1. What is Brightwheel?
– Brightwheel is a wonderful app we use at Casa Feliz to help keep you updated on your child’s day and a helpful tool to ease the minds of the parents. Throughout the day you can see beautiful pictures of your little one exploring their surroundings and interacting with friends/teachers. In addition, you will also be kept up to date on your child’s learning progress. Parents can message the teachers and ask any questions or post comments based on their child’s day. The teachers try very hard to always respond to the parents’ messages as soon as possible. For more information on Brightwheel click here!

2. Can my child sign in for Casa Feliz at 12 months?

-While your child attends Casa Feliz they will have the chance to experience the feeling of being at home and our teacher will care for them and help them develop every step of the way. For that to happen and for children to adapt best the limit age is 10 months old. This is for them to transition in a better way for you as parents and for us as their caretakers. Once they are adapted to our Infant location they transition better to the next stage of their life.

3. What should I bring for my child’s cubby?
– While your child attends Casa Feliz they will have the chance to experience new activities first hand. Getting messy will be part of the experience and here at Casa Feliz we welcome that part with open arms. Having said that, we please ask that you: pack extra clothes for your child, diapers, wipes, weather appropriate gear (rain suit, rain pants, nice warm jacket, hat, etc.), sleep sack/or blanket, pacifier (if they use one), and sunscreen. In addition, we ask that you label all of your child’s belongings with their first and last name.

4. Will you notify me before you give my child medicine?
– Yes, absolutely. We always message the parents before giving their child any type of medicine. We explain to the parent why we feel giving them tylenol or motrin would be a good idea. For example, if an 8 month old baby is very upset and does not want to eat, sleep, or play and shows signs of possible teething then we notify the parents about what is happening. After that we wait for the parents response and go from there. We never give a child medicine without the parents consent first.

5. How do babies sleep here? Do they have their own crib/mat?
– Every child sleeps in their own crib or mat. They have their own sheet that we provide. The children sleep in a darkened room with a white noise sound machine playing in the background. Here at Casa Feliz we believe that as the child’s caretaker our responsibility is to create a safe environment for them to sleep in, not make them sleep. Which is why we do not rock or sway a baby to sleep, we believe sleeping is a skill the baby must learn on their own. Here is a helpful link that describes in more detail about what we believe in when it comes to a sleeping baby.

6. How do you feed the babies/toddlers?
– When it comes to bottle feeding, we hold babies who are six months or younger and cannot hold their own bottle yet to help them drink their bottle. For older babies we have them to sit up and hold their own bottle to drink it. When it’s time for lunch or snack, the older babies will sit at a low table to eat. If they cannot sit up properly yet but are eating solids, we will sit them in Bumbo chairs. For the toddlers we have them eat and drink liquids at a table.

7. Can I sneak out? I don’t want my child to cry…
–We ask that you please never sneak out or miss saying goodbye to your child. When the parent suddenly disappears and the child does not know why, he/she become anxious and worried you are never coming back. We understand no parent wants to make their child cry, especially while saying goodbye, but we strongly believe that talking to your child and explaining why you are leaving will help them better understand the situation. In addition, by always saying goodbye and talking to your child, you are creating a predictable and secure routine for them. Here is another helpful link to making dropping off easier.

8. Would my child be confused for having more than 1 language?
– While often parents struggle with this question, we had read plenty of research showing us how kids would understand, won’t get confused if they listen to people in other language(s). There are plenty of information regarding this subject and we can say there are more benefits listening to more than one language specially when they are little. Being expose to different languages will increase their capacity to learn and they have the ability to discern between languages since birth, one or two or even three languages! Bilingual babies listen to languages — and don’t get confused (princeton.edu)