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Applicant outlines operations: 15-child sessions, caregiver-on-site policy and staggered scheduling to limit congestion
Summary
Applicant Liz Fitzgerald told the board the Playroom would cap typical sessions at 15 children (each with a caregiver), require caregivers to remain on site (no drop-off), use staggered registrations and buffers between classes, and keep strollers inside; these operational measures were cited as conditions to mitigate sidewalk and parking concerns.
Liz Fitzgerald described how the Playroom would operate: sessions would be scheduled in hour-and-a-half blocks with a likely cap of 15 children per session and a caregiver required to stay with each child. "When it turns into an online, registration, it will be full, and you can't come in," she said describing registration and capacity control.
Fitzgerald said staff would install sound-dampening materials, would not cook or sell food on site (concession area not designated), and would require waivers from caregivers. She also said classes and open play would be scheduled so they would not run back-to-back; the applicant proposed 30-minute buffers between sessions to allow arrival and departure without creating sidewalk congestion. The planning board accepted these operational controls as conditions of approval and asked the applicant to provide clarified site and architectural plans showing stroller storage, circulation and concession-party areas for final administrative review.
