Mission Statement 3 Program & Curriculum Goals 3 Program Description 4 Children's Program Philosophy 4 Staff Description 5 Volunteers, Practicum Students and Observers 5 Admissions 6 Daily Schedule/Hours of Operation 7 Arrival and Departure 8 Access to Children and Classrooms 8 Food, Nutrition, and Snacks 9 Clothing 9 Nap and Rest Times 11 Diaper Changing Procedures 11 Toilet Learning 12 Field Trips 12 Transportation 12 Sharing Items From Home 13 Guidance and Discipline 13 Special Activities/Family Events 15 Holidays 15 Written Communication 16 Parent Conferences 16 Parent Education 16 Pet Policy 17 Procedure for Pesticide Notification 17 Health 19 Disaster Plan Emergency Care Plan 22 Emergency Information 22 Fire Drill Routine and Rules Updating Your Child’s File 27 Campus and Community Resources 27 Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting 27 Non Discrimination/Harassment Policy 27 Complaint Policy 28 Facility Licensing Status 28 Contract 29

MISSION STATEMENT

The Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center is committed to providing quality early childhood programs and family services to the Olympic College Community. The Center is committed to fostering collaborative partnerships with other Olympic College programs and community and state agencies.

PROGRAM GOALS 1. To provide high quality childcare services to Olympic College families that are affordable for student parents. 2. To provide a safe and nurturing environment in accordance with the National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation guidelines that promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children. 3. To support parents and add to family resources. 4. To provide a wide range and variety of parent involvement opportunities for families. 5. To nurture existing partnerships and to develop new ones that help to expand services to OC children and families. 6. To provide a model training site for early childhood students, demonstrating the most up to date and developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood.

CURRICULUM GOALS The teaching staff of the SBCDC have the following learning goals for each child on entering kindergarten. Teachers will meet regularly with parents to discuss these curriculum goals, strategies they will employ in the classroom to help children achieve these goals and progress towards achievement of these goals as manifested in each child’s school experience.

1. Social and Emotional Development A. Competence in a variety of play situations (individual parallel, associative, and cooperative). B. Clear use of appropriate words to express feelings, desires, needs, and to resolve problems. C. Recognition and respect for rules of behavior.

2. Cognitive Development A. Identifies and can solve most basic needs independently within the classroom/playground environment. B. Can distinguish between fantasy and reality. C. Recognizes and uses symbols to convey meaning (eg numbers, letters, etc).

3. Physical Development A. Can use large muscles in a variety of ways (eg climbing, ”pumping” legs, pedaling, jumping, throwing etc).

3 B. Can use small muscles in a variety of ways (eg manipulating puzzle pieces, closing zippers, buttoning, using a pencil, building with Legos, cutting with scissors). C. Receives good nutrition while at school. D. Is not unnecessarily exposed to illness while at school; is sent home when sick; receives appropriate treatment to recover from illness while attending school. E. Is not unnecessarily exposed to unsafe situations at school.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center is a developmental program, designed primarily for use by Olympic College students. Staff, and faculty with children can also enroll children as space permits. Under exceptional circumstances services may be offered to community based families.

The program provides service for pregnant women and children through age three in its Early Head Start Classrooms. Some income eligible families with three and four year old children are served in the SBCDC’s Head Start classroom. Other toddlers, twos, and preschoolers, are served during the day in the Early Care and Learning classrooms at the SBCDC.

The childcare center serves as a laboratory setting for students who are enrolled in Early Childhood Education. The students learn about child observation, growth, development, discipline and guidance, and educational planning and pedagogy.

The Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center is funded in part by the Associated Students of Olympic College and parent fees. The Head Start and Early HeadStart classrooms are partially funded through a contract with the Olympic Educational Services District #114, one of two Head Start grantees serving Bremerton.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

The developmental philosophy of the Center embraces the concept of the “whole” child. We believe that any curriculum devoted to young children must focus on assisting the development of the “whole” child. To support that philosophy, we provide the children with a variety of experiences and participation in activities such as creative art, music, science, language, play, health and safety, math, social studies, etc. Children are offered a broad array of self-selected activities and materials.

When planning the curriculum, the staff will take into consideration individual differences among children, such as personality and learning styles, in preparing a childcare environment that is developmentally appropriate for each child. Attention is also given to deliver care that is culturally appropriate whenever possible.

The Center provides an enriched environment by utilizing activities and materials, which enhance the ability of children to learn and discover on their own. The Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center believes that parents are each child’s first and most important teachers and as such, parent participation is encouraged to the extent possible for each individual family. 4

STAFF DESCRIPTION

The SBCDC employs a wide variety of early childhood professionals and paraprofessionals. Rhodes Lockwood is the Director. He has an MSW and been an administrator of campus-affiliated childcare programs since 1987. He has also worked as an early childhood teacher, family and child therapist, and the Director of a Welfare Reform program. Rhodes is assisted by an administrative assistant and a billing specialist. The lead teachers in the classrooms have earned Bachelor’s or Associate’s degrees in Child Development/Early Childhood Education (ECE/CD). Each has several years of experience as teachers of young children in center-based care. Each lead teacher has a Classified assistant. These assistant teachers must have a minimum of 12 credits of ECE/CD, many have already completed an Associate’s degree. Few have many years of experience. We employ several different kinds of OC students. Many are Early Childhood Education Program students, but some have other professional goals. We also employ some young people through the Pathways and Community Jobs Programs. These folks are not yet college students and for some we are their first employer.

All staff goes through a criminal records check, which screens out anyone with a history of violence or crimes against children. All are screened for Tuberculosis. All receive training in 1st Aid and CPR, HIV/AIDS and Blood Bourne Pathogens. No employee is left alone with a child for a considerable length of time principally as a guard against groundless accusations. All staff is provided with ongoing supervision and professional development activities.

VOLUNTEERS, PRACTICUM STUDENTS, AND OBSERVERS

Many adults may be working within the Center while your child is in attendance. The adult may be parents, other volunteers, practicum/observation students and visitors from the community. Each adult who is present for more than twenty minutes is asked to wear an identifying badge. Practicum students and volunteers need to provide the teacher with a quarterly schedule as soon as possible. Parent volunteers are welcome at any time in their child’s classroom as long as the focus of their participation is their child. No other volunteer or student will be allowed access to children in their classrooms without having first submitted a Criminal Records Background Check and passing a TB screening.

5 ADMISSIONS

Eligibility requirements for child care/early learning classrooms: The program is available based on the following priorities: 1. Children of students currently enrolled at Olympic College 2. Children of Olympic College faculty and staff, and students enrolled in OC partner institutions of higher education. 3. Children of community members

Space is made available each quarter; first to children who will be continuously enrolled; second, to families returning from a Leave of Absence; and third, to children on the Waiting List.

