WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD BRING?
To help us maintain a safe and healthy program, children are required to bring a bag or backpack that contains the following items:
A water bottle.
Nut-free lunch and snacks.
A frozen juice box or ice pack to keep lunch cold.
Wipes to clean hands/face (these do not need to be sanitizer-grade).
Hand sanitizer.
Rain jacket and/or umbrella.
Proper footwear for active play. Weather permitting, we will spend time daily in Prospect Park. No flip-flops or crocs as those fall off feet easily.
Sunblock should be applied before drop-off. Game Lab staff are not responsible for children’s sunblock use.
Electronic devices are discouraged. Children will be asked to put them away. If your child uses a phone to contact you, they may bring it and leave it in their backpack. It is to be used only for emergency reasons OR when Lab is dismissed (for children who walk home on their own).
In addition, objects that other children will want to lean in to see (like Pokemon cards) are also discouraged.
WHAT ARE YOUR COVID SAFETY POLICIES?
We are continuously evaluating health and safety recommendations and incorporating these into our policies and procedures. Please visit our COVID Plan page for more details.
CAN MY CHILD Arrive early and STAY LONGER THAN 3PM?
We offer early drop off at both the Center and South Slope locations. Early drop off runs from 8AM to 850AM.
Late pick up is only available at our Center Slope location (310 7th Ave @8th St.) Children who start their day at South Slope will be walked over to the Center Slope location around 3PM for 3 hours of extra game time. If you need to add early drop off or late pick up after your order has been placed, you can contact us at frontdesk@brooklyngamelab.com
UPDATE PICKUP LIST, APPROVE SELF-DISMISSAL or ADD FRIEND REQUESTS!
You can add someone to your approved pick up list, give your child permission to self-dismiss, or add friend requests! Here’s how to update “Sawyer” (the software we use for registration):
1 - Click the link below for our registration provider.
2 - Click the “Hi ‘name’” in the upper right corner or log in. IMPORTANT! Do not create a new account to log in. You must use the e-mail address(es) that you have used to register for our programs, as your e-mail address is how they system IDs you. If your child has taken a program with us, your information is definitely in our system -- it just may be under a different e-mail address that you or others in your family use.
3 - Update approved pick up list: After logging in, hover over your name in the upper right corner. A pop up box will appear with choices including Profiles. Click on “My profile” to access your information. Scroll down to check the following fields and update as necessary to ensure we have the name and contact number of anyone who has permission to pick up your child from our program.
Your profile name and number
Secondary contact name and number
Caregiver contact name and number
Click Save profile before navigating away from this page.
To grant temporary permission to a babysitter, friend, another parent, etc. to pick up your child, please message frontdesk@brooklyngamelab.com with their name and phone number.
4 - To add self-dismissal for a child: Hover over your name in the upper right corner. Under Profiles, click on the name of your child. Scroll down to the Provider Form Fields for Brooklyn Game Lab which includes the self-dismissal field and update. Children who have permission to self-dismiss still need to sign out with their instructor before self-dismissing.
5 - To add friend requests: Hover over your name in the upper right corner. Under Profiles, click on the name of your child. Scroll down to the Provider Form Fields for Brooklyn Game Lab and fill out the friends field. We will group friends together whenever their registrations overlap.