Green Environment
A clean, green environment is a huge priority for us. We know that your child’s health and well-being depend on it. To the greatest extent that the state of New Jersey allows, we have replaced traditional cleaning solutions with safer green products containing naturally-derived ingredients. By doing this, we’re able to provide a healthier environment for our children and our employees.
Potty Training
Potty training raises important questions about health and cleanliness, and most early child care programs will simply not accept a child who isn’t yet potty-trained. At Rainbow Academy, we believe that refusing a child for that reason would be shirking our responsibility to working parents. So we choose to integrate potty-training into our program and include child-sized potties in every classroom.
“With potties in every classroom, he was trained at Rainbow Academy
before he was trained at home!”
Health and Cleanliness
Just visit one of our centers to see what clean looks like. Our facilities are kept extremely sanitary, and your child is taught all aspects of cleanliness with respect to their use. Handwashing is the most important way to stop the spread of germs, and the children are supervised in this practice by teachers and caregivers who are very methodical about following the handwashing procedures.
Of course, we have strict guidelines for cleaning and sanitizing our rooms – including toys - every day. Even the air is clean at Rainbow Academy. Fresh air purifiers and circulators kill mold, mildew, bacteria and even airborne germs while eliminating odor and improving the overall air quality.
This emphasis on clean is evident in every aspect of the program. Naptime is on clean, comfortable cots, not on floor mats which hold bacteria. Outdoor play is on a clean play surface. And in addition to our ongoing, daily cleaning practices, our cleaning service comes every night and uses safe, “green” products.
And finally, paramount in maintaining a healthy environment, we require that both staff and children be in good health before coming to Rainbow Academy. These and other policies are detailed in our Parent Handbook.
