Kids' School - Stowe VT Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider

56 Old Farm Road , Stowe VT 05672
(802) 253-7862

About the Provider

Description: The Kids' School is communication based in all our teaching methods. We feel communication is key with parents as well. Parents are a child's primary and most important teacher and we strive to support and keep parents involved with their child's early childhood experiences. The relationship between Kids' School staff and the families is so important to the growth of the child. Our relationship needs to be strong, open and communication filled in support of our family-program relationship philosophy. As required by CDD, our license is posted on the bulletin board and a copy of the regulation book is available for reading. Our license is renewed every three years. The Kids' School is a 4 STAR program. The Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS) is about going above and beyond the base line of the CDD's regulations. Being a part of STARS increases subsidy values, lets us collaborate with the public school system as a prequalified prekindergarten program and shows CDD that we are adding to our program to benefit your children.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 07/21/2019; Sibling Discount Available; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; Program Meals: Allergy Awareness, Special Diets; 4 Star Center Based Child Care and Preschool Program - Licensed Provider; Pets: Other Non-Furry Animal;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 438140
  • Capacity: 45
  • Age Range: Infant, Toddler, Preschool
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Schools Served: Stowe Elementary School, Thatcher Brook Primary School
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2020-08-16
  • District Office: Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-649-2642 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Type Create Date Due Date Corrected Date Status
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-08 2026-04-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.2.2: Staff who are counted in the staff/child ratios and auxiliary staff left alone with children and/or counted in staff/child ratio as specified in the rule 6.2.1.8 of these regulations shall obtain training in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR within three (3) months of beginning work in the CBCCPP and remain currently certified.
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-01 2026-04-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.3: The licensee, in consultation with the program director, shall establish written program policies and procedures and provide these to staff and to auxiliary staff left alone with children and/or counted in staff/child ratio as specified in the rule 6.2.1.8 of these regulations during an orientation training session approved by the Division prior to being left alone with children. Trainees under eighteen (18) years of age and other staff not left alone with children shall complete the orientation training within at least one (1) month of their first date of working with children. Complete written information and the orientation training session shall include: Basic knowledge of child growth and development; Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions; Safety and sanitation requirements including handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of bio contaminants; Positive behavior management; Supervision of children; Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; Safe sleep practices; Administration of medication requirements; Emergency and evacuation requirements; Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; Recordkeeping; Transportation and child passenger safety; Release of children; Respectful engagement of families; Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect; including information about the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, sexual violence, grooming processes, recognizing the dangers of child sexual abuse, and other predatory behaviors of sex offenders; Recognition of and response to the symptoms of common childhood illnesses; Preventing the spread of infectious disease; Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children; Inclusion of children with special needs; Guidelines for volunteers, partner staff, auxiliary staff, and business managers; Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; Staffing requirements to include opening and closing; and Ensuring children have extra clothes and diapers available.
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-01 2025-11-07 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.6.5: All prescription medication administered by staff shall be in its original container, properly labeled for the child, and administered prior to the expiration date on the container.
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-01 2025-12-15 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.1.3: Furniture and equipment shall be sturdy. Furniture and equipment that present a tipping or falling hazard shall be secured.
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-01 2025-12-15 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.4.6.1: The licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children and staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years. When the CBCCPP counts lock-down drills as allowed in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations, the licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each lock-down drill, the number of CBCCPP children and staff who participated, and note that the drill performed was a lock-down drill.
Violation 2025-11-05 2025-12-08 2026-04-13 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.4.4: All staff shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations. Substitutes filling a staff position for less than thirty (30) consecutive days within a 365 day period shall be exempt.
Violation 2025-07-24 2025-08-04 2025-08-04 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.6.10: All medication and non-medications described in the rule 5.6.9 of these regulations shall be securely stored and inaccessible to children.
Violation 2025-05-28 2025-07-14 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.1: Staff shall be able to hear all children of pre-kindergarten age and younger at all times, shall be able to see the children with a quick glance, and shall be able to physically respond immediately.
Violation 2025-05-28 2025-07-14 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.7.4.4: No form of inappropriate discipline or corporal punishment shall be used with children such as but not limited to: Confining a child in an enclosed or darkened area, such as a closet or a locked room;
Violation 2025-05-28 2025-07-14 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.5: Children shall be protected from the harmful acts of other children.
Violation 2025-05-28 2025-07-14 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.7.5: No punitive action shall be taken with children for not going to sleep, for toileting accidents, for failure to eat all or part of a meal or for failure to complete a prescribed activity.
Violation 2025-05-19 2025-07-14 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.3.2: Children shall not be required to sleep. Children who do not nap shall be provided space and equipment for quiet play.
Violation 2025-05-19 2025-05-28 2025-05-28 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.1: General Safety: The licensee shall ensure the physical facilities of the CBCCPP, grounds, equipment, and toys present no hazard to the health, safety, and well-being of the children.
Violation 2025-04-04 2025-05-12 2025-06-27 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.6.5: Children shall be protected from the harmful acts of other children.
Violation 2025-04-04 2025-05-12 2025-04-15 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.1: General Safety: The licensee shall ensure the physical facilities of the CBCCPP, grounds, equipment, and toys present no hazard to the health, safety, and well-being of the children.

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