Waiting List children will be accepted into the program in order of the date of application and as vacancies open that meet their scheduling needs.

Eligibility requirements for the Head Start classroom: Head Start is designed to serve the neediest families in communities. Consequently, the program is available based on the following priorities: 1. Children must come from families living at or below the federal poverty level. 2. Enrollment is first offered to four year olds from OC families. 3. Olympic College student families have first priority. 4. Income eligible Olympic College staff families have second priority. 5. If there are an insufficient number of OC families to fill the classroom, enrollment will be available to income eligible families from the community.

How to enroll/information: Call the Sophia Bremer Child Development Center office at (360) 475-7190 or (360) 475-7191 for enrollment or waiting list information. Tours are regularly conducted on Tuesdays between 2:30 and 3:30, and on Fridays between 10:00 and 11:00. Prospective parents can schedule a tour at an alternative time, if necessary. Parents can place their child(ren) on the Waiting List for enrollment on-line at the SBCDC page of the OC website, over the telephone, or in person. After being offered enrollment parents must complete an enrollment packet before their child’s attendance consisting of the following items:

SBCDC Emergency Care Form. Certificate of immunization Status. United States Department of Agriculture Income Eligibility/Enrollment Form. SBCDC Parent/Guardian Consent Form. SBCDC Child & Family Profile Awareness of children with allergy letter to parents. Exclusion Guidelines. Awareness of Classroom Pet Form. SBCDC Parent Agreement. SBCDC Child Rate Sheet. Enrollment Form

DAILY SCHEDULES

Toddler and Two Younger Preschoolers 7:00 Classroom Opens 7:00 Classroom Opens 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 Breakfast 8:45 Free Play 8:45 Free Play 9:15 Diaper Check/Bathroom & Planned Activity 9:15 Planned Activity 9:45 Outdoor Play 9:45 Outdoor Play 10:15 Diaper Check/Free Play 10:30 Circle Time 11:00 Family Style Lunch 11:00 Family Style Lunch 11:45 Tooth Brushing 11:45 Tooth Brushing 12:00 Nap/Rest time 12:00 Nap/Rest Time 2:00 Diaper Check/Bathroom & Early PM Snack 2:00 Early PM Snack 2:30 Planned Activity/Free Play 2:30 Planned Activity 3:15 Outdoor Play 3:15 Outdoor Play 4:00 Stories/Free Play 4:00 Stories/Free Play 4:30 Late PM Snack 4:30 Late PM Snack 5:30 Classroom Closes 5:30 Classroom Closes

Older Preschooler Head Start 7:00 Classroom Opens 7:00 Classroom Opens 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 Breakfast 8:45 Free Play 8:45 Free Play 9:15 Planned Activity 9:15 Planned Activity 9:45 Outdoor Play 9:45 Outdoor Play 10:30 Circle Time 10:30 Circle Time 11:00 Family Style Lunch 11:00 Family Style Lunch 11:45 Tooth Brushing 11:45 Tooth Brushing 12:00 Nap/Rest/Quiet Play 12:00 Nap/Rest/Quiet Play 2:00 Early PM Snack 2:00 Early PM Snack 2:30 Planned Activity 2:30 Planned Activity 3:15 Outdoor Play 3:15 Outdoor Play 4:00 Stories/Free Play 4:00 Stories/Free Play 4:30 Late PM Snack 4:30 Late PM Snack 5:30 Classroom Closes 5:30 Classroom Closes

It is important to note that the Daily Schedules vary based on the weather, seasons, and children’s interests. Additionally the Center closes at 4:00 pm on Fridays in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Sophia Bremer Child Development Center Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters Fridays 7:00-4:00 p.m. Fall, Winter, & Spring Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during Summer Quarter Ages: 12 months through five years

The SBCDC classrooms operate year round with two In-Service days at the end of each exam week, a weeklong closure at Christmas, and closures for national holidays.

Closure Information or Changes to Operating Schedules

Please check the college's website at www.olympic.edu or go to www.schoolreport.org for updates on campus closures or changes to college operations.

If a decision is made to change or suspend operations at Olympic College for any reason, here is the quickest way to access pertinent information. IMPORTANT: Messages are posted in the event of emergencies or closures/delays only. If the college remains open and under normal operations, messages are not posted.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

Olympic College will notify the media by 6:30 a.m. regarding day classes and by 3:00 p.m. regarding evening classes.

OC Phone Line: 360-792-6050 or 1-800-259-6718

OC Website: Go to www.olympic.edu. If there is a delay or closure, a red box will appear on the top page of the OC website with emergency or closure/delay information.

Text Messaging

Go to www.olympic.edu/alerts to sign up for text messaging alerts on your cell phone.

TV Stations & Websites www.komonews.com www.king5.com/w/ http://www.king5.com/kongtv/ www.kirotv.com http://q13.trb.com

Radio Stations

Listen for messages on the following radio stations:

KITSAP COUNTY MASON COUNTY KCIS 630 AM KOMO 1000 AM KIXI 880 AM KMAS 1030 AM KOMO 1000 AM KGY 1240 AM KITZ 1400 AM KITZ 1400 AM KWDB 1110 AM KPLU 88.5 FM KITZ 1400 AM KVTI 90.9 FM KPLU 88.5 FM KMPS 94.1 FM KVTI 90.9 FM KUOW 94.9 FM KMPS 94.1 FM KXX0 96.1 FM KUOW 94.9 FM KGY 96.9 FM KXX0 96.1 FM KRWM 106.9 FM KIRO 97.3 FM KCMS 105.3 FM KRWM 106.9 FM

External Notification

Go to www.schoolreport.org

Personal Safety in Emergency Situations

As in all emergencies or unusual situations, please make decisions to attend class or work based on your own personal safety and circumstances

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

Arrival: Try to allow yourself enough time for a smooth arrival for your child and exit for you as you head to class. All children must be signed in and out daily. Children need to be brought into the Center by an adult and signed in appropriately, rather than being allowed to enter the Center alone.

Sign your child’s name in on the daily sign-in sheets: The daily sign-in sheets are used to assist the Center with attendance; emergency evacuations are a requirement under the state licensing regulation. It is vital that you provide a full signature and the time when dropping off your child. The sign-in sheets will reflect the schedule that the parent has pre-determined. Please verify the times are correct. In addition to the child’s name and

9 the times scheduled, there is a place for you to write comments regarding your child that particular day. (i.e. - picking up early, no lunch is needed, please nap, etc.)

