ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

At the beginning of the day it is imperative that the child be escorted into the child care and parent signs the log book. No child should arrive earlier than 6:30 a.m. (7:00 a.m. on school closing or delayed opening). A staff member must be aware of the child's arrival. No child is to be dropped off outside and allowed to enter the child care room without an escort. A child must be picked up at the end of the day from a staff member and the log book signed. All children must be picked up by 6:00 p.m. No child will be released to a person not authorized to pick up the child. We must have written authorization for changes in this respect, and identification is required.

If your child comes to child care after school, it is the parent's responsibility to notify the classroom teacher in writing that the child will be attending child care.
In addition, if your child is scheduled to attend child care but you have made alternate arrangements on a particular day, it is important that you notify the classroom teacher and the child care staff in writing. This is especially important after school. If a child is scheduled to attend after school and does not come to the Child Care room, a staff person is required to locate the child. If the child cannot be located immediately, a series of telephone calls must be made to: parents, emergency contacts, supervisor, principal, classroom teacher, district Central office administration and local police, as needed.
Repeated failure to inform staff of change in your child's schedule may result in withdrawal from the program.
All changes in a child care schedule must be given in writing.

SIGN-IN SIGN-OUT PROCEDURE
Parents/guardian are required to sign their child in/out each day in log provided at each center or off-site location.

ABSENCES
Please call the center by 7:30 a.m. when your child will not be at child care for any reason.
In order to insure a safe and healthy environment please keep your child home if she/he:
- has a fever of 100 degrees or higher
- has diarrhea
- is vomiting
- has symptoms of a possible communicable disease
- has a persistent cough
- has a constant running nose and infectious mucous due to a cold
- is too ill to go outside for a daily walk or exercise
A child who is taking antibiotics should remain home for the first 48 hours.
A child, who has a fever, diarrhea, or vomiting may not return until these symptoms have stopped for 24 hours without use of medicine.
A doctor's note is required for return to the program if your child has had any contagious illness (impetigo, scabies, etc.) indicating that the child is no longer contagious.
If the child care staff decides that a child is too ill to remain in the facility for the remaining period of the day, the staff shall inform the parents that the child must be picked up as soon as possible.
When emergency medical care is needed for the child, the parent(s) or the emergency contact person shall be informed as soon as possible. If necessary, a staff person will accompany the child to the hospital and stay with the child until child is released to the parent or the designated emergency person.

MEDICATIONS

Prescription medication is administered to a child only in its original container, with current orders from a physician, and parent's signature on medication log. The label on prescription medication is accepted as a physician's order.
Non-prescription medication, such as vitamins, non-aspirin products, or cough syrup, is not given without a physician's instructions and a parent's written consent on medication log.
If medication is to be given over a long period of time, an update is required from the physician every three (3) months.

LATE PICK-UP POLICY

Our Child Care Centers close at 6:00 p.m. Parents shall plan to pick up their children by that time. If parents/guardians cannot be at the center by 6:00 p.m. they shall arrange for a local emergency person to pick up their child. A late fee of $10.00 per fifteen minutes per child or any part thereof shall be assessed for late pick up.
Repeated late pick-ups may require withdrawal from the program until additional local and available emergency persons are designated or situation is corrected.