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What's your email address
What type of license do you
hold
Do you have an open door
policy
What is your turnover rate
How many
children do you currently provide care for
Do you
allow the children to watch TV
Where do the children nap
What is your method for
discipline
Do you have a vacation policy
Do you have a sick day policy
Do you do back up daycare
Do you offer a discount for families with more than one child
What are your religious
beliefs
Can you tell me more your policies
Will
attending dayare affect my child in the future
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What type of license do you hold?
I currently hold a C3 license. This means
with two adult caregivers there can be a total of 14 children, 10 under
school age, 4 under the age of 2 - 3 of these 4 can be infants. My 19
year old daughter is the second adult caregiver.
Without two care givers present:
If or when my daughter is not present, my license
reverts to a C1; I can have a total of 10
children. I can care for 8 children under school age. Of the total children under school age, no more than 3 will be infants and toddlers. Of this total, no more than 2
will be infants. (School age is considered to be the date of enrollment in
Kindergarten and beyond)
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Do you have an open door
policy? |
Yes, however, because this is a
private residence, I keep my door
locked. All you need to do is knock.
On average -
children remain in my care for 3 years.
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Do you allow the children to watch TV?
Yes the children are allowed to watch TV. Most days the television is on during drop-off times. Because of the varying drop-off times this helps ease the transition period in a more calm way and is less intrusive to the group.
I have had parents request that their older child be excluded from nap time due to the child's difficulty falling asleep at
night. To accommodate them and maintain a rest period for the younger children, I will have a movie on during nap time for the older children (ages 5 and up). The older children must remain quiet and on their mats, reading books is encouraged.
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Where do the children nap?
Infants sleep in portacribs in the bedroom
upstairs. The preschool children rest on mats or in portacribs in the play-room.
School-age children rest in the living room. Nap time is 1:00 to
3:30 depending on the age of the child.
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What is your method for discipline? (IE: timeouts?
redirections? ...) All discipline is handled in a caring manner. I have found redirection works with all ages whether it be showing a toddler a different toy to play with or moving an older child to a different area of the room. As the child grows and is able to understand what was done that was inappropriate I will discuss with the child alternate ways that they could have handled the situation.
There are times when school-aged children have privileges withheld. These privileges are individual to the child, but may include - no television, no video games (I allow school-age children to play video games for short periods of time).
I will occasionally use a brief time-out in the corner or on the couch in the living room. The general rule of thumb is one minute per year in relation to the age of the child.
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Do you have a vacation policy?
I take four weeks of unpaid vacation each calendar year. I have eight paid Holidays and 5 paid personal leave days. I will give the parents a two week notice regarding my vacation days. Maximum notice is given when possible when I need to use a personal leave day; these are usually reserved for illness or emergency.
My policy is parents pay me whenever I am available.
Parent/child vacation days are paid.
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Do you have a sick day policy?
To lessen the spread of illness we practice
regular cleaning and disinfecting of toys as well as hand washing
for the children and myself.
I do have a sick child exclusion policy. Fever of 100 degrees with any other symptom (cough, runny nose,
diarrhea, sore throat) or a fever of 101 degrees with no other symptom are signs of illness and the child will need to be kept out of care until 24 hours without symptoms. Payment is due for days children cannot attend due to illness.
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Do you do back up daycare?
I provide drop-in care if I have the opening
available for the day or days in question. Back up care, ( aka drop-in) is
based on availability. Please see my
rates
page for what I charge.
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Do you offer a discount for
families with more than one child? |
I offer a 5% discount to families with
three or more children. Sorry, no discounts for one or two children.
I consider myself a non-denominational
Christian.
Here I touch
briefly on the main policies. Parents are given a complete policy
handbook upon enrollment.
Holidays:
New Years Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the
Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day, are my paid
holidays.
Nutrition:
I am on the food program. I will
provide lunch and an afternoon snack. Please feed your child
breakfast before arriving in the morning. Parents have the
option of supplying formula or breast milk and solids for their
infant, or I can provide it upon enrollment on the CACFP food
program.
Smoking and Pets:
Non-smoking. We enjoy the company
of friendly cats. They are neutered and declawed (front only).
Field Trips:
The trips we take are all within
walking distance. I do not plan to take all the children in the
car. Because I provide care for infants, and many times have
more than one infant in my care at one time, I am not
comfortable doing field trips.
Activities:
We have daily, age-appropriate
activities. Our time is loosely structured to provide a sameness
and security to each day, and still allow for flexibility
Admission
A two-week deposit is due upon
signing the contract. This deposit (also called Holding Fee)
will hold your child’s place for care. The deposit will be
applied to your child's('rens) last two weeks of attendance. If
you decide to terminate care before your child attends the first
week, your deposit is forfeited. I do not issue refunds on any
portion of deposits.
A one-time non-refundable $10.00
registration fee will be due along with your deposit. The first
three weeks of care will be a “trial” period to assess if the
daycare arrangement is working out for the parent, provider and
child(ren).
Lots of parents wonder if
attending daycare will affect their child in the future. The
answer is yes because all experiences affect a child's future in
one way or the other. There are actually a lot of benefits your
child will experience by attending daycare that you may not have
thought of.
Socialization
When your child attends daycare he will learn to socialize with
others. Socialization is very important and the earlier
kids start learning the better socializers they will
become. In daycare kids are exposed to many other children so
they learn how to play with their friends and how to share. They
also learn to coexist with other children they may not care for
much and resolve conflicts on their own. As a result, daycare
can really help your child get a jumpstart on socialization
early on and prepare him for school.
No Separation Anxiety
If you are not separated from your child until
kindergarten begins then you may notice your child
develops
separation anxiety. This may be very stressful for
parents, teachers, and the child. However, if your child attends
daycare from an early age until they begin kindergarten they
typically are able to get over their anxiety and understand that
their parents will return at the end of the day. This certainly
allows for a much smoother transition to kindergarten.
Prepared for Kindergarten
Daycare prepares kids for kindergarten. Many times they will
learn their alphabet, numbers, and the like while in daycare.
This gives kids a head start for kindergarten and allows them to
enter with the basic knowledge of what they are going to learn.
Following Rules
Daycares have rules and if your child attends daycare he will
certainly learn those rules and how to obey them. Learning to
follow rules at a young age is very helpful to parents because
the child will be responsive to rules at home as well as rules
at school.
As you can see if you send your
child to daycare there will be a lot of benefits from doing so.
Of course there are some drawbacks associated with daycare but
many of them are outweighed by the many benefits.
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