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

Bailey Kato-Dutton
Hobbit Hill Academy - BMH Learning Center
"My child looks forward to school everyday! His teachers are attentive & plan fun activities he loves. They’re also diligent on keeping us informed on the app throughout the day. Highly recommend."
Kelly Cruz
Hobbit Hill Academy - Lady's Island
"While we haven’t been at the school very long, we have been made to feel like family since day one! The teachers in infant room A are the best and I can’t express my gratitude enough for caring for my sweet baby. Also a shout out to the director, Ashley. She has made bringing my baby to daycare a worry free process."
Stephanie French
Hobbit Hill Academy - Lady's Island
"Ashley, and the rest of the staff/teachers/care givers are warm, patient, friendly, compassionate, and are always smiling. This is our first experience with Hobbit Hill and with daycare. We are the parents of three children and our youngest attends due to our ever changing work schedules. Our son was welcomed with open arms and has fallen right into the routine of going to “school” like his older siblings and loves the playing, learning, and interaction with his teachers and fellow friends in his class. He is always so happy to see us at the end of the day and is excited to go back each morning he attends. It has become such a good balance for us as a family and we are grateful to know our son is cared for, safe, learning, and having fun. You can tell that there are teachers working there and that is an irreplaceable feeling as a parent."
Selena Santiago
Hobbit Hill Academy - Shell Point
"Before coming to shell point, our son struggled so much at drop off. He just never wanted to go, and as parents that was very heartbreaking. Shell point quickly changed that! He waives bye and starts his morning routine with Mrs. Mary. He comes home and signs songs that he’s learned at school. His speech has improved so much even his therapist are surprised! As a parent I appreciate the app updates and pictures. Almost every day there are pictures posted of my son laughing and playing with friends. It puts my mind and heart at ease seeing him being so well taken care of even while away from us."
Brittany Eggleston
Hobbit Hill Academy - Shell Point
"Both of my children, Lilla and Brooks went to Hobbit Hill from infancy until they were 4 years old. I can’t say enough about the ladies that cared for my children. They loved both of my babies as if they were their own. My children came out of Hobbit Hill with the academic foundations they needed to have them prepared to be successful in pre-k. They also had the social skills to be successful in a school setting. I miss seeing the ladies each day. My son still talks about Ms. Angie and Ms. Asia even though he is no longer at Hobbit Hill. I will always recommend people to Hobbit Hill. Hobbit Hill will always hold a special place in my heart! We love Hobbit Hill!"

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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