Please alert the staff if you expect that your child will be very upset when you depart. This is a very normal and typical behavior for some children, and we are experienced at handling it, but it helps to have a warning. If you do expect that your child will be upset, it is usually best not to prolong the goodbye, however, prepare your child ahead of time with a brief but honest explanation of what will take place.

At times this may be very difficult for you also and we want to help you with this. This is why we require parents/guardians of toddlers and two year olds to make two visits of an hour or more with your child prior to your child’s first day. Parents of children older than 30 months can choose to make just one substantial visit to their child’s new classroom. These visits are a chance for parents and newly enrolled children to meet the teachers and some of the veteran children, explore the classroom and Center, and for parents and teachers to exchange information relevant to the new child’s care in the program. It may also be helpful to take your child on a tour of the campus to see the classrooms so that he/she can see where mom or dad will be while they are in the center. Always try to return on schedule or notify the staff if you will be late so that we can explain to your child. You are welcome to call the Center at any time to check on your child throughout the day.

Departure: Often both parents and teachers are busy or in a hurry at arrival and departure times. However, this can be a good time to briefly chat about how your child is doing in school, to get to know one another better, or to let us know about questions you may have. Please remember that your child’s teachers’ first responsibility during such conversations is to provide for the safe care of children, and try to be understanding if your conversation is occasionally interrupted as the teacher attends to the needs of children first.

Children will often have things to take home, projects and notes. Please check their cubby boxes frequently. You may have important messages from the Center’s administrators or teaching staff in your Parent Communication File so please check it frequently. While your child is gathering his/her things it is a good time to review anything that may be posted near the sign-in area. Often, we will notify or remind you of special activities or health concerns.

The procedure for signing out is exactly as the signing in. Please remember full signatures are needed.

If someone other than the parent will be picking up your child, your child’s teacher must be notified. We cannot permit children to leave with persons who have not been authorized by the parent to take them from the Center for obvious reasons. There is a special space for authorization on the child’s registration form. If we are unfamiliar with the person who may pick your child up, we will be asking for picture identification. This will be to protect you and your child.

10 ACCESS TO CHILDREN AND CLASSROOMS

Parents may have access to their own child at any time that children are in our care. You are purchasing a block(s) of time on contracted days and you are welcome to use that time as you see fit. If you would like to check up on how your child is doing you can do so in person by utilizing the Observation Rooms, which allow authorized people to observe every classroom in the Center through one way glass. Parents are always welcome to call the Center to get a report on their child’s status. When parents call an administrator or clerical staff person will visit your child’s classroom, speak with the teachers, and relay the information. If you would like to speak directly with your child’s teacher she/he will return your call at the first opportunity. Usually the call will be returned between 1:30 and 2:30 unless there is something unusual or urgent to report. Some older children enjoy a midday visit from their parent. If you choose to do this please give your child some advance warning that you will be visiting but that he or she will not be going home following the visit. For virtually every child younger than 30 months and for many older children the appearance of a parent is the signal to them that it is time to go home. Naturally these children would be confused and upset if the parent had to say goodbye to them twice in a day.

NUTRITION

The Olympic College Child Development and Family Center participates in the US Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Breakfast: The Center provides breakfast for all the children. Breakfast is served in the morning from 8:00-8:45am. Each breakfast will include a fruit or vegetable or 100% fruit or vegetable juice, a dairy product, and a grain product. We use the meal time to teach children about food preparation, hygiene, and good nutritional choices.

Lunches: Lunches are served from 11:00-11:45 am. Each lunch will include a dairy product, meat or meat alternative (eg. legumes, tofu, or beans), a grain product, and either two fruits or two vegetables or a fruit and a vegetable. If your child usually attends the Center at lunch time and will not on a given day we require you to notify the Center staff before 9:00 am so that our cook prepares only the food that is needed for the children in attendance.

Early afternoon snack: The Center provides an afternoon snack for all the children. The snack in the afternoon will be served at 2:00-2:30 pm. Snack will include 2 of the following 4 food groups: dairy, meat or meat alternative, grain products, and fruit or vegetables.

Late afternoon snack: This snack will be served between 4:30 and 5:00 pm. It too will include 2 of the 4 components listed above but will be different selections than those offered at the early afternoon snack.

Menus are prepared by our Food Service Manager with consultation from a nutrition consultant from the WIC program. Vegetarian alternatives will be identified on the monthly menus. Menus will be available to parents at least one week in advance of the beginning of a new month.

Children that are allergic to specific foods will be provided with safe and nutritionally appropriate alternatives as specified by their parent/guardian, after consultation with the child’s health care provider, and will be identified in a Individual Health Care Plan. Health Alert Notices will be posted in the Kitchen and the child’s classroom. Parents can elect to opt out of the Center’s food program, but should be aware that the staff are required by Child Care Licensing regulations to monitor the nutritional content of meals brought from home to ensure that each meal and snack contains the required components. Please avoid packing foods that contain nuts or nut products as we have enrolled several children with life threatening allergies to nuts. If you must send your child to school with foods containing nuts please identify your child’s meal as “containing nuts”.

Children are encouraged to eat first the foods that are most healthy for their bodies. In this way, we hope to create an awareness of importance of eating foods that contribute to healthy growing bodies as well establish eating habits. Please try to stay away from junk foods with no nutritional values. No candy or other high sugar content foods. If you need some suggestions please speak with your child’s teachers.

CLOTHING

Spare clothing: All children will need to have a spare set of clothing that they keep at the Center, which is important for a variety of reasons such as; All children occasionally spill juice, fall in puddles, etc. When a child has wet or soiled clothing we will put them in a plastic bag and label with his/her name and leave it in your child’s cubby box. Please return the extra clothing again as soon as possible. Extra clothing should just be “grubbies”, nothing fancy, so it will not be missed from home.

We hope that you dress your child daily in clothing in which they can work and play hard, as our day will be busy and full of both. Children dressed in good clothes or shoes often worry about getting dirty and this can interfere with a child’s ability to really enjoy him/herself and participate in all activities. Children should come prepared for some messy situations both indoors and outdoors.

The children play outdoors every day. Even when it is raining we may go for short walks or may walk the short distance to the gyms on campus for indoor play. Please have adequate outer clothing, depending on the weather. We ask that the parent label everything with your child’s name on it.

REST TIME/NAPS ***We do not force any child to sleep**

Sleeping arrangements are provided for children who need to nap. After lunch the children who are tired, or showing signs of needing rest and/or those children whose parent request a nap for their child will be given the opportunity to sleep. We prepare the room by lowering the lights, playing soft music, putting out napping beds for those children who might sleep. Your child may bring a special comfort item like a blanket, pillow, soft toy, etc. We could store the item here at school or you may bring it back and forth daily.

