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| AMAZING TOTS serving Wichita and Surrounding Areas since 1990 Home Daycare, Child Care with Preschool Curriculum |
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HOURS OF CARE:
6:00 AM-5:00 PM (earlier hours may be available, but need to be previously agreed upon)
LATE/EARLY FEES:
There will be a fee of $5 for every 15 minutes or portion thereof a child is picked up or
dropped off outside the agreed upon time and $1 per minute when a child is dropped off or
picked up outside of my business hours. Our clocks are set by Weather Line and that is the
time we go by
ENROLLMENT:
All paperwork needs to be completed PRIOR to the first day in care. This is required by the
State of Kansas.
DEPOSITS and ENROLLMENT FEE
A deposit is what will hold your child’s spot. Deposits are non-refundable, but are applied
towards
your child’s first week of care.
In addition, there is a one time enrollment fee of $25. If you are enrolling a 2nd child, the
enrollment fee for that child is $10
HOLIDAYS:
In order for you to spend quality time with your child, and me with mine, I will not provide
child care
for ANY LEGAL HOLIDAY unless BOTH parents have to work. There will, however, be no
exception
for the following, which I will be closed:
Labor Day
July 4
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Two days at Christmas (to be determined on an annual basis)
All holidays are to be paid if your child is enrolled for full time care. If one of the above
listed holidays fall on a Saturday, I will be closed the Friday before, therefore, payment will
be due on Thursday. Likewise, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, I will be closed the following
Monday.
PAYMENT:
Payment is due in advance on Fridays. Child care will not be rendered unless payment has
been made.
Payment is the same EVERY WEEK, regardless of child absenteeism, closed holidays or
vacations (yours and mine). Non payment/late payment is cause for immediate termination.
If your child is absent on Friday, due to illness, I do not require you to make a special trip
and payment may be made on Monday. However, if you know ahead of time your child will
be absent (vacation, days off, etc) payment is required on your last day of week in care.
RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a fee of $25 for the first returned check, and child care will not be provided
until fee is made. If a 2nd check is returned unpaid, I will require your fees to be paid IN
CASH from then on. Payments will still be in advance.
VACATION:
I may choose to take up to 10 vacation days per year. This may be taken not more than
one week at a time, and up to two weeks for the entire year. I will almost always give a
minimum of two weeks notice when I choose to take a vacation, however, I may take up to 3
emergency days per year without a two week notice. I will still do the best I can to give you
plenty of time to find substitute care.
Finding substitute care is the responsibility of the parent.
MEALS:
Meals and snacks will be eaten at eating areas only. Children will not be allowed to carry
food, bottles, drinks, etc. Though the house. ALL CANDY, GUM, FRUIT, DRINKS, ETC.
NEED TO BE FINISHED BEFORE ENTERING MY PREMISES and CHILD’S HANDS AND
FACE NEED TO BE CLEAN and FREE FROM FOOD. I won’t send your child home with
food on his/her face, and I expect you to send them to me in the same manner.
BREAKFAST: Served to children arriving from 6 AM-7:30 AM. .
LUNCH: 11:30
Snack: 3:30
Breakfast is served ONLY to children present by 7:30. If they arrive later, breakfast needs
to be served at home. If you child won't be here for breakfast, please call to let me know.
NAPS/REST TIME
Children will be required to take a nap/rest time after lunch. Children may NOT be dropped
off at nap time. PLEASE TRY NOT TO DISTURB NAP TIMES BY PICKING CHILDREN UP AT
NAP TIME.
This disturbs everyone’s sleep. Should you find you MUST pick your child up during this
time (doctor visits, etc.) , please let me know ahead of time, and call me when you pull up to
my house. I will meet you outside with your child. Our normal nap/rest time is 12:00-2:00,
depending upon the age of the children enrolled.
TOYS/OBJECTS
All personal toys and objects need to be left at home. I supply an adequate number of safe,
educational toys. Please make sure your child does not have coins, rocks, etc. in their
pockets, as these can cause serious harm to small children
ARRIVAL TIME:
Children need to be dressed and ready for the day upon arrival. This includes having on the
clothing the child will wear for the day, with properly fitted clothing and shoes.
