Opening Day in Announced

Opening Day is Monday Sept 12!

A letter went out to parents in the last day or so with details of the center opening via LifeCubby. I will copy the text below. Sorry, the formatting is not as polished in the blog.

The End is Near… In a Good Way!
Update on the Ireland Road Center Rebuilding and Expected Opening Date.

Here is the big news first, then I will explain the details.

• The Ireland Road Center will open on Monday September 12 for all students.
• Afterschool Care may be available a couple of days earlier, like Thursday or Friday (9/8 or 9/9), if parents want to change mid-week. 
• Care may begin earlier for those rooms because they were repaired first. 
• After School care only. 
• Any additional information will be sent out through LifeCubby. 

What to Expect: “Like it never even happened” – Well, we are not quite there yet.

• The repair efforts were focused on what was necessary to restore a safe, clean learning environment for the children. Everything was cleaned / sanitized. What needed to be repaired / replaced was. 
• If the classroom supplies look a little low, please know that the order has been placed and should arrive soon.   
• Continuing repairs – We didn’t want to delay reopening for non-student area or cosmetic repairs. So those will be ongoing. 
• Personal belongings – Unfortunately, school and personal belongings alike were swept up in the water damage. Please plan on bringing in a complete replacement set of clothing, supplies, etc. Medication was not damaged, but just about everything else was touched. We will sort out what was saved once we re-open. 
• Student Files – Many were damaged. We will send you a letter if we need anything replaced. 

Rebuilding Details – I will continue to post details of the clean-up effort on our blog.
- GKIrelandUpdates.blogspot.com.

Evaluation of the Response – While we don’t plan on doing this again anytime soon, we would like your feedback on the experience so that we can improve our emergency preparedness in the future. Ireland Road parents as well as parents from other centers are encouraged to complete the survey. Please provide your comments at www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKFlood

Questions – If you have any questions, email is the best way to communicate with us at the moment. Jessica’s email is director.ireland@growingkids.com

Thank you, Thank you!
Hopefully, the flood and its consequences will quickly become a distant memory. Thank you to all of the parents, children and staff members for their patience and understanding during this rebuilding process.