Sunday, December 26, 2010

Home Away From Home Missing Child & Provider Substitute Written Policy

I will do the following if a child is missing from my home:

In the event that a child is missing from my home I will immediately search the house checking closets, piles of laundry, in and under beds, inside large appliances, and inside vehicles, including trunks—wherever a child may crawl or hide. If I still cannot find the child, I will immediately call the local law enforcement agency. When I contact law enforcement, I will provide the child's name, date of birth, height, weight, and any other unique identifiers such as eyeglasses and braces. I will also tell them when I noticed that the child was missing and what clothing he or she was wearing. I will also request that the child's name and identifying information be immediately entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Person File and an Amber Alert be issued.

I will contact the parents of the child immediately after contacting law enforcement. I will also contact my emergency substitute to help tend the children as I work with law enforcement to find the child.

The name and number of the emergency substitute(s) who will be called in the event I must leave the home are:

Please contact me or see the written policy given to you for this information.

Home Away From Home Emergency Shut off of Gas, Electricity & Water Policy

The location and procedure for an emergency shut off of gas at my home is as follows:

The gas meter is located on the left side of the house (if you are facing the garage/front door) under the window. The shutoff valve is located next to the meter. To turn the meter off you turn the valve a quarter turn in either direction to the “off” position. There is also a pilot light on the furnace located in the basement that should be shut off as well. To do so you turn the knob for the pilot to “off”.

The location and procedure for any emergency shut off of electricity at my home is as follows:

For an emergency shut off of electricity I would need to flip all of the fuse boxes the opposite way that they currently are in the fuse box located in the basement.
The location and procedure for an emergency shut off of water at my home is as follows:
The location is the cold storage area which is located in the basement. To shut off the water you turn the yellow lever to the right.

Home Away From Home Emergency Evacuation & Relocation Policy

In the event that it becomes necessary to evacuate my home, I will take the children to the following location:

Emergency substitute’s (August Moulton) house: 3559 New Land Loop, Lehi Utah

I will do the following to ensure that emergency supplies, including at least food, water, a first aid kit, and diapers (if the provider cares for diapered children) are taken with me to the emergency relocation site:

All emergency supplies (including first aid kit), 72 hour kit (which includes snacks and water) and diapers are all located in the same location to ensure a quick and easy location. They are all in separate containers to be easily placed inside a backpack and taken to the relocation site. The attendance record is listed on the front door which will also be removed and taken in the event of a relocation of the children.

I will do the following to ensure adequate supervision of all children during an emergency, including while at our emergency relocation site:

The attendance record will be checked before leaving to be sure all children are out of the home. A head count will be taken before departure of my home. Upon arrival of the emergency relocation site another head count will be taken to ensure all children reached the relocation site together. While at the relocation site I will continue to take a head count of all the children as well as always keeping them in my line of sight.

Home Away From Home Child Care Billing Policy

FULL TIME CHILD CARE:

Payment is due on the 5th and 20th of each month. In the case that either day falls on a weekend payment will be due the following Monday. An invoice will be provided to you on the 15th and the last day of each month. The billing period is as follows: 1st -15th and 16th – last day of the month.
While preparing your invoice I will round down to the nearest 15 minute increment per the attendance roll.
There are no penalties for late pick up. The standard $3/hr will be applied.

PART TIME CHILD CARE:

Payment is due on the 5th and 20th of each month. In the case that either day falls on a weekend payment will be due the following scheduled day. With part time childcare I know that you may not be scheduled for childcare on the 5th and 20th of any given month. In that case payment will be due the next scheduled day after the 5th and 20th. (Ex: If you are only scheduled for childcare on Tuesday and Thursday and the 5th is on a Friday, payment will be due on Tuesday.) An invoice will be provided to you on the 15th and the last day of each month. The billing period is as follows: 1st -15th and 16th – last day of the month.

While preparing your invoice I will round down to the nearest 15 minute increment per the attendance roll.
There are no penalties for late pick up. The standard $3/hr will be applied.

MISCALLANIOUS

• A receipt is available upon request.
• Payments can also be made via Paypal. Fee charges will apply.
• Late charges may be applied at my discretion.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Boy Do I Love These Kids!!






November Fun!

Along with learing to recognize words and letters this month we also did some fun crafts and activities! :)


So artistic! :) This girl LOVES to color!!


Gobble Gobble!!




Tracing words.
They're getting pretty good at it if I don't say so myself!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Where Has October Gone???

Isn't she the CUTEST giraffe you've ever seen?!?!

We had a WONDERFULLY SCARY Halloween Party this year! We all dressed up, watched a fun Halloween movie, practiced Trick-or-Treating, learned about how to be safe on Halloween and of course... ate CANDY!! Everyone looked SO adorable in their costumes, thanks to all the parents that participated- the kids had a great time!


Cutest of all the 101 Dalmatians!

YUM!

Chowin' down on the goods



Enter: TINKERBELL!



Love at home: Aspen & Austin


I'm holding Aspen up in this picture so Jett (yes, JETT was taking the picture) gets us both in the shot. :) It's one of my favorites!



Princess Tianna, The Cutest Giraffe, & Max


Max, King of the Wild Things!




Scary Marshmallows