BHN’s foundations can be traced to the late 1950’s, when a group of Brown Memorial Church families acknowledged the need for a mother’s group in the area. Eventually their group grew into a cooperative nursery school that served the needs of both working and non-working parents. Bolton Hill Nursery was officially founded in 1969.
In the mid-1980s, Bolton Hill Nursery became an independent, non-religious, non-profit school utilizing a play-based philosophy of learning. In December 2012, the BHN board made the decision to purchase our current building, the former home of Family and Children's Services. Importantly, the building boasts a big yard perfect for children’s outdoor discovery and spacious, bright, “homey” rooms ideal for indoor investigation.
COVID-19 Information
Minimizing Contact
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Our already small class sizes are smaller than required by the State of Maryland, and our teacher ratio even greater, to allow for close supervision of hygiene throughout the day.
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Each class is staffed by the same team of adults all day.
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All persons who enter our building must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Keeping Surfaces and Air Clean
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We have obtained ample supplies of gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfectant, soap and water and all other supplies/PPEs recommended by the CDC.
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All toys that cannot be quickly cleaned in soap and water have been removed.
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All toys are cleaned twice daily, and any toys mouthed by children are cleaned immediately after use.
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We have maintained our existing schedule of daily whole-school professional cleaning.
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The HVAC return and supply grills throughout the building are wiped clean periodically with non-toxic cleaners, the evaporator coils are sprayed with coil cleaner to reduce soil and dust, and all air filters are changed regularly.
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AERUS Air Scrubbers are installed in the air returns throughout the building to continuously purify the air as it passes through the system, reducing exposure to bacteria and viruses.
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The water system has been flushed and water has been tested to ensure purity.
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To eliminate the preparation of food inside our building, parents are asked to pack a water bottle and lunch for their child each day as well as a morning and afternoon snack. Water bottles and lunch bags are sent home nightly for cleaning. All nap items are sent home for thorough laundering on Fridays.
Masks
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Staff must wear masks all day, except when outside, eating, or drinking.
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Families provide masks for their children. All children wear a mask all day, except when playing outside, eating, drinking, or napping. Even our 2-year-olds do this with no problems!
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Parents must wear masks while dropping off or picking up their children.
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Monitoring and Trusting Our Community
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Staff and families are required to report any symptoms or possible exposure to the school. Our community’s health and safety depend upon this trust.
