| This benefits your child and the other children. Your compliance is appreciated, and will be compensated with the assurance that all ill children will be kept home. MEDICATIONS: If your child is taking medication, please be sure to sign a release to administer medication form. Include the name of the medication, the exact dosages, and the times that it is to be taken. All medication must remain in the original container. Please do not leave medicine in diaper bags--hand deliver to me. EMERGENCIES: If your child requires immediate medical attention, you will be contacted, and if I am unable to reach you, your child will be transported by ambulance to the most appropriate medical facility. All costs incurred will be you responsibility. DROP OFF & PICK UP: Each day you will be responsible to sign your child in and out of Happy Days Child Care. No one other than the parents will be allowed to pick up your child without prior arrangement. If someone other than yourself needs to pick up your child I must be told by you that an alternate authorized person will be picking up the child that day and there name and relationship must be on the child’s record. To ease the situation at drop off time, the provider encourages the parent to take a minute to help the child feel comfortable and adjust. Crying will usually stop a few minutes after the parent leaves. It is important for the parent to reassure the child that they will return at a specific time. Kiss, hug, and tell your child you love him/her, and make the good-byes short. It is harder on the child when you prolong your stay. COMMUNICATION: To provide the best possible care, the parents and the provider are encouraged to keep lines of communication open. This includes any discussions about changing behavior of the child. It is only though parent/provider interaction that a goal of quality, nurturing care can be achieved. OPEN DOOR POLICY: You are invited and welcome to visit Happy Days Day Care anytime your child is present. You are asked to avoid rest time as much as possible. Parents are also free to call the daycare at anytime. If I do not answer, please leave a message, and I will return your call as soon as we are finished with the current activity. CLOTHING AND ATTIRE: |
| Begin a kid is messy. We spend a lot of time outside, and doing other messy, but fun activities. Please dress your child in clothing appropriate. I cannot guarantee that their clothes won’t get stained. FIELD TRIPS: We will schedule field trips which involves transportation of children by foot, in strollers, or in vehicles owned by the provider. A permission form is provided upon enrollment. TOYS: Please do not send any toys from home with your child. If your child needs a special toy or item for sleeping, it will be allowed, but it will remain put away until rest time. Happy Days Child Care assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen., or broken toys from home. TERMINATION: A two week notice is required by either party to terminate care, though payment is still required for those two weeks. The provider may terminate without two weeks notice for non-payment of services or habitual tardiness in payment of weekly fee. I reserve the right to terminate any child or family from the program who does not abide by the policies set forth in this policy handbook. CHILD ABUSE: Arizona State Law and Certification requirements states that child care facilities are required to report immediately to the police or Child Protective Services any reason to suspect child abuse or neglect. NO SMOKING: Happy Days Child Care is a non-smoking environment. Smoking is not permitted inside the house, front porch or in the backyard at any time. DEFINITIONS: Contracted Care: A guaranteed slot, available for your child’s attendance at Happy Days Child Care. Drop-In Care: Child care on an “as needed” basis. No set schedule. No guarantee of an opening for any certain day or time. Slot: opening, position. As a family child care provider in Lake Havasu City I may watch four children for compensation. |
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