ADMISSION POLICY
a) Attendance for all ages is deemed completed only when the following conditions have been completed.
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Enrollment package if complete.
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Current immunization record, physical examination, signed emergency card and signed eligibility food participation (where applicable) have been completed.
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Registration fee and two weeks tuition are paid.
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If paying with voucher, current voucher along with the difference that must be paid by the parent, have been paid.
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It is not the responsibility of the center to contact the Department of Social Service on behalf of the parent. Please ensure that you verify your voucher’s status yourself.
Tuition: All tuition deposit is non-refundable. Tuition does not include field trips, supply list, or consumable fees. Tuition payment is due the Friday before the week of childcare. A $30.00 late fee will be charged if your check is not received by Monday morning and your child may not be accepted if tuition is not paid. A further fee of $20.00 will be added to your account if payment is not received within two weeks. Your child will not be allowed in the center and the account will be turned over to a collection agency. Once turned over to an agency, they are authorized to file for court assistance. Legal fees or court cost incurred in collection of tuition is the responsibility of the parent.
It is important to remember that you are paying for a space in the center and that tuition is due whenever your child is absent for any reason and when the center is closed. You must pay for all vacations, Christmas, etc. You also pay for school closings for any reason we do not have control over.
Late Pick-up Fee: Children must be picked up at 6.00pm. However, a charge of $1 a minute is charged when you come in one minute past 6. This fee must be paid at the time you pick your child up or before the child can return to the center.
Withdrawal: If you decide to withdraw your child from the center for whatever reason, you must give us two weeks notice in writing. Failure to give this mandatory notice means you will be responsible for the next week’s tuition.
Returned Checks: If your tuition payment is made by check and it is returned due to insufficient funds, you will be charged a $25.00 bank fee plus a $30.00 late fee. The total charge is $55.00.
Center Closing:
School Year and Daily Schedule: Our center runs from September through June. Your child’s schedule is posted outside the door of the classroom. Please take a few minutes to review it. Summer camp runs in July through August. (8 weeks of camp) . Classes begin at 9.30am and ends at 6pm prompt. Please have your child in school on time so he/she can be a part of the first class program of the day. Be sure to pick up your child promptly too, to avoid late pick up charges.
Field Trips: Field trips are part of our curriculum. All children enrolled in the center are expected to go on trips. Please sign and return permission slips for such trips as soon as possible. Please note that you will be required to pay for such trips even if you do not want your child to attend.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
- Parent/Guardian must complete the Absentee Excuse Form or bring a note to indicate the reason for absence whenever a child is absent. Notes will be reviewed and filed in child’s family folder by the Director of the center.
- If a child is absent due to illness and is under a doctor’s care, a note stating the nature of the illness must be brought in when the child returns to school.
- Attendance will be monitored daily by the teacher.
Example: Excused Absence (illness, injury, death in family)
Unexcused Absence – (overslept, vacation)
Present Off-site (medical, dental, educational appointments)
- Teachers should be informed in advance of scheduled appointments for an absent child.
- The Director should be informed if a pattern of absence is identified by the teacher. If a pattern is confirmed, a phone call or parent conference will be scheduled to discuss concerns.
* Remember, good attendance and punctuality are habits that will serve our children well.
Absentee Excuse Form (In the Enrolment Package)
Discipline Policy
This policy is provided to all parents who enroll children in this center as well as to all staff, substitutes and volunteers who work with and are involved with the Tenderfeet Child Care Center, Inc.
Tenderfeet was established for the purpose of providing high quality childcare in a safe, nurturing, educational, and family oriented environment. The principles behind our discipline policy are:
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Training up a child in the way he should go, because when he is old, he will not depart from it (Prov 22:6)
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Delicately bringing up a child and correcting in love, so that the child might succeed in reaching his/her highest potential in life.
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Discipline is the combined effort of the family and the center staff who must cooperate and maintain good and open communication on matters relating to the children.
