Health and Wellness

At Creative Minds Child Care, we place the utmost importance on your child’s well-being and safety. Our approach encourages children to explore independently and engage with their peers while fostering healthy habits, upholding a clean and sanitized environment, and implementing comprehensive wellness measures.

Air quality is important to us. We monitor and measure our air quality daily for 5 important factors of air quality: particulate matter (PM 2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), humidity, and temperature. We

We are certified as an Eco-Healthy Childcare Programs by the Children’s Environmental Health Network (C.E.H.N.). In order to be endorsed, our program must meet 30 best practices for environmental health. These include recycling, maintaining adequate air quality, using safe cleaning products, using only non-toxic toys and art supplies, maintaining exceptional cleaning practices, and a whole lot more. To learn more, please visit www.cehn.org

Healthy Habits

A healthy lifestyle should be a life-long goal that starts at a young age. We emphasize all aspects of wellness through health, nutrition, and wellness and incorporate them seamlessly into our daily classroom routines. Working cooperatively with the natural curiosity and boundless energy of young children we promote:

Active indoor play and outdoor recreation activities designed to nurture physical well-being
Exposure to a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables utilizing all colors of the rainbow
Water, whenever. No sugar-sweetened drinks. For ages two+: low- or nonfat milk.
Development of core strength, balance and mindful moment from our certified yoga teacher
Healthy, balanced meals freshly prepared using safe food handling practices
Frequent disinfecting and sanitizing of high-touch toys and surfaces
Frequent handwashing which is embedded in our curriculum and day
Continuous health & safety training including first aid and CPR certification

Keeping it Clean

Children learn through hands-on experiences, which can occasionally result in spills, sticky hands, and cluttered surfaces.

Staff training

Our parents entrust their child’s safety to us and that is a responsibility we take seriously. We are certified in first aid/CPR ,allergens and food handling .

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Wellness protocols

Creative Minds Child Care adheres to guidance and recommendations from local and state authorities regarding enhanced procedures to combat communicable diseases and illnesses.

This includes:

Limiting visitors to staff and enrolled families
“Kiss & Go” drop-off and pick-up procedures at the driveway or door to limit indoor touch points
Disinfecting playground equipment before and after each use
At the door deliveries of essential goods
The use of air purifiers to keep our air clean and healthy