Toddler table
Crayons, blocks, and names said twice. The work is close enough that Alicia can see who is done before the child has to shout.
Days
The day named in four stretches
Four stretches of a family daycare day. Alicia names them so you can ask for the one that matches the child, not a catalog of add-ons.
The quiet row
Cots and curtains. Rest is scheduled as a room, not as leftover noise from the table.
Infant-near days
The youngest stay in reach. Feeding, hold, and a pace that does not borrow from a preschool clock.
Preschool stretch
Stories, counting, and a little more independent work before the sidewalk. Still a house, not a wing of classrooms.
How a place starts
From the first ring to a cot that fits
No mystery ladder. Four beats from the number you leave to a day that actually has a cot.
1
You leave digits
The Norfolk slip takes a phone. Alicia calls back herself.
2
She names the week
What is open, what age the house can hold, and when to visit.
3
You walk Norfolk
See the latch, the table, the quiet row. Ask the one question that matters.
4
The first morning
Coats, a name, and a day that should feel smaller than a center.