There will be planned rest periods throughout the day for the group. The rest period might include relaxation activities like soft music, stories, and other quiet options for children to choose.

PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING DIAPERS

Each new staff person is trained by his or her supervisor to follow the steps listed below before he/she is allowed/asked to change a child’s diaper.

1. Wash your hands with soap and water. 2. Use disposable gloves. 3. Be sure your supplies are ready and within reach. Never leave the child alone on the diapering table. 4. Take off the dirty diaper, and clean the child’s bottom with wet wipes. 5. Put the soiled used disposable diaper in the covered diaper pail. 6. Wash your hands with soap and water. 7. Diaper and dress the child. 8. Wash the child’s hands with soap and water or with a wet wipe. 9. Put the child down in a safe place. 10. Clean and disinfect the diapering area and any equipment or supplies you touched. Always use the diluted bleach mixture in the spray bottle next to the diaper changing table. Mix daily. 11. Wash your hands with soap and warm running water. Rinse well. Turn off faucet with a paper towel.

TOILET LEARNING

Most children younger than 30 months come to school in diapers. Diapers are changed on a regular and as needed basis. Two-year olds are asked if they’d like to sit on the toilet at diaper changing time and some elect to. If the child’s parent(s) are working with him/her at home on toilet learning it is important to convey that information to the child’s teachers so that we can share strategies. As each child approaches their third birthday the parents and teachers assess the child’s readiness for toilet learning. Toilet learning is a significant element of the curriculum of our younger preschool classroom. We do not use “Pull-ups” because they delay real toilet learning. The staff of the Center recognize and try to accommodate a great range of diverse experiences in toilet learning influenced by age, ability, culture, family composition, and parental expectations among other factors.

Whether or not a child is fully and independently toilet trained is not a barrier to enrollment in the older preschool classroom. However, children enrolled in the preschool classroom come to school wearing underwear. This may mean a period of frequent accidents for your child at school. It is through these “accidents”, that are uncomfortable, disruptive to play, time consuming, and inconvenient to the child, that he or she makes the decision to use the toilet. We never use shame or humiliation as a strategy to encourage toilet use. Accidents are dealt with matter-of-factly, with the child given tasks within their skill range to assist in the clean up and recovery. The key to successful

13 toilet learning at school is good communication between parents and teachers and good assessment of a child’s readiness to use the toilet.

FIELD TRIPS

Occasionally, we take the children on short field trips. You will be notified in advance of field trips, so that you may give written permission for your child to go. If your child is not usually at school at the scheduled field trip time, you may accompany your child and meet us at the location and join the group. There will be an announcement posted to let you know in advance when and where the field trip is planned. We will travel using public transportation (city bus) or Kitsap Transit busses that are equipped with seat belts for each child. No child is permitted to go on a field trip without written permission from a parent.

TRANSPORTATION

Each parent is responsible for bringing his or her child to the Center and picking the child up at the arranged time. The program is unable to provide transportation services for children. Transportation is only provided for class field trips.

SHARING ITEMS FROM HOME

Children may only bring items from home to share at school that are useful in sharing aspects of themselves or their families or somehow relate to a project or topic that children are exploring at the Center. Some examples of items to share about children and families might be photos, mementos, things that represent milestones (a lost tooth), a cast that has been removed, a special item that is used in family celebrations, etc. Some ideas for things that enhance the curriculum or projects are books, CD’s, tapes, musical instruments, nature items such as; sea shells, rocks, leaves, flowers, bugs, snails, slugs. As an example, project items might include (if the topic is “shoes”), the children could bring in shoes, shoeboxes, shoehorns, things that might wear shoes, etc. The teachers will be sharing with you the topics that we will be exploring and will supply you with a list of the items that can be brought to use in the classroom. We prefer that toys do not come to school. If you have a question or a concern about an item that your child wants to bring, please talk it over with a lead staff member and we will help decide if it appropriate or not. You might inform your child that he or she will be asked to put toys in their cubby and will not be allowed to play with them at school.

We cannot assume responsibility for children’s items that they bring to school. We discourage children from wearing expensive or valuable jewelry. It is easy for items to get lost or misplaced in the classrooms and outdoors.

GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE POLICY

The goal of discipline at the Center is to help children to self regulate their behavior within the broad range of socially accepted standards. We need to guide young children so they are able to attain this inner self-control. We believe children misbehave for four major reasons:

1. Because they are acting their age, 2. Because they have trouble in their lives (being hungry, tired, unhappiness or tension in the home, change or routine, etc.) 3. Because too much is being asked of them; 4. Because of inconsistencies in dealing with behaviors in the past, and as a result, not knowing what is expected of them

The staff of the Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center have adopted the following “Guidance and Discipline Policy” concerning young children in our program:

We believe that prevention is the key to nearly every discipline situation. The teacher plays a key role in the area of prevention, by providing stimulating activities with clear definition of how many children may play and demonstrating the proper use of materials. Teachers are aware of situations that may cause behavioral problems and can reduce such instances by advance planning. The teachers set clear and consistent limits for classroom behavior and patiently remind the children of them when necessary.

We follow three basic rules: 1. Children are not allowed to hurt themselves or others. 2. Children are not allowed to misuse or destroy property or materials. 3. We will not allow verbal abuse at school.

Children will be guided according to each child’s individual needs. This depends on the age, developmental level, and personality of the child involved. There is absolutely no corporal punishment of children-no spanking or hitting of any kind since this does not coincide with our positive guidance philosophy and would constitute a form of child abuse if administered by a teacher. Our staff members aim to encourage positive self- concepts and feelings in all those that are involved in our program, adults and children alike. Steps that teachers will take in the positive guidance in children include:

1. During or just after a guidance situation has arisen; the teacher will talk to the child or children involved. The teacher will then encourage them to verbalize with each other and name feelings. Teacher involvement in this process will vary depending upon the age and developmental level of children involved. 2. The teacher will redirect the child and children to another area of the room or to another activity if necessary.

15 3. The teacher will assist in problem solving if it happens again. The teacher may ask, “What should we do?” Or “What would you do?” Children have great ideas that can be discussed. 4. As a last resort, the teacher may remove the child or children from the group if behavior is loud, crying, or very disruptive and angry, to a quiet area in the classroom. The child or children will be allowed time to calm down. The teachers will then converse with the child to try to find out what is bothering him or her. Active listening and reflecting feeling techniques are used. An adult will stay with the child or children until they are able to re-enter the group.

