Welcome To Backpack University, A Place For Growing Minds!
We understand that children learn more in the first five years of life than at any other time, and that their families are their first teachers. We strive to work together with families to understand each child’s learning style, interests and abilities. We then work to provide a caring, supportive environment that challenges each child to progress at his or her own pace in all aspects of development – social, emotional, cognitive and physical.
The Backpack Benefit
We are proud to provide a food program, transportation and security services to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all the children at our center.
Food Program
We prepare and serve a nutritious and balanced breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack for every child. We are also able to accommodate and provide for children with food allergies and other dietary restrictions.
Infants are fed Gerber Good Start formula, baby food and dry cereal. We are also proud to support breastfeeding mothers.
Transportation
We provide bus drop-off and pick-up at several local elementary schools during the academic year:
- Doctors Inlet Elementary
- Rideout Elementary
- Swimming Pen Creek Elementary
- Coppergate Elementary
Security
Security is extremely important in our learning environment. This is why the center is equipped with a key pad at the entrance. Only parents, staff and teachers have a personalized passcode to allow access into the building. Visitors must be escorted by a member of our management team. Anyone picking up a child other than a parent must be on the child’s pickup list, and show proper identification in order for the child to be released. Video monitoring is also present in every room.