AGES 6 WEEKS TO 3.5 YEAR OLDS
Child Care
Stratton Child Care
Conveniently located at Skier Drop-Off, our fully licensed child care program offers a full day of fun in a perfect play environment with safe and enriching toys, art projects and storytelling with a professional staff that understands how to fuel your child's imagination. Outdoor time is plentiful in our beautiful mountain environment. Lunch and snacks are not included.
Our kids love to do art projects, sensory play, go outside, listen to stories and sing songs. We try to go outside every day to gain a love of nature and the outdoors. Starting this from a young age is the best way we have found to build the foundation for a love of snow sports. We like to do yoga and bring nature inside to explore further. In its simplest form, we all just love to play and have fun!
Stratton Child Care is a 4 STAR program. STARS is a voluntary state quality credentialing program that stands for Step Ahead Recognition System. This rating scale is scored based on the following criteria: staff qualifications and training, interaction and support of children, families, and community, how providers assess what they do and plan for improvements, and the strength of the operating policies and business practices.
To book for Winter Seasonal Childcare and Winter Daily Reservations please call 1-800-STRATTON
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Conveniently located at Skier Drop-Off, our fully licensed child care program offers a full day of fun in a perfect play environment with safe and enriching toys, art projects and storytelling with a professional staff that understands how to fuel your child's imagination. Outdoor time is plentiful in our beautiful mountain environment. Lunch and snacks are not included.
Our kids love to do art projects, sensory play, go outside, listen to stories and sing songs. We try to go outside every day to gain a love of nature and the outdoors. Starting this from a young age is the best way we have found to build the foundation for a love of snow sports. We like to do yoga and bring nature inside to explore further. In its simplest form, we all just love to play and have fun!
Stratton Child Care is a 4 STAR program. STARS is a voluntary state quality credentialing program that stands for Step Ahead Recognition System. This rating scale is scored based on the following criteria: staff qualifications and training, interaction and support of children, families, and community, how providers assess what they do and plan for improvements, and the strength of the operating policies and business practices.
To book for Winter Seasonal Childcare and Winter Daily Reservations please call 1-800-STRATTON
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Product Time Price Full Day 8:30am - 4pm $192 per child
Winter Booking:
Child Care for winter 2024-2025 is now available. Winter Child Care is available 7 days per week during ski season.
Please call 1-800-STRATTON to book your child care reservation or to be added to the wait list. All wait list requests must be requested by the reservations team.
Deposit Policy:
All Stratton Mountain activities require full payment at the time of booking.
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Product Time Price Full Day 8:30am - 4pm $149 per child
Summer Booking:
Summer Child Care is available Monday - Friday, June 23 to Friday, August 29, 2025.
Please call 802-297-4051 for more information on Summer Child Care registration at Stratton Mountain.
Deposit Policy:
All Stratton Mountain activities require full payment at the time of booking.
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Welcome Families,
We are so excited to be welcoming your children to Stratton Childcare! Here is a little bit of information for you before you arrive;
Childcare is located at the end of the skier drop off lane. You can park in the 15 minute parking lane for drop off or in one of the parking lots. Drop off is from 8:30-9:00am every day. Children must arrive by 9am.
Please pack enough food for 2 snacks, a lunch (all nut free), and a water cup for your child. We do not heat food for snacks and lunches. We typically eat at 9:30am, 12:00pm, and 3:15pm each day.
Please fill out the registration form prior to arrival, if possible. You can either bring it in on your first day or email it back to childcare@stratton.com. We do need two emergency contacts, in addition to both parents/guardians.
Sick children will not be admitted to childcare; here is the link to the Child Care Sick Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email childcare@stratton.com. If your child has an allergy, please notify us via email. We look forward to meeting your children soon!
INFANTS 6 weeks - 13 months
Things to pack:
- Bottles, formula and/or breast milk for the day. We cannot reuse bottles, so please pack as many bottles as your child normally drinks, plus an extra one.
- Sleep sack or velcro swaddle Children under 12 months of age will be napped in a crib. Children over 12 months will nap on a rest mat. Pacifiers are allowed in the cribs but nothing else.
