Employee Breaks

Sprouts Classroom Staff:

The center will at all times maintain ratios/staffing according to PA state regulations for each classroom as well as the center as a whole. This means that you may not be allowed to leave the building, even while on break. If you would like to leave the building during a break time, this requires Administration approval to ensure that center-wide ratios are maintained.

30-45 minute unpaid breaks are given when a staff member is working greater than 6 hours. Fifteen minute paid breaks are given as needed to staff who are working less than 6 hours. Additional times to step out of the classroom, planned or unplanned, (such as bathroom breaks) are arranged with float and/or administration in order to maintain required ratios at all times.

Current standardized breaks for classroom staff can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MhCXQ27fFTXXQ4WT0MnsdJbnIBESlEjtlFVP8J4uWAY/edit?usp=sharing

Other Employees:

Office staff and administrators who are not in the classroom may take a 30 minute break at a time when it does not interfere with the workflow of the organization. For example, a staff member should not take a break during a scheduled staff meeting, but around such times. If a staff member's meal break needs to be at a designated time of day, it will be reflected in their zenefits schedule. Staff scheduled more than 6 hours in zenefits without an assigned break time are responsible for managing their own 30 minute break, with it logged in their hours appropriately.