Tenderfeet Discipline Practices:
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Children learn by examples. Therefore adults must serve as good role models and must model acceptable behavior by using polite language in mild voices at all times. Adults must develop positive relationships with children by expressing interest in each child and his activities.
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Encouragement and praise is the basis of the discipline policy of the center.
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Staff will ignore inappropriate behavior when the behavior can be tolerated.
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When a child misbehaves, staff will talk with the child quietly to explain why the behavior was wrong. An example of appropriate behavior will be given. Limits will be consistent and firm. The rules will not change from day to day.
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If a child continues to display the inappropriate behavior after all possible behavior management techniques have been exhausted, “Time Out” will be used. Tenderfeet believes that at times students who have behavior problems need a period of time during which they are separated by some physical space in the room. Physical separation from others may help a child gain control as well as reduce the reinforcement that is gotten from other students. It is not a time to enter into a contest of wills with the child.
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“Time Out” will be used with children who are at least two years and older. If “time out” is not appropriate for the younger child, he will be removed from the situation.
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During “time out”, the child will be seated in a chair apart from the group but not out of sight of the staff. The length of time that a child is required to sit in time out depends on his age – 3 years-olds, three minutes, 4 year-olds, four minutes. Staff must explain to the child why he is being required to sit in time out.
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Staff must always make clear to a child that it is the child’s behavior that is wrong. No child will be called bad or made to feel bad about him/herself.
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If a child persists in the inappropriate behavior, staff will confer with the Director of the center and parents(s) to discuss a plan of action.
Disciplinary Practices Not Used In This Center
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The licensee, staff, volunteers, substitutes or any other individuals connected with this center will not subject any child to injurious treatment. Corporal punishment or physical discipline will not be used. This includes but is not limited to tapping, slapping, spanking, hitting or shaking of children.
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A child will not be subjected to verbal abuse, such as shouting, cursing,
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shaming, or ridiculing. Discipline methods, which create undue discomfort, will not be used. A child will not be isolated out of sight of staff.
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No child in this center will be forced to eat. No child will be punished for not eating. Meals or snacks will not be withheld as a punishment.
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Vigorous outdoor play is a necessary activity to ensure the health and well being of children. Children will not be deprived of outdoor play as punishment.
*Parent-Teachers Meeting: Parent Teacher Conferences are held twice a year The last Friday in each month of the school year, September through June is set aside for meetings. You would always be informed formally of these meetings and are expected to attend. Meetings are held at 6pm as parents pick up their children.
Health Policy
Your child must stay home if he/she:
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Is developing a cold or has had a cold less than three (3) days old.
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Has a sore throat or an earache.
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Has swollen neck glands.
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Has a “fresh” runny nose or cough.
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Has a fever or has had a fever in the past 24 hours
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Has an unusual rash or sore.
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Acts sleepy or complains of a headache.
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Has a flushed face
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Appears ill to you.
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Has or has had vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours.
The Center Staff has been asked to:
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Take every precaution to protect your child from illness.
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Be alert to pick up signs of illness in your child.
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Contact you if your child becomes ill, shows marked changes in behavior, or has an accident while in the center.
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If possible, isolate your child if he/she becomes ill until you arrive to take him home.
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Not to give any prescribed or patent medication to your child unless a written directive comes from the physician to the center. The label on the medicine bottle or a note from the parent is not enough. (This includes aspirin and cough medicine).
Please keep your child at home when he/she is suspected to have a cold, cough, or any communicable disease. A child, who has been away sick for three days or more, must bring a doctor’s slip for re-admission. Please do not bring your child sick to the center. The parent of a sick child in the center will be called to pick up the child.
Administration of Medication: Parents must fill a medication form with a child on medication. Only prescription medication will be administered by medication certified personnel. Please ensure you give your child the first dose of the medication at home where applicable. Medication must be properly labeled with child’s name, doctor’s name, medication schedule and dosage.
Walking Field Trips Permission (Enrolment Package)
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