- Pacifier, comfort object, comfort item
- Please do not send a “Wubbanub” pacifier with a stuffed animal on it, as it’s not allowed in the cribs, per state regulations. Teething jewelry is also not permitted per state regulations.
- Baby food or solid food; please cut everything to bite size. No nuts/nut butters please.
- 2-3 extra outfits per day
- 8-10 diapers per day, a pack of wipes
- Outdoor clothes (winter jacket, snow pants, winter boots, waterproof mittens, winter hat)
TODDLERS 13 months - 2 years old
Things to pack:
- Comfort item, 1 toy
- Pacifier
- Blanket for nap
- Outdoor clothes (winter jacket, snow pants, winter boots, waterproof mittens, winter hat)
- 2 snacks and a lunch (nut/ nut butter free) Please cut everything to bite size.
- Water cup
- 2-3 extra outfits for clothes
- 8-10 diapers or pull ups; pack of wipes
We do make every attempt to go outside daily, so outdoor clothes are required at drop off.
PRESCHOOL 2 years - 3.5 years old
Things to pack:
- Comfort item, 1 toy
- Blanket for nap
- Outdoor clothes (winter jacket, snow pants, winter boots, waterproof mittens, winter hat)
- 2 snacks and a lunch (nut/ nut butter free)
- Water cup
- 2-3 extra outfits for clothes; more if potty training.
- 8-10 diapers or pull ups; pack of wipes
We do make every attempt to go outside daily, so outdoor clothes are required at drop off.
ADD ON SKI LESSON 2 years and 8 months - 3.5 years old
Things to pack:
Everything in the Preschool age bracket plus the following:
- Skis or snowboard
- Helmet
- Ski or snowboard boots
- Hand and foot warmers
- Ski socks
- Extra layer of clothing
Please arrive by 9am to ensure your child has a snack before leaving for their lesson.
Lessons typically take place around 10am
Please pick up rentals before you drop off, children are required to be present at time of rental.
Lessons last approximately 1 hour. All efforts will be made to encourage children to ski/snowboard; however, refunds will not be issued if your child chooses not to ski/snowboard or is brought in early. Parents will be notified in this event. rich-text, responsive-table -
Sample Schedule
rich-text, responsive-tableHours Description 8:30am Free Play 9am Circle Time 9:30am Snack 10am Art or Sensory Activity 10:30am Outside or Gross Motor Activity 11:30am Story and Dramatic Play 12pm Lunch 12:30pm Rest Time 3pm Snack 3:30pm Centers 4pm End of day pick up -
PLEASE READ
Our child care is a NUT SAFE facility. Please pack your child a lunch and two snacks for their time with us that is free of tree nuts. We are not able to reheat food; please pack a thermos or food that doesn’t need to be heated and 2 ice packs in your child’s lunchbox.
All Stratton Child Care staff are certified in pediatric and adult C.P.R. and First Aid.
A parent or legal guardian will be required to fill out a child care Registration Form with emergency and medical information each season. Children will only be released to legal guardians or adults listed on the registration form with proper identification. Save time at drop off by filling one out ahead of time! Download registration form
Children that are ill will not be admitted into child care. This is subject to change based on the COVID-19 pandemic. Childcare Health Policy
Infants under 12 months will be provided with cribs so they may sleep as needed. All other ages will be provided with nap mats after lunch. If your child does not nap they will be offered a quiet activity after 30 minutes of resting on a mat.
We do offer a year-round contracted child care program in addition to these daily options. If you are interested in becoming one of our recurring families, please call (802) 297-4051 for additional information.
Age Staff to Child Ratio 23 months and under 1 Staff per 4 Children 24 months to 35 months 1 Staff per 5 Children 36 months and up 1 Staff per 10 Children
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Cancellation Policy Winter 24/25:
- Cancellations made before 72 hours of the start date will receive a full refund, minus a $50 cancellation fee for orders under $500, or $150 for orders over $500.
- Cancellations made within 72 to 24 hours before the lesson or product start time will receive a resort credit, minus a $50 cancellation fee for orders under $500, or $150 for orders over $500.
- Cancellations made within 24 hours of the lesson or product start time are non-refundable.
- If the resort is open for skiing and riding there are no refunds or cancellations on purchased products due to weather. We ask that you please plan accordingly with the weather.