SUPPLIES:
Until your child is completely potty trained, parent shall supply an adequate supply of
disposable diapers and baby wipes. NAMES NEED TO BE ON ALL PACKAGES OF WIPES
AND DIAPERS. If your child wears pull ups, they need to be ones with Velcro sides.
ALL CHILDREN need to bring quilt-type blanket, large enough to keep child’s body off of
rest mat. All children under kindergarten age need a complete set of clothing left at my
home. I don’t require (nor does the State require) clothing to be left for children
kindergarten and over, but it’s a good idea. I don’t want to have to call you to pick up your
child or bring him/her a change of clothing in case of a spill.
SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN:
ALL CHILDREN, including younger/older siblings, need to stay with the parent at all times
when dropping off or picking up. This means they are not to have access to the upstairs
without a parent present.
ILLNESSES:
Children who are ill need to stay home. If your child becomes ill while in my care, I will call
you and you must IMMEDIATELY pick your child up from daycare. IMMEDIATELY MEANS
WITHIN 30 MINUTES or safe driving time. I understand you may need to call your child’s
doctor, but that can be done AFTER the child is out of my care and away from the other
children. If your child has been to the doctor for a virus, etc, a statement saying
SPECIFICALLY that your child does not have
a viral or bacterial infection, and not just that your child may return to day care, will be
needed
Children that have had diarrhea, vomiting, or has had a fever of 101 or above, shall not
return to daycare for a period of 24 hours from the last episode of the above, and must be
symptom free. Likewise, children on antibiotics shall remain out of day care until they are
on antibiotics for a period of 24 hours and are symptom free, unless it is a known ear
infection (doctors statement required) and your child feels well enough to be at daycare.
I CANNOT ACCEPT CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL DUE TO
ILLNESS
ABSENTEEISM:
If your child will be absent, I expect a phone call or an email to let me know so I know how to
plan for the day (meals, crafts, worksheets to be printed, etc.). Don't worry about calling
too early. I don’t mind having calls on weekends or evenings (for absenteeism reports or
otherwise). I have voice mail, so if I’m not available, please leave a message. If your child
will not be present for breakfast, please let me know by 7:15 AM.
You can contact me by either calling or emailing me.
HOME NUMBER: 688-1435
EMAIL: amazing tots@yahoo.com (please do not forward jokes)
TOILET TRAINING:
Toilet training is encouraged for children 2 years of age and older. Children will not be
forced in any way but will be encouraged with praise.
.
DISCIPLINE POLICY:
Caring for children is my profession and I take my responsibility to your child very seriously.
I will, to the best of my ability, help guide, nurture, and teach them as they grow. I will treat
your child with
sincere love and dignity, but will require him/her to follow my leadership and yours. I will
reward cooperation and positive behavior by offering my attention, affection, and verbal
praise, and will choose carefully the matters which are worthy of confrontation.
Children who are about to engage or are engaged in an unwanted activity will be redirected
or be distracted with an alternative activity. I use time out sparingly, however, I extreme
cases, such as biting, spitting, hitting, and/or hair pulling, a child of at least 24 months will be
put in time out (the naughty corner) for a period of one minute for each year of the child’s
age (I.e. 3 minutes for a 3 year old). Time outs will be used ONLY after the child has been
given the opportunity to stop the behavior. If child has hurt another child (biting, pulling hair,
etc.), I ask the child to apologize to the offended child and “give them love”, which means
giving them a hug or otherwise making amends, once they are removed from time out. If we
are outdoors, ‘time out’ means they will sit on the step for the period described above. In
our room, time out is in the corner by the tornado room door.
Children are not put towards their faces towards the wall, but are sat comfortably on their
bottoms.
TERMINATION:
Within the first 30 days of child care, either party (you or myself) may decide to terminate
child care without a notice. After the initial 30 day period, if either party finds child care
must be terminated, for whatever reason, a two week notice shall be given. By enrolling
your child in Amazing Tots, you are agreeing to abide by the policies within.
Revisions:
Policies and Procedures may be revised periodically. Parents will be notified if and when
revisions are made and there will be a two week period before any revisions take place. It is
the parent's responsibility to read any handout revisions, emails or posted bulletins.