In extreme cases where behavior is continually disruptive or aggressive, the following steps will be taken:

1. If our normal procedures for dealing with misbehavior do not bring out a positive response, and continuous classroom disruption is occurring, a parent, the child’s teacher, and the Director will schedule a conference to problem solve together. 2. After two to three weeks we will conference again to note any improvements, or as soon as needed. 3. If there is no significant improvement after one month, the Center Director may seek the advice of a professional consultant. The Director will assist parents in finding professional services that are appropriate. 4. If after the professional consultation the child is found to have special needs, the program will work with external professionals, parents(s), and child to achieve a successful preschool experience. 5. If the above options are not successful, removal of the child may be necessary in the best interest of the individual child and the program as a whole. The Center Director is ultimately responsible for ensuring all the children’s safety and reserves the right to disenroll a child if this responsibility cannot be reasonably guaranteed. His decision can be appealed in writing to the Vice President for Student Services.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES/FAMILY EVENTS

We offer several family events each year. These events are held during the day or evening. We think of our program as a community and we are always trying to find ways for us to spend time together to make a stronger community. Events that have been held in the past are: “Stone Soup Lunch,” family fun pasta night, family picnics, and pizza parties, and Children’s Art Exhibits. Please bring your families and friends and join us when we get together for one of these special events.

HOLIDAY POLICY

Definition of Holiday Activities: It is important to define holiday activities because the words “holiday” and “celebration” mean different things to different people. For purposes of this holiday policy and to define our holiday practices in the classroom, we define “holiday activities” in the following way.

Holiday Activities at the Child Development Center can be as simple as reading a book about a holiday or as elaborate and involved as having a party in the classroom

16 with food, decorations, guests, and music. Activities often involve a group discussion about a holiday and how a family celebrates it, or the reading of a book about a holiday.

Goals and functions of holiday activities: 1. To validate children’s and families holiday experiences and traditions at home, 2. To expose children to different ways of celebrating the same holiday, 3. To expose children to celebrations and traditions, different from their own, 4. To foster respect for celebrations and traditions different from their own, 5. To provide fun and a break from routine, 6. To mark time and milestones for children, 7. To build a sense of community, family and togetherness, 8. To provide accurate information about holidays in a developmentally appropriate way, and 9. To encourage critical thinking about bias and unfairness

Since we plan curriculum on an emergent basis in a way that is reflective of children’s need and interest, the amount of time we spend on holidays will vary. We will only discuss or provide activities that are initiated by children and families. The activities will be open ended and one of many choices so they will not be the focus of the entire curriculum. We will celebrate any individual holiday that applies to one or more children. If we have children in the program who do not celebrate any holidays, we will work with the families to come up with a plan for meeting their children’s needs so that they are not left out. We will distribute a holiday survey each year to use as a tool to gain understanding about families’ beliefs and feelings towards holidays, We will also use the survey to evaluate this policy and determine its effectiveness in meeting the needs of children and families.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Both the parents of the children we enroll and the classroom staff have multiple demands on their time and attention and these may sometimes present obstacles to effective communication. Your child’s teachers will hopefully have some kind of verbal exchange with you each and every day that your child is enrolled in the program. However, in order to not miss any opportunities to share with each other, you might find various notes, forms, bills, notices of family entertainment events etc. in your Parent Communication Folder in your child’s classroom. We also post classroom specific notices on bulletin boards in your child’s classroom. Notices of general interest will be posted near the Reception Desk at the front of the Center. Increasingly we are using e-mail to notify and remind parents. We will send e-mail messages to your OC e-mail account. If you prefer to receive e-mail at your home address please set up your OC account to forward mail to your home e-mail address.

PARENT CONFERENCES

Parents of children who attend the SBCDC regularly each week will be offered a Parent/Teacher conference each year. These are informal opportunities to sit down together briefly and focus on your child’s needs, interest, and overall progress.

17 Additionally, it is an opportunity to address any question or concern that a parent may have. Any parent who feels a need may request a Parent/Teacher conference at any time. Teachers are regularly available for such conferences Monday through Thursday from 1:30-2:30 pm and these can be requested with very little advance notice. If you are unable to meet at that time of day, please suggest an alternative time on a specific day. We will do our best to give you a timely response but these are sometimes difficult to schedule.

PET POLICY & PROCEDURES

Caring for and interacting with pets is a special experience for many preschool-age children. We have chosen guinea pigs because very few people are allergic to them, they are hardy, and they are friendly when handled gently. Pets give teachers opportunities to talk about life cycle issues including birth, death, reproduction, nutrition, and disability among others. Children learn to care respectfully for less abled creatures and are given the opportunity to nurture another living being. In order that this experience be a positive one for the children staff and children must follow the following procedures.

 The guinea pig will be fed and watered daily by classroom staff assisted by children Monday through Friday. On Friday afternoon the guinea pig will be given sufficient food and water to last through the weekend.  The bedding for the guinea pig will be changed weekly by the teaching staff. At the same time the guinea pig’s cage will be cleaned with warm soapy water and sanitized with a solution of bleach water (1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon water).  Information about guinea pig’s and their care will be available in written form and found near the guinea pig’s cage. Once every two weeks or more the teachers will include discussion of the guinea pig’s care and handling in their daily conversation with children at circle time.  If the guinea pig becomes sick it will be removed from the facility until it can be treated by a veterinarian. Under no circumstances will the guinea pig return to the Center unless approved in writing by a veterinarian. Documentation of veterinary visits will be kept in a file maintained by the classroom’s lead teacher.  If children are enrolled in a classroom who are allergic to the guinea pig, the SBCDC staff will follow the direction of the child’s health care provider, and will remove the guinea pig if necessary.

Procedure for Pesticide Notification, Posting, and Record Keeping

The Olympic College Sophia Bremer Child Development Center shall comply with all legal requirements for record keeping and parent notification regarding the application of pesticides to and surrounding our area at Olympic College.

1) This procedure shall be printed and distributed to all parents and employees in handbooks or provided separately through other means to parents and employees.

18 This information will be provided at the start of the school year, or when an employee or family enrolls.

2) At least 48 hours before the application of a pesticide to the grounds surrounding the SBCDC, the director will notify parents and staff of the planned application in writing, including the heading, “Notice: Pesticide Application.” This notice shall be posted in a prominent place in the pre school and toddler room in addition to being provided to parents and staff. This pre-notification is not required if the college grounds or facilities will not be occupied by children for two days following the application of the pesticide. If the application is not made within 48 hours of the original notification, another notification shall be made prior to a rescheduled application. This pre-notification is not required in the case of any emergency application of pesticides to a school facility, such as an application to control stinging pest, but full notification shall be made as soon as possible after the application.

