HEALTH & SAFETY
To prevent the spread of infectious illness among children, a daily health check is given upon each child’s arrival by a staff member.
If your child develops any symptoms of illness during the day, your child and you will be immediately isolated from the other children and you. If you are unavailable, your emergency contact will be reached to make arrangements to pick up your child.
Children who are well enough to come to school are expected to participate in all areas of the program, including outdoor time. Please keep your child home if he/she is experiencing the following symptoms:
Please notify the center at once if your child has been diagnosed with a communicable disease. Staff may also request a doctor’s note stating that your child is healthy enough to attend Children’s Choice Daycare after an illness.
ILLNESS:
Children’s Choice Daycare will only administer prescription medication that is in its original container, which must be dated and labeled with your child’s name and dosage.
All medications are kept inaccessible to the children, in either a locked cupboard or the refrigerator. Parents MUST HAND OVER any medication directly to a staff member. Some medications may be carried by a staff member in order for prompt admission.
We ask that you complete the Authorization form for each medication required. These forms are kept in your child’s file. Please assure that you have given the form and medication to your child’s teacher.
Please consult the Medical Information Form for further information.
ALLERGIES AND MEALS:
If your child has an allergy, please discuss this with the Supervisors and/or staff members in detail. This should also be noted on your child’s Medical Information Form so we could take appropriate precautions to protect your child’s health. Please note that we are a “Nut Free” environment. So to protect the children, we ask you NOT to bring any food into the center with your child unless arrangements have been made with the director
Meals and snacks are prepared on the premises daily. Morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack will be provided for your child depending upon the length of his/her stay. Menus are posted weekly for your review.
Please consult consent form for further information.
REST PERIOD:
It is a requirement of the Day Nurseries Act that all children attending a licensed child care center for more than six consecutive hours in a day be provided with a rest period. It is not necessary that your child sleep, but he/she is encouraged to rest quietly on his/her bed for approximately one hour. After this time, your child will be given the opportunity to engage in quiet activities while others sleep.
Please consult consent form for further information.
EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS:
Should an accidental injury occur, the center staff will immediately seek the necessary medical assistance and then contact you. You will be informed in the event that your child has been taken to the hospital or a physician’s office. In the best interest of the child, we will seek emergency medical treatment if we cannot contact you. Please consult consent form for further information.
The staff will complete an Accident Form describing the nature of the accident, and you will be requested to sign this form in acknowledgement.
In the event of an emergency that requires the evacuation of the center, the children will be taken to 34 Pantages Court.
CHILD ABUSE:
The staff of Children’s Choice Daycare has a legal obligation to report observed cases or suspected cases of child abuse to the Children’s Aid Society.
To prevent the spread of infectious illness among children, a daily health check is given upon each child’s arrival by a staff member.
If your child develops any symptoms of illness during the day, your child and you will be immediately isolated from the other children and you. If you are unavailable, your emergency contact will be reached to make arrangements to pick up your child.
Children who are well enough to come to school are expected to participate in all areas of the program, including outdoor time. Please keep your child home if he/she is experiencing the following symptoms:
- fever within the last 24 hours
- heavy nasal discharge
- an acute cold, sever cough
- vomiting
- red or discharging eyes or ears
- an undiagnosed skin rash
- any symptoms of a communicable disease
Please notify the center at once if your child has been diagnosed with a communicable disease. Staff may also request a doctor’s note stating that your child is healthy enough to attend Children’s Choice Daycare after an illness.
ILLNESS:
Children’s Choice Daycare will only administer prescription medication that is in its original container, which must be dated and labeled with your child’s name and dosage.
All medications are kept inaccessible to the children, in either a locked cupboard or the refrigerator. Parents MUST HAND OVER any medication directly to a staff member. Some medications may be carried by a staff member in order for prompt admission.
We ask that you complete the Authorization form for each medication required. These forms are kept in your child’s file. Please assure that you have given the form and medication to your child’s teacher.
Please consult the Medical Information Form for further information.
ALLERGIES AND MEALS:
If your child has an allergy, please discuss this with the Supervisors and/or staff members in detail. This should also be noted on your child’s Medical Information Form so we could take appropriate precautions to protect your child’s health. Please note that we are a “Nut Free” environment. So to protect the children, we ask you NOT to bring any food into the center with your child unless arrangements have been made with the director
Meals and snacks are prepared on the premises daily. Morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack will be provided for your child depending upon the length of his/her stay. Menus are posted weekly for your review.
Please consult consent form for further information.
REST PERIOD:
It is a requirement of the Day Nurseries Act that all children attending a licensed child care center for more than six consecutive hours in a day be provided with a rest period. It is not necessary that your child sleep, but he/she is encouraged to rest quietly on his/her bed for approximately one hour. After this time, your child will be given the opportunity to engage in quiet activities while others sleep.
Please consult consent form for further information.
EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS:
Should an accidental injury occur, the center staff will immediately seek the necessary medical assistance and then contact you. You will be informed in the event that your child has been taken to the hospital or a physician’s office. In the best interest of the child, we will seek emergency medical treatment if we cannot contact you. Please consult consent form for further information.
The staff will complete an Accident Form describing the nature of the accident, and you will be requested to sign this form in acknowledgement.
In the event of an emergency that requires the evacuation of the center, the children will be taken to 34 Pantages Court.
CHILD ABUSE:
The staff of Children’s Choice Daycare has a legal obligation to report observed cases or suspected cases of child abuse to the Children’s Aid Society.