6:00 AM-5:00 PM (earlier hours may be available, but need to be previously agreed upon)
LATE/EARLY FEES:
There will be a fee of $5 for every 15 minutes or portion thereof a child is picked up or
dropped off outside the agreed upon time and $1 per minute when a child is dropped off or
picked up outside of my business hours. Our clocks are set by Weather Line and that is the
time we go by
ENROLLMENT:
All paperwork needs to be completed PRIOR to the first day in care. This is required by the
State of Kansas.
DEPOSITS and ENROLLMENT FEE
A deposit is what will hold your child’s spot. Deposits are non-refundable, but are applied
towards
your child’s first week of care.
In addition, there is a one time enrollment fee of $25. If you are enrolling a 2nd child, the
enrollment fee for that child is $10
HOLIDAYS:
In order for you to spend quality time with your child, and me with mine, I will not provide
child care
for ANY LEGAL HOLIDAY unless BOTH parents have to work. There will, however, be no
exception
for the following, which I will be closed:
Labor Day
July 4
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Two days at Christmas (to be determined on an annual basis)
All holidays are to be paid if your child is enrolled for full time care. If one of the above
listed holidays fall on a Saturday, I will be closed the Friday before, therefore, payment will
be due on Thursday. Likewise, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, I will be closed the following
Monday.
PAYMENT:
Payment is due in advance on Fridays. Child care will not be rendered unless payment has
been made.
Payment is the same EVERY WEEK, regardless of child absenteeism, closed holidays or
vacations (yours and mine). Non payment/late payment is cause for immediate termination.
If your child is absent on Friday, due to illness, I do not require you to make a special trip
and payment may be made on Monday. However, if you know ahead of time your child will
be absent (vacation, days off, etc) payment is required on your last day of week in care.
RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a fee of $25 for the first returned check, and child care will not be provided
until fee is made. If a 2nd check is returned unpaid, I will require your fees to be paid IN
CASH from then on. Payments will still be in advance.
VACATION:
I may choose to take up to 10 vacation days per year. This may be taken not more than
one week at a time, and up to two weeks for the entire year. I will almost always give a
minimum of two weeks notice when I choose to take a vacation, however, I may take up to 3
emergency days per year without a two week notice. I will still do the best I can to give you
plenty of time to find substitute care.
Finding substitute care is the responsibility of the parent.
MEALS:
Meals and snacks will be eaten at eating areas only. Children will not be allowed to carry
food, bottles, drinks, etc. Though the house. ALL CANDY, GUM, FRUIT, DRINKS, ETC.
NEED TO BE FINISHED BEFORE ENTERING MY PREMISES and CHILD’S HANDS AND
FACE NEED TO BE CLEAN and FREE FROM FOOD. I won’t send your child home with
food on his/her face, and I expect you to send them to me in the same manner.
BREAKFAST: Served to children arriving from 6 AM-7:30 AM. .
LUNCH: 11:30
Snack: 3:30
Breakfast is served ONLY to children present by 7:30. If they arrive later, breakfast needs
to be served at home. If you child won't be here for breakfast, please call to let me know.
NAPS/REST TIME
Children will be required to take a nap/rest time after lunch. Children may NOT be dropped
off at nap time. PLEASE TRY NOT TO DISTURB NAP TIMES BY PICKING CHILDREN UP AT
NAP TIME.
This disturbs everyone’s sleep. Should you find you MUST pick your child up during this
time (doctor visits, etc.) , please let me know ahead of time, and call me when you pull up to
my house. I will meet you outside with your child. Our normal nap/rest time is 12:00-2:00,
depending upon the age of the children enrolled.
TOYS/OBJECTS
All personal toys and objects need to be left at home. I supply an adequate number of safe,
educational toys. Please make sure your child does not have coins, rocks, etc. in their
pockets, as these can cause serious harm to small children
ARRIVAL TIME:
Children need to be dressed and ready for the day upon arrival. This includes having on the
clothing the child will wear for the day, with properly fitted clothing and shoes.
