POLICIES

REGISTRATION   Before daycare services begin, the following items are required:  Registration fee (if applies)  *Paid non-refundable deposit.     Signed contract & Enrollment Agreement  Completed and signed mandatory state paperwork An up-to-date copy of your child’s immunization card. *Your child's spot will not be considered reserved until your deposit is paid!      OPEN DOOR POLICY    Parents must sign their child in and out.  I have an “open door” policy:  Parents are welcomed any time to visit their child in my care.      SCHEDULES    Parents may bring their children only at their contracted times regardless of the contracted hours of other clients.  If parents exceed the contracted hours, I expect a call by phone.  Overtime fees will be incurred.   Out of respect for my schedule as well as the schedules of other families in my care, there are ABSOLUTELY NO UNNANOUNCED DROP OFFS!  I will accommodate changes to parent’s schedule if possible, with at least 24 hours notice.  Of course, the more notice I have, the better.  Parents with a rotating work schedule, must be given to me at least a week in advance.      REFUNDS & CLIENT VACATION    Because I have reserved a spot in my daycare specifically for your child, there are NO REFUNDS or TIME SUBSTITUTIONS for days or hours missed regardless of illness (with the exception of 2 week’s vacation time at 50% off weekly fees.  At least a two week notice is required). Any additional vacation time taken will be 100% regular fees due.      OVERTIME   Please be punctual!  Overtime fees will apply!  Overtime fees are applied when drop off is earlier or pick up is later than your contracted scheduled time.       PROVIDER VACATION & DAYCARE CLOSURES    Provider may take up to 2 weeks vacation per calendar year with 50% pay per vacation week (at least two week’s notice will be given).  Daycare will be closed on all major holidays with 100% pay.  Provider’s personal days off are also 100% paid.  Personal days are kept to a minimum as much as possible.  Please have backup care for daycare closings.       MEALS   Daycare will provide breakfast, lunch and two nutritious snacks for children enrolled in full time care.  For part time care, daycare will provide breakfast OR lunch and 1 snack.     Parents must provide foods for their children who are: on soy products on baby foods such as formula, cereals, and *pureed foods, infant fruit juices other strict or special dietary foods *Daycare will provide bananas and n0 sugar added/natural apple sauce.     SICK CHILDREN   To keep this a safe and healthy environment, do not bring children who have these symptoms: Fever of 100°+ Diarrhea Vomiting Runny nose with colored discharge Rash Lice And any other communicable infections Please do not drop off your child in my care with these symptoms -- I have the right to refuse to care for a sick child.  Children must be symptom free for 24 hours to return to daycare without the aid of symptom reducing medicines (i.e, Tylenol, Motrin, etc.) AND is well enough to resume normal activities. In some cases a Dr's note of authorization to be allowed back into daycare may be requested by the provider.    For students that are enrolled in my care, I will not pick up children sent home from their school’s health office!  Parent’s are responsible for their child’s pick up when being released for health reasons regardless of severity.  Due to daycare’s Well Child Policy, ill students must refrain from attending daycare for the rest of the day – No drop offs will be allowed!  Students may return to daycare when symptoms have cleared for 24 hours AND is well enough to resume normal activities.      SUBSIDY PROGRAMS     Subsidy programs are gladly accepted.  Parents whose children qualify for subsidized care must have full approval in place prior to attendance.  Proof of qualification must be presented to provider prior to registration.  Any fees not covered by subsidy are the parent's responsibility.  Parent co-pays are to be paid every week (pending type of co-pay).       DISCIPLINE    No child will be handled roughly, shamed, or humiliated.  No corporal punishment will be used even at the request of parents.  An appropriate time out will be given according to the age of the child (one minute per year).