3) Following the application of a pesticide to the Child Development facility a sign shall be posted at the location of the application. The notice shall be at least 8.5 x 11 inches in size, shall include the heading, “Notice: Pesticide Application,” and shall state the product name, date, time, and specific location of the application, the pest for which the application was made, and a contact name and telephone number. The notice shall remain posted for 24 hours, or longer if required by the label of the pesticide.

4) Following the application of a pesticide to school grounds notice shall be posted at the location of the application and at each primary point of entry to the grounds. The notice shall be at least 8.5 x 11 inches in size and state that the landscape recently has been treated with a pesticide and provide a contact name and telephone number. The notice shall remain posted for 24 hours, or longer if required by the label of the pesticide.

5) These notices are not required for the application of antimicrobial pesticides (substances used to sanitize or disinfect for microbial pests: viruses, bacteria, algae, and protozoa). These notices are not required for the placement of insect or rodent bait that are not accessible to children.

HEALTH

MEDICATION: No medication may be given orally or topically except with the written and signed direction of a physician and the parent’s approval. If a child has a chronic and/or a non- communicable condition, forms are available for parents to take to their physician for his/her instruction for medication and his/her signature. The Early Childhood Program Specialists are the Center staff’s only designated Medical Dispensers. If a child must receive medication during their attendance at our Center, we prefer that parents of children older than 30 months come and administer medications themselves between classes. Staff will not give over-the-counter medicines, unless the physician and the parent has authorized by signing a written permission form. Parents may bring medicine to administer “as needed” as long as the symptoms warranting administration are clearly

19 indicated on an Individual Health Plan, which is signed, dated, and renewed as necessary by the child’s parent/guardian and health care provider.

Suggestion: If your child will need medication three times a day, possibly you may give the child dosage first thing in the morning, one after you pick the child up and a third in the evening before he/she goes to bed.

ILL CHILDREN: We consider a child sick if he/she has any contagious or infectious condition such as, but not limited to: diarrhea, vomiting, cough, sore throat, red or matter in the eyes, thick yellow or green nasal mucus. The lead teacher in each group, or the Director, will not accept a child with any of these symptoms. If the teacher and parents are in disagreement over a given condition, we will ask you to bring a note from your child’s physician. This policy is designed with the protection of the health and well being of your child and other children in mind, as communicable diseases can and do spread quickly in group situations. If you have any questions concerning whether or not your child is well enough to be at the Center, please call the Center office, 475-7190, and we will happy to assist you with this decision. Thank you for your cooperation.

Children who became ill while in the care of the program will be separated from the other children. Parents will be contacted at once and must pick up their child immediately. Examples of when a child might be excluded are a bad cough, temperature over 100 degrees, excessive coughing, or is very uncomfortable at the Center. A good rule of thumb is that any child who is too sick to comfortably participate in any of the classrooms daily activities is too sick to be at school.

***EXPOSURE NOTICES WILL BE POSTED ON THE DOOR ENTERING INTO THE CLASSROOM AND BY THE SIGN IN SHEET IF YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS***

ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CARE Throughout the school year there may occasionally be days when your child will be ill and it will be difficult for you to miss class (for example, you may have a test scheduled). We encourage you to try to make arrangements with a good friend, a neighbor, relative, or other such person to care for your child on these emergency days. Preparing for this ahead of time will make this slightly less of a crisis on the day it happens. Please ask for our assistance to help you find such a person if you are unable to come up with one. We are here to help!

HAND WASHING POLICY In keeping with our aim to maintain a healthy environment at all times, adults and children will wash hands as often as necessary and at least upon entering the facility, prior to preparing, serving or eating food, after toileting, and after handling bodily secretions. Adults will use gloves when assisting children with toilet accidents and when cleaning up all children’s bodily secretions like bowel, urine, vomit, bloody noses.

TREATMENT Any sickness or accidents occurring at the Center will be treated in accordance with the recommended procedures listed by the DSHS color chart displayed in the office area, or the procedures recommended by the American Red Cross in Standard First Aid, or Infant and Child CPR. Minor injuries such as scratches, bruises, and abrasions that would

20 normally be cared for by the parents if the child were in his/her own home will be tended to in the following manner. Scratches and abrasion-control bleeding, very carefully clean the wound with soap and water only. Apply a sterile gauze dressing or Band-Aid. Advise parents to watch for infection. Bruises: determine what caused the injury, raise-bruised area to reduce the pain and swelling. Ice can be applied to area to reduce swelling (or if child objects to ice, a cold cloth). The Center staff will notify parents following any sort of head injury significant enough to produce a bruise or swelling.

When a child has an injury that might require medical attention staff members will apply 1st Aid and immediately try to contact the child’s parent. If the staff are unable to reach a parent/guardian immediately, or if the injury clearly warrants medical attention we will first call 911 and subsequently call the child’s parent. OC Campus Safety and Security personnel may be asked to assist in this process and parents are reminded to keep emergency contact information up to date.

A copy of our complete 38 page Health Policy is available in every classroom for any parent’s reference, review, or possession.

DISASTER PLAN

This document is intended to outline the procedures that will be followed by the staff of the SBCDC acting in collaboration with the Olympic College Emergency Management Team to ensure the safety and security of the children, staff and visitors to the SBCDC in the event of a fire, natural disaster, or other emergency. In order to ensure this plans effectiveness:

1. Building evacuation routes will be conspicuously posted in the children’s classrooms. 2. Emergency Lighting and fire extinguishers will be kept in proper working order and serviced as necessary. 3. Emergency supplies to sustain all the children and staff for a 24-hour period will be kept and replenished as necessary. 4. This plan will be shared with the OC office of Safety and Security and the Vice President of Administrative Services, the Emergency Team Leader for the College Campus. 5. The student and professional staff of the SBCDC will review this plan annually. 6. This plan will be distributed to all parents of children enrolled at the SBCDC and each parent will sign a statement acknowledging their receipt and review of the plan. 7. Conduct and document quarterly Disaster Drills.

GENERAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES When an evacuation alarms sounds, or when the SBCDC Building Coordinator or her designee instructs, all people will evacuate the building immediately. Lead teachers will take the classroom sign-in sheets and the notebook containing the photocopies of children’s Emergency Contact Sheets with them as they escort children out of the building. Teacher Aides will be responsible for bringing the Emergency Supplies containers. All adults will assist children in exiting the building in a quick but orderly fashion. Children, staff, and visitors will assemble at the designated gathering point in

21 the southernmost playground behind the adjascent Health Occupations Building. In the event of an emergency at the west end of the Sophia Bremer Child Development Center, children, staff, and visitors will follow the secondary exit route out the front door of the SBCDC and assemble at the designated location in the S-4 Parking Lot. Before exiting the building the Building Coordinator for the SBCDC will check all classrooms, the children’s bathrooms and the adult work room to ensure that all children and adults have exited.

