Highlights

Days of care:
Monday-Friday

Hours of operation:
6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Rates:
Comparable to home and school programs (visit our Rates Page for more details)

Licensed for what ages:
33 months – 12 years of age and potty trained.

Capacity:
Treehouse is licensed for a total capacity of 60. Our all day preschool group consists of 30 children ages 3, 4, and 5. Our ratio’s for this age group is 1 to 10. Our kindergarten and school-age program is also made up of 30 students, ratio’s are 1 to 15.

Service Area:
We facilitate Hanover Elementary, St. Michael Elementary, the Parrish school, and Albertville Primary in St. Michael. Unfortunately, we do not get busing from Big Woods Elementary and Field Stone.

Daily schedule of numbers: varies (Max during the school year)
Open-7:25 a.m. 30 or less, Hanover students walk to school at 7:25 a.m.
7:25-2:35 p.m. 30 or less preschool group 3,4,5 year olds
2:35-5 p.m. 60 or less, HES and STMA  students arrive at 2:35 p.m.
5:00 p.m.-close 30 or less

Daily schedule of numbers: (during the summer and non-school days)
Open-8:30 a.m. 30 or less children
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 55 or less
5:00 p.m.-close 30 or less

Program plan:
Preschoolers have skill break/skill centers, 3 story times, changing of the calendar, weather, fair game play, alpha-bucket and show-n-tell each day. Skill break consists of age appropriate learning; in the areas of writing, colors, shapes, alphabet, numbers, seasons, calendar, the use of glue, scissors and more. Children are taught the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, days of the week, months of the year, body parts, and social etiquette. Children will also learn at least 40 sign language signs before graduating at the end of the year. We participate in skill centers’ which includes; play dough, sensory items, tinker toys, Lego’s, memory games, magnet sets and more. Arts and crafts are done on a weekly basis. Children play and socialize between their structured times. Children participate with a daily music program, and have Library Day weekly.

Part-time attendance:
Yes – 3 full day minimum

Outside play area:
Yes – 2 acres adjacent to Hanover Elementary. Landscaped with grasses, flowers, and mulch; containing swing sets, slides, play houses, sandboxes, picnic tables, climbing forts, tetherball and plenty of room for running.

Established in community:
Treehouse had its 1st grand opening February of 1998! We opened our doors for a second time with our brand new learning center, July of 2006. We have been established in the community for 20 plus years!

Staff:
Amy and Pat Jewett, both teacher certified, have owned and operated Treehouse for 20 years plus; with the help of a small, qualified staff. Pride is taken that there is ‘zero’ staff turn-over. You will see the same faces greeting your children each day with the knowledge of your child’s learning history, year after year. All staff are teacher qualified, have been certified in first aid, AED, C.P.R., and have worked with children, successfully for many years, as their chosen career.

Field trips:
Yes – many activities and field trips are planned through out our summer program. Also, during the school year, our preschoolers get invited to trick or treat, and to participate with the Bunny Trail, for Easter, at The Legacy of St. Michael Senior Residency. When the group goes as a whole we travel by bussing. We also bring many activities to Treehouse.

Breakfast/Lunch/Snacks:
We serve breakfast, that you supply, and we supplement with fruits or vegetables, and/or 100% juice or milk.  Children will need a lunch from home four days a week and Treehouse will supply a hot lunch one day a week.  On all days we will supply a glass of juice or milk with meals.  We will also have available spoons, forks, plates, and napkins.  Meals can be heated up.  Our snacks will always include two food groups with milk.

Vacation:
We do not offer unpaid vacation time to our families and we do not take paid vacation time as a facility.

Holidays:
Treehouse has nine paid holidays during the year. New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and one Floater. If your child is scheduled to come on the day the holiday falls on you are responsible for payment.

Square footage:
4000 square feet. Main learning facility and Kidnasium.

Featuring:
The Kidnasium, a 2000 square foot gym for in-door large motor playing. It houses; basketball, tricycle riding, knee/floor hockey, kickball, tents, tunnels, hop-scotch, scooters, balance beam, four square, building blocks, mechanical work station, parachutes, magnet/chalk easel, music, laughter and more!

We are a family owned childcare center and take pride in our very special program and facility. We boast that our staff stays consistent, our fees are affordable, and we make every effort to make each Treehouse family feel welcomed and special.

Please call for a tour @ (763) 498-7488, we look forward to meeting you!
Thank you for considering Treehouse!