for other reasons, preschool will also be cancelled;
• If OPS is on a 2-hour delay, preschool will remain open.
• Our wrap-around child care will remain open in both instances, unless otherwise specified through our communication with parents.  

Closures are announced on WWMT, WOODTV8, Otsego Public Schools' Facebook page, Twitter feed, app and website. 

In case of severe weather, particularly a tornado watch or warning, the children will remain at school. 

Note: Our preschool days are not impacted by delayed start Wednesdays at Otsego Public Schools.

If you are dropping off or picking up for preschool class, please use the back door of the classroom through the gated playground.  Gates will be opened 10 minutes before class and 10 minutes before class is released for the day.

If you are dropping off or picking up from wrap around, please use the first entrance off the parking lot and enter your code.  Codes will be distributed at Parent Orientation or you may call our office for more information.  

Our office opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. The office phone number is 269-694-7960.

We're so excited to hold more of our classroom lessons outside in this new nature-based environment! 

Please always have a change of socks at the school. These can often get wet if we are outside and we want to be sure our students have dry socks to put on in the classroom to stay warm.

As the weather turns colder, a winter coat, snow pants, hat, gloves and boots will be necessary. We will still go outside during the winter in addition to our recess times. If the temperature (regular or with the wind chill) is 10 degrees or less, we will not go outside.

Learn more about the Learn 'n Grow Early Childhood Education Center curriculum, schedule, guidelines and policies in the handbook below. 

If you have any questions, please contact the director at 269-694-7960.

Learn 'n Grow Booklet 2022-23

Early Childhood Education Center Staff and Student Preparedness and Response Plan

• ECEC Staff and Student Preparedness and Response Plan