Upon reaching the designated assembly point, each lead teacher will check their classroom sign-in sheets to verify that all children are present. Each lead teacher will then report children’s attendance to the Building Coordinator. The staff will remain at the assembly point with the children until authorized personnel, including OC Facilities Staff, the OC Security Supervisor, or Fire Department personnel, instruct them. In the event of the prospects of an extended wait out of doors, particularly in inclimate weather, the children, staff and visitors will relocate to the gymnasium at the Bremer Student Center, if it is judged to be safe by OC Security. Staff will remain with children until the last child is picked up by his/her parent, or their designee. Parents and designees will be required to sign their child out on the classroom sign in sheet. Food, diapers, blankets, and First Aid as needed will be provided. We will begin calling parents and their authorized emergency contacts from the Bremer Student Center.

Any child with special needs for evacuation or care while awaiting reentry to the building will be assigned a student staff member who shall also be responsible for the evacuation of any required medication or assistive devices.

EARTHQUAKES In the event of an earthquake the procedures described above will be followed except that during the quake we will seek an open area away from trees buildings and other potential hazards if outside. We will drop; seek cover under sturdy furniture near interior walls and away from windows; and hold on until the ground stops shaking. We will then quickly evacuate the building as described earlier.

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS OR RELEASES If a hazardous material spill or release happens elsewhere on campus or in Bremerton we will stay inside with doors and windows shut. We will call Plant Operations at 475-7810 and ask for them to shut off building ventilation. If possible to do so safely we will evacuate the building and move at least 500 feet upwind of the spill.

ARMED OR THREATENING INTRUDERS If we are notified of the presence on campus of an armed or threatening intruder we will: 1. Remain inside and lock all doors. 2. Call 9-911. Notify Police of intruder’s description, direction of travel, or building entered. 3. Call 7800 to notify OC Safety and Security.

If confronted by an intruder: 4. A staff person will try to engage the intruder in conversation for as long as it is safe to do so. 5. Other staff will call 9-911 and 7800 to report the intruder.

22 6. Staff will note the direction of the intruder’s departure, try to get a description of a vehicle if any is used, and be prepared to describe the intruder in detail to police.

A copy of our complete Disaster Plan is available in every classroom for any parent’s reference, review, or possession.

EMERGENCY CARE PLAN

The four emergency action principles are: 1. Survey the scene 2. Do a primary survey. (Check for the ABC’s: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation) 3. Phone the EMS system for help and, 4. Do a secondary survey

A serious medical emergency exists for anyone having the following conditions Difficulty in breathing, choking, blocked airway, etc Shock due to excessive bleeding, severe pain, insulin reaction, etc Unconsciousness Heart stops beating

The appropriate steps to follow are: 1. Give appropriate First Aid. Be cautious (Remember survey the scene, do a primary survey of victim (ABC’s), phone EMS (911) and do a secondary survey. 2. Call Rescue 1 (phone 9-911 from a campus phone). Give pertinent details and stay on the phone until they tell you to hang up. 3. Notify parent immediately. Parent class schedules are found in the student file, unless it is within the first ten days of instruction when changes to class schedules are still possible. During this time, the schedules can be found on top of the desk of the Fiscal Technician. Parents’ schedules can also be obtained by calling the Office of Admissions. 4. Someone will be sent to get the parent from class. 5. If the parent is not in class the parent’s schedule will be consulted and either Security will be asked to contact the parent (e.g. at a lab or in the library). 6. If the parent is not on campus but can be located elsewhere (e.g. work) the Center staff will contact him/her there. 7. If the parent(s) cannot be located, an emergency contact will be called. 8. Telephone Harrison Hospital (9-377-3911) and ask for emergency room. Identify the patient and condition if child is being transported there. If child is transported to Naval Hospital, the telephone number is 9-479-6600. 9. If parent cannot be located, the child’s lead teacher will accompany the child in the emergency vehicle, together with the child’s signed parental permission for emergency treatment form.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Emergency information for each child is filed under the child’s last name in a clearly marked file in the Utility Room adjascent to the child’s classroom. Each child’s information should include parent’s names and how to locate them, name of an alternate adult for decision-making in acute situations, the name, address, and telephone numbers of the family physicians, and any unusual conditions pertaining to the child. The file also contains signed parental permission for the program staff to use their best judgment in an extreme emergency when the specified medical person, neither parent, guardian, or alternative adults can be reached. (This form is titled “Consent for Emergency Treatment Form.”)

The signed Consent for Emergency Treatment form must accompany the child in the aid vehicle. Emergency contact numbers are copied and left behind at the Center.

STAFF RESPONSE: One lead teacher gives first aid, although the nearest staff member or adult gives immediate aid. A lead teacher or a qualified student assistant stays with the other children. The Director/ Supervisor, or in his absence, a lead teacher will make the appropriate calls The lead teacher who is with the victim designates procedures for entire emergency situation to other adults available.

FIRE DRILL ROUTINE AND RULES

The children and staff are continually reminded, during staff meetings and group times, of the following points concerning fire drills:

1. Fire drills are not to be treated as a game. They are important practice for a very important safety activity. 2. Shoes must stay on feet at all times, unless an adult gives permission to remove them for a special activity (twister, foot painting, etc.). If shoes are off at the time of a drill, they are not to be put on before going out. 3. We don’t stop for coats, purses, or other belongings. 4. The other adults in the room, in addition to getting the children out of the room should try to be aware of any special instructions, which the supervisor may have to give.

When the fire alarm sounds, the supervising adult picks up the sign-in book, and the children and staff are to:

1. Stop whatever they are doing and walk to the closest exit door. An adult is to open the door. Then the adults are to help the children to the southernmost playground behind the adjascent Health Occupations Building. An alternate route

24 is to use the inside entrance doors to the classrooms, down the hall and exit through the Front door of the Center. 2. Adults are to set a good example. Feet are to stay on the ground too, so an adult, designated by the supervisor, may count the children more quickly. 3. Stay together as a group. 4. Wait by the sign until the return bell rings, or otherwise notified, and the other students have returned to the building. 5. Use the closest escape route if individuals are in an area other than the children’s classrooms. If all children are outside, an alternate route will be to wait near the playhouse in the yard near the southwest corner of the playground until a supervisor opens the gate, then children are to move with the adults to the usual meeting place. 6. If the route to the designated meeting place is blocked, an alternate meeting place will be to wait on the opposite side of the building, near the entrance to the front parking lot (Chester Street).

