Inclement Weather Policies & Procedures

Sometimes it snows…

The Children in the Shoe will make every effort to remain open during inclement weather. Our goal is to make sound decisions based on the safety of families and staff, while still meeting families’ needs for child care. The Children in the Shoe may close or delay opening at its discretion. Please note we do not always follow the Federal Government or MCPS snow/inclement weather closings. In the event that we need to close or delay opening, we will notify you by 5:30 A.M. in the following ways:

Email
Posting on our website www.thechildrenintheshoe.com and on schoolsout.com
An outgoing voice message on our phones (note: if the power is out we may not be able to change our voicemail message)
By phone (only if we are closing early)

In the event the program closes early we ask that you make arrangements to have your child picked up as soon as possible (within 2 hours).