POLICY
Child care will begin on a two-week trial period and the following terms and conditions will be required for full and part time care. After the trial period, one week notice must be given by parent or provider in writing if either wishes to terminate care.
Open Door Policy:
You are welcome to come to my home anytime during my regular daycare hours.
Payment:
Payment for childcare is due each Monday morning prior to the week's care. If I am given a check that bounces, then there will be a $25 fee add onto your usual payment (due to charges that the bounced check causes with the bank). If a second check bounces then I will only accept cash payments from then on. If payment continues to be a problem, then I will have no choice but to terminate care immediately.
If the daycare is closed due to a holiday, your weekly payment is still due in full for that week. If the daycare is closed for 1-2 days in one week, your weekly payment is still due in full for that week (*If the child is in the daycare at least 3 days in a week, the full flat rate is always due in full*). If the daycare is closed all week for a personal vacation, no payment will be due. I will always notify you in advance of any daycare closures.
If your child is out sick, your payment is due in full for that week as well. If you are planning a vacation please let me know at least 2 weeks in advance. You are allowed one week per year of not paying for 1 week if your child is absent. Any additional weeks of absence, then you must pay your regular fees in order to hold your child's space. (Your "year period" begins on your anniversary date of when your child begins coming to the daycare). These rules are for full and part time children. By paying your regular daycare fee each week, you are holding your child's space.
Immunizations:
Your child's immunizations MUST be completely up to date before coming to the daycare. There are no exceptions due to the California State Law. A "California School Immunization" blue card will be filled out and kept on file for each child who is not yet attending public school. I will remind you when your child's next shots are coming up to be due.
Hygiene:
I ask that the children arrive bathed and smelling fresh and clean with a clean diaper and clothed appropriately each day in daytime clothes.
Meals:
I provide breakfast, snack and lunches and drinks for the children. This is included in your weekly fee.
Sickness Policy:
Please do not bring your child to the daycare if he or she is sick! A doctor's note will be needed to show me that your child has been cleared to be around the other children if a contagious type of sickness has occurred. I will call you to pick up your child if I believe that they are too ill to be in the daycare. Your child can return to the daycare when he or she is no longer contagious (usually 24 hours after the symptoms are completely gone and/or 24-48 hours after antibiotics have begun depending on the illness).
Your child cannot come to daycare with a fever of 100º or higher and the child must be fever free for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to daycare. That means fever free without the aid of a fever reducing substance. Giving your child Tylenol to reduce the fever before arriving to daycare in the morning is unacceptable because the fever will reappear once again and the child will still have to be sent home. If I find that the child has a fever of 100º or higher, I will call you to pick up your child as soon as possible.
Potty Training:
I will make every effort to potty train your child if you would like me to do so. I will begin when the child appears to be ready for this step. Usually it is around 2 or 3 years old. I will ask that your child wear pull-ups during this period of potty training and I ask that he or she is being potty trained at home the same time so that it will make it a much easier and quicker process.