All adults are responsible for knowing the location of the pull stations, the fire extinguishers, and in operation of the extinguisher. All adults must know the emergency number to call to report a fire (9-911 on a college line, 911 for a regular phone). In the event that a fire is discovered by a child care staff member, the supervising adult in the room would be notified to remove the children from the room, the fire alarm would be sounded at the pull station, and appropriate aid called to the scene. The fire extinguisher may also be used if necessary and possible.

UPDATING YOUR CHILD’S FILE

It is very important that your child’s file is updated in a regular basis. We need to know if your address or phone number changes, if you emergency numbers are current, and if your child has been to the doctor, had additional immunization, or has been to the dentist. You will be asked to update your child’s file each the time you register for another quarter or immediately as things might change.

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Please keep us informed of any special circumstances in your family that might have an impact on your child or his/her behavior. We can help a child deal with his/her feelings, worries, and fears about marital problems, death, changes in living situations, etc., if we know what is going on. If you have any questions at all about your child, other children or any problems or concerns relating to your family or school, please feel free to consult with any of the lead staff. We are here to help and have access to many campus and community resources that you may need. We want for both you and your child to have a positive and successful Olympic College experience.

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTING

Child abuse and neglect, a problem of growing concern in the State of Washington, as well as throughout the country, is a violation of children’s human rights and an obstacle to their education and development.

School personnel (including teachers, administrators, and child care personnel are required by Washington State Law to report suspected incidents of abuse and neglect (RCW 26.44.030(1)). In doing so they have civil immunity under the law for good faith reporting. Failure to report can result in a gross misdemeanor charge.

NON DISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT POLICY

Olympic College provides equal educational and employment opportunities without regard to race or ethnicity, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, religious preference, life-threatening illness, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, reliance on public assistance, sexual orientation, status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran, or political opinions or affiliations. Olympic College believes in and supports healthy relationships among individuals; therefore, harassment/discrimination is not tolerated.

Students or employees who believe they have been harassed or discriminated against and wish to discuss a complaint may see the list of people who they may contact posted in both classrooms.

Accommodations are available for people with disabilities.

27 COMPLAINT POLICY

If you should ever have a concern or complaint with any aspect of your child’s care or the service provided to your family, you are encouraged to bring this up directly with the people with whom you are having a problem. If you do not feel comfortable with addressing the individual alone, you may invite the Director to attend and observe the meeting. If you have tried to resolve the matter directly but are still dissatisfied with the outcome, please contact the Director. If the Director is unable or unwilling to provide you with satisfaction you may contact his supervisor, the Vice President for Student Services or lodge a formal complaint in accordance with the Student Complaint Procedure which can be found in the OC Student Handbook, The OC Catalog, and on the OC website.

FACILITY LICENSING STATUS

The current Childcare Center Checklist and Facility Licensing Agreements are available for your review. These documents may be obtained from the front office staff.

28 OLYMPIC COLLEGE SOPHIA BREMER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PARENT AGREEMENT Registration Fee: $50 non-refundable fee per child per year. Mandatory Parent Orientation: All new parents must attend the parent orientation held each quarter. Returning Parents: All returning parents must update his/her child’s enrollment forms before the first day of attendance in a new quarter. Billing Information: Parents will receive a bill in the third week of each quarter. The bill will identify three payment dates with amounts due by the end of the 4th, 7th, and 11th weeks. If a payment date is missed, a HOLD will be placed on the parent’s college account. Parents who are not paid in full by the end of each quarter will have fifteen days to pay in full before being sent to a collection agency. Additionally parents who are not up to date with payment will not be allowed to pre-register their child for a subsequent quarter and no space will be held fro their child. Parents may, if they so choose, register their child on the Waiting List. Students enrolled for the Summer Session face a similar process except that they have only two payment dates at the end of the 4th and 8th weeks. Rates: Please refer to the attached rate sheet. Student Status: OC students enrolled for 5 or more credit hours qualify for Student Rates. OC students enrolled in less than 5 credit hours will be billed at Staff and Faculty Rates. Western Washington University students will be billed at Staff and Faculty Rates. If an individual has been enrolled at OC in the Spring Quarter and is pre-registered at OC for the Fall Quarter, they may use the SBCDC and be billed at the Student Rates. Minimum Schedule: New toddler and two-year olds must attend at least three times each week. Schedules: You will be charged for all scheduled hours on the Childcare Schedule form, even if your child is not present. If you are enrolled in a class with “arranged” hours, you must submit a regular schedule of hours and provide emergency contact information. Schedule Changes: Requests for schedule changes will be permitted through the second week of the quarter. All schedule changes must be made in writing. Schedule changes requested after the second week of the quarter require two weeks advance notice. Schedule changes will only be approved if space is available Withdrawing From Program: Withdrawal from the program prior to the completion of a quarter requires a two-week written notice to the Director. You will be billed for the two-week advance notice. Leaves of Absence: A request for a leave of absence will be approved if submitted with at least two weeks advance notice and if two weeks or long in duration. Under these conditions a child’s space is guaranteed when they return to school.

29 Absences: You must notify the Center each day that your child will be absent. If your child will be absent on a given day, please notify us by leaving a voicemail message on 475-7190 to that effect before 9:00a.m. Failure to notify us of your child’s absence will result in a charge of $5.00. Signing In/Out: You are required to sign your child in and out of the classroom each day. A full signature is required. If you fail to sign your child in/out you will be charged a $5.00 fee. Closing Time: Children must be picked up by the end of their contracted time. A Late Fee of $1.00 per minute will be assessed to late parents. The Center staff will make a reasonable effort to locate you and call emergency contacts if needed. Center staff is required to call Child Protective Services if the child is not picked up within thirty minutes of closing and there has been no communication from you. Parent Handbook: It is your responsibility to read the Handbook and abide by Center policies and procedures. Third Party Agency Conditions: If a third party agency, such as DSHS will be paying for your childcare, please notify the Fiscal Technician in writing at the time you register your child. It is your responsibility to initiate and follow up on all documentation required by third party agencies. Until the Child Care Center has received authorization for payment, you are responsible for all charges accrued. Attendance Policy: It is expected that your child will maintain 85% of scheduled hours each month, or you may risk losing your child care slot.

I have read and understand this agreement, and I have received a parent handbook. I agree to abide by the terms contained in both documents.

______Parent/Guardian Signature Date

______Parent/Guardian Name (Print) Student ID#

______1.______Sophia Bremer Child Development Center Name of Child Director’s Signature

2.______Name of Child

3.______Name of Child

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