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what is a day care policy statement?
with a day care policy statement, you can provide a range of details about your day care, including: the philosophy/mission statement of your day care, your personal background and qualifications, the age and number of children accepted, hours of operation, fees, holiday and vacation times, program activities, meals, toilet training, naps and rest time, and medical care. in detailing your policies, it is best to ensure that you have (or can get) the necessary supplies, equipment, staff, and facilities to implement them. your state and local governments may have various laws and regulations in place that you must follow. the day care policy statement does not address all possible laws and regulations, so you should consult your state and local child care regulations to make sure that your policies are consistent with them.
when to use a day care policy statement:
- you manage a day care but there's no uniform policy in place.
- you're opening a new day care.
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day care policy statement
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philosophy/mission statement
the purpose of 's facility is to
personal background/qualifications
child care will be provided by the following individual(s) with the following qualifications:
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age and number of children accepted
will care for a maximum of children. this number is based on the .
provides care for children between the ages of and years. as follows:
hours of operation
will accept children from to , .
evening and weekend
fees
adjust child care fees for late arrival, early pickup, or missed days.
fees for full-time child care:
child care fees for full-time prescheduled child care are per . full-time child care is defined to be or more hours per .
fees for unscheduled child care:
child care fees for any unscheduled hours are per week, or if less than 1 week, are per day, or if less than 1 day, are per hour.
parents must pay child care fees on or before the day of each . payments may be made by .
care may be terminated by the provider or the parent only by providing the other party with advance written notice.
holidays, vacations, miscellaneous closings
provide child care on the child care fees will be reduced proportionately
the parent must provide with advance written notice of expected family vacations. the child care fees be adjusted for the time period that a child does not attend because of a family vacation.
program activities
a child will not be allowed to participate in a field trip unless the parent has signed a permission form.
at various times, may structure excursions, such as walks, bike rides, or car trips with the children.
meals
meal times are as follows:
these meals will be served by .
provide meals for children with special dietary needs.
supplies
the parent is responsible for providing the following items to for the benefit of the child whenever reasonably requested by :
if the parent has failed to supply the item within a reasonable period of time, then may purchase the item and charge the parent for the reasonable cost of the item.
will be responsible for providing the following items:
sick child policy
this policy applies to the following symptoms:
the parent is expected to inform of any illness or problem of a child that might affect other children at the child care facility.
be adjusted for the days that a sick child does not attend the child care facility. reduced by % for each full day the child is absent.
all medications must be in the original container with the child's name on it.
