Frequently Asked Questions

In order to register we need a completed enrollment application for each child. We will need to see the child’s original birth certificate (new students only), copies of the Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form/Immunization Records, and the required application fees indicated on the enrollment application. All items must be brought to the school office to ensure class availability. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Tuition varies based on the number of days and number of hours your child is with us. See below for a full list:

Preschool and Extended Care Fees

Bethany Early Childhood Education Center believes in the importance of teaching the whole child in God’s world, rather than just the intellectual part of the child. The spiritual, emotional, social, physical, intellectual and creative parts of the child are all equally important. If education ignores one or more of these selves, the whole child is not being educated. Bethany Early Childhood Education Center offers an exceptional Christian education and child care experience through loving and dedicated staff. We use the ABC Jesus Loves Me curriculum.

Yes. To help prevent the spread of illness in our school, we ask parents not to send their child if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

• Fever – >100 (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of anti-fever medication)
• Diarrhea/vomiting within the last 24 hours
• Any communicable disease
• Any type of infection that has not been treated for 24 hours with antibiotics the doctor ordered

If any of these symptoms are noted during school or in the before or after school program, parents are contacted to pick up their child.

*For other health issues see our student handbook

COVID-19:

If your child or an immediate family member is diagnosed with COVID-19, please notify the Director immediately. Your child should remain home for 14 days or have a negative test result.

Children’s temperatures will be checked at the door, and regular sanitization procedures will be in effect throughout the building.

Yes.  In the event of an emergency, the following procedures will be followed:

• Evacuation of Building— Children will be escorted out of the building and gathered on-site. In the event we have to go off-Site, children will be escorted to Bridge Church and parents/guardians will be notified once the immediate threat has passed.
• Shelter-in-Place—Children will remain indoors with Exterior doors locked. Parents will be notified once the immediate threat has passed.
• Medical Emergency—Individual and scene checked, notification of administration and/or 911. All staff is CPR/First Aid trained and teachers carry first aid kits, emergency call card information, and any necessary Emergency medication with them at all times.

In the event of an emergency, parent reunification will follow the same procedures as end-of- day pickup. Children will only be released to contacts listed on the child’s approved pick-up list with proper identification.