Health & Safety

Keeping Children Safe, Every Day

The practices behind your peace of mind

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Our Commitment

Nothing Matters More

Before a child can learn, play, or make a friend, they have to feel safe, and so do you. Safety at our schools isn't a checklist pulled out for inspections. It's the quiet routine underneath every day, from the front door to the final pickup.

SECURE BY DESIGN

Safe From the Front Door

Entry to every school runs through keypad-access doors, and every child is signed in and signed out by their family, every single day. Release is simple and strict: only the people you've authorized and verified for pick up, every time. It's a routine that takes seconds and removes all doubt.

How We Keep Days Safe

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Healthy Habits

A clear illness policy, shared in our family handbook, spells out when children should stay home and when we’ll call you, so there’s never guesswork on a hard morning. Everyday hygiene and handwashing routines are built into the day, and when something’s going around, you’ll know, and you’ll know what we’re doing about it.

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Vetted, Trained Teachers

Every employee clears a background check before their first day, no exceptions. Every teacher also completes state training requirements each year, plus ongoing professional development through ProSolutions. The people closest to your child are screened, prepared, and still learning themselves. Safety starts with who’s in the room.

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The Right Ratios

We follow the child-to-teacher ratios required by each state, and the younger the children, the more teachers in the room. That’s what makes truly attentive care possible: more eyes during play, more hands at mealtime, more laps at story time. It’s something you’ll notice the moment you walk into a classroom.

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Ready for the Unexpected

Every school maintains an emergency preparedness plan, and every team member knows their role before it’s ever needed. From severe weather to a little one with a scraped knee, our teachers are prepared to respond calmly and keep children safe. Being ready is simply part of how we run every day.

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A Safe Day from Start to Finish

Safety here isn’t one moment, it’s the whole day. It starts when the keypad clicks and your child is welcomed by a teacher who knows exactly who’s arriving. It continues through supervised play, healthy routines, and classrooms staffed to state ratios. And it ends the way it began: your child released only to you or the people you’ve chosen, with a real update on their day. None of it is dramatic. All of it is deliberate.

There’s a quieter side to safety, too. Children who know what comes next feel secure, so steady routines and familiar faces do as much protective work as any locked door. When your child feels safe enough to try new things, take small risks in play, and trust the adults around them, that’s safety doing its real job: making room to grow.

Why Our Families Trust Us

Johnna McClendon
The Joy of Learning Center - Dogwood
"Wonderful Daycare with Joy for Learning in Dogwood! I am so grateful to have found The Joy of Learning Center! From day one, the friendly and dedicated staff made us feel welcomed and confident that our child was in caring hands. The center provides a warm, safe, and nurturing environment where children are excited to explore and learn each day. They offer age-appropriate programs from infants through preschool, with engaging activities that support social, emotional, and academic growth. Communication with parents is excellent, and the facility is clean and well-organized. My child comes home happy and proud of what she learned. I highly recommend this daycare to any family looking for quality childcare and early education!"
Jayla Hoang
The Joy of Learning Center - Dogwood
"My family and I moved out of state, with no help in the area after doing our research. The joy of learning center fit our needs and expectations. My eldest child has been enrolled for almost three years & my youngest just shy of six months . We’ve loved every second. You can feel the passion and love these providers have for our children. I’m thankful we found a safe space for our children."
Tatiana Bell-Bagayoko
The Joy of Learning Center - Dogwood
"Both of my children attend the center and when I say the teachers are amazing it doesn’t do them justice! My son was nonverbal for a while however when Ms. Arkiatou became site director, the curriculum changed for the better! I mean both he and his sister started to engage more, sing, play, and show me what they’d learned. Daily mundane tasks are embedded into the curriculum and they help at home. I tell everyone I know who is looking for a childcare place that feels like home to come to Joy of Learning- Dogwood! A very special thank you to Mrs. Jada and Chelsey! ❤️ They are incredibly caring, patient, and loving with my daughter, and you can truly see how much they care about the children. My little one feels comfortable and happy with them, which means everything to us. We are so grateful to have found Lakestone Academy and truly appreciate all the love and attention they give our daughter. I would highly recommend them to any parent looking for a caring and trustworthy daycare! ❤️"

How to Choose a School

Choosing care is a big decision. Here's how families usually find their fit.

Identify What Matters Most

Start with your family's needs: location, hours, ages, and the feel you want when you walk in the door. Knowing your priorities makes every other step easier.

Learn about the School

Explore programs, meet the director, and ask your questions, from daily routines to how teachers communicate. Good schools love the questions; they mean you care.

Come See It for Yourself

Nothing beats a visit. Schedule a tour, watch the classrooms in action, and trust what you see and feel. That gut feeling at drop-off matters.

Common Questions

Everything You Need to Know

How do you control who enters the building?

Every school has keypad-access entry, and families sign their child in and out daily. Visitors don't move through our schools unaccompanied, and children are only released to the adults you've authorized.

We follow a clear illness policy, shared with every family in our handbook, that covers when children should stay home and when we'll call you. It protects your child, their classmates, and their teachers, and it means no surprises.

Only the people you've authorized, ever. You control that list, and your school verifies through ID checks before any child is released. If plans change mid-day, a quick call to your school is all it takes to arrange an authorized alternate, and no one outside your list will ever be allowed access to your child.

Our illness policy, shared with every family in the handbook, lays out exactly when children should stay home and when they can return, so you're never guessing on a rough morning. It exists to protect your child, their classmates, and their teachers, and your school will walk you through it before your first day. If your child starts feeling unwell during their day here, you will be promptly contacted.

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