SUPPLIES:
Until your child is completely potty trained, parent shall supply an adequate supply of
disposable diapers and baby wipes. NAMES NEED TO BE ON ALL PACKAGES OF WIPES
AND DIAPERS. If your child wears pull ups, they need to be ones with Velcro sides.
ALL CHILDREN need to bring quilt-type blanket, large enough to keep child’s body off of
rest mat. All children under kindergarten age need a complete set of clothing left at my
home. I don’t require (nor does the State require) clothing to be left for children
kindergarten and over, but it’s a good idea. I don’t want to have to call you to pick up your
child or bring him/her a change of clothing in case of a spill.
SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN:
ALL CHILDREN, including younger/older siblings, need to stay with the parent at all times
when dropping off or picking up. This means they are not to have access to the upstairs
without a parent present.
ILLNESSES:
Children who are ill need to stay home. If your child becomes ill while in my care, I will call
you and you must IMMEDIATELY pick your child up from daycare. IMMEDIATELY MEANS
WITHIN 30 MINUTES or safe driving time. I understand you may need to call your child’s
doctor, but that can be done AFTER the child is out of my care and away from the other
children. If your child has been to the doctor for a virus, etc, a statement saying
SPECIFICALLY that your child does not have
a viral or bacterial infection, and not just that your child may return to day care, will be
needed
Children that have had diarrhea, vomiting, or has had a fever of 101 or above, shall not
return to daycare for a period of 24 hours from the last episode of the above, and must be
symptom free. Likewise, children on antibiotics shall remain out of day care until they are
on antibiotics for a period of 24 hours and are symptom free, unless it is a known ear
infection (doctors statement required) and your child feels well enough to be at daycare.
I CANNOT ACCEPT CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL DUE TO
ILLNESS
ABSENTEEISM:
If your child will be absent, I expect a phone call or an email to let me know so I know how to
plan for the day (meals, crafts, worksheets to be printed, etc.). Don't worry about calling
too early. I don’t mind having calls on weekends or evenings (for absenteeism reports or
otherwise). I have voice mail, so if I’m not available, please leave a message. If your child
will not be present for breakfast, please let me know by 7:15 AM.
You can contact me by either calling or emailing me.
HOME NUMBER: 688-1435
EMAIL: amazing tots@yahoo.com (please do not forward jokes)
TOILET TRAINING:
Toilet training is encouraged for children 2 years of age and older. Children will not be
forced in any way but will be encouraged with praise.
.
DISCIPLINE POLICY:
Caring for children is my profession and I take my responsibility to your child very seriously.
I will, to the best of my ability, help guide, nurture, and teach them as they grow. I will treat
your child with
sincere love and dignity, but will require him/her to follow my leadership and yours. I will
reward cooperation and positive behavior by offering my attention, affection, and verbal
praise, and will choose carefully the matters which are worthy of confrontation.
Children who are about to engage or are engaged in an unwanted activity will be redirected
or be distracted with an alternative activity. I use time out sparingly, however, I extreme
cases, such as biting, spitting, hitting, and/or hair pulling, a child of at least 24 months will be
put in time out (the naughty corner) for a period of one minute for each year of the child’s
age (I.e. 3 minutes for a 3 year old). Time outs will be used ONLY after the child has been
given the opportunity to stop the behavior. If child has hurt another child (biting, pulling hair,
etc.), I ask the child to apologize to the offended child and “give them love”, which means
giving them a hug or otherwise making amends, once they are removed from time out. If we
are outdoors, ‘time out’ means they will sit on the step for the period described above. In
our room, time out is in the corner by the tornado room door.
Children are not put towards their faces towards the wall, but are sat comfortably on their
bottoms.
TERMINATION:
Within the first 30 days of child care, either party (you or myself) may decide to terminate
child care without a notice. After the initial 30 day period, if either party finds child care
must be terminated, for whatever reason, a two week notice shall be given. By enrolling
your child in Amazing Tots, you are agreeing to abide by the policies within.
Revisions:
Policies and Procedures may be revised periodically. Parents will be notified if and when
revisions are made and there will be a two week period before any revisions take place. It is
the parent's responsibility to read any handout revisions, emails or posted bulletins.
All times are based on Weather LIne @ 838-2222, and that is the times we go by