DISCIPLINE POLICY
Discipline is the
positive method of teaching a child appropriate
behavior. It includes acceptance, listening,
consistency, encouragement, rewards, praise,
offering alternatives, changing the environment,
and “redirection”.
It does not include physical punishment, verbal or
emotional abuse, rough handling, or withholding
food or sleep. A copy of our Discipline Policy,
signed by
the parent,
will be kept in your child’s file.
Children enrolled
at our centers
are expected to exhibit behavior which does not
disrupt or interfere with the school climate or
the learning process and social interaction of the
other children throughout the program hours.
Parents will be notified in writing when a major
discipline problem
occurs.
Chronic disruptive behavior is defined as verbal
or physical activity which may include but is not
limited to such behavior that requires constant
attention from the staff, inflicts physical or
emotional harm to other children, abuses the
staff, or disobeys the rules which guide behavior
during the program hours. If a child cannot adjust
to the program setting and behave appropriately,
then the child may be discharged.
Every
effort will be given
in assisting children to adjust to the program
setting. Disruptive behavior will be dealt with in
the following manner:
1. Redirection
is the method used when there is a behavior
problem. The child will be redirected to
another area and observed by the teacher to see
that the child has adjusted to the different
activity
environment.
2. If
two or
more incidents occur in a single day, an incident
report will be written and will require
the parent’s signature.
3. After
the second incident report is signed by the
director in charge and the parent, the Executive
Directors will be notified and all parties will
conference. The incident will be discussed and the
child will identify the problem and brainstorm
alternative choices of behavior. The conference
will be documented signed by the child, the
director, and the parent and placed in the child’s
records.
4. Incident
reports will be written after one disruptive
behavior if a child inflicts physical injury to
another child or caregiver or severely disrupts
the educational setting.
The Executive Directors
will be promptly notified of the incident and will
be available as a resource to the program staff
and family in resolving the misbehavior.
5. If
a child receives four written behavior-related
reports the child will be suspended for three days
of enrollment effective the end of the day of the
fourth report.
During the period of suspension, parents,
the Director,
and
Executive Director/s
will meet in a conference setting to determine the
condition of reinstatement.
Parents will be responsible for the payment of
tuition during
the period of suspension or until the child is
withdrawn from the program or is discharged
by combined action of the Director and the
Executive Director.
Note: Immediate suspension may occur if severity
of the problem is great enough that could endanger
the safety of the child, other children, or the
staff. The Executive
Director
will be notified before any suspension occurs.
BASIC
DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES
1. Age
appropriate, constructive disciplinary practices are used for
children
in child
care.
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Discussion with the child about appropriate
behavior.
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"Redirection" and sometimes a "Time Out" from ongoing activity.
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Discipline form(s) signed by parent/guardian.
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Consultation with parents to seek answers or understanding
of the problem.
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Suspension.
2. Children are
not subjected to discipline which is severe, humiliating,
or
frightening.
3. Discipline is not
associated with food, rest or toileting.
4. Spanking, or
any other form of physical punishment, is absolutely and
strictly
prohibited.
At the discretion of
the director and after a reasonable effort on the part of
the program staff to integrate a child
into the program, a child's participation may be terminated if that child
is deemed chronically disruptive to the functioning of the program.
BASIC RULES
The following is the Basic Rules
of the our program. We're
sure you'll agree that they're fair and necessary, so please read
this section carefully and discuss it
with your child as it applies to both you and your
child.
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Good sportsmanship and fair play must be
displayed at all times.
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No dangerous items of any kind including
firearms, knives, explosives, dangerous
chemicals may be brought to the center. (If there's any question
about the dangerous part, the site
manager makes the determination.)
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No defacing or abusing school property.
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No foul or abusive
language by adults or children.
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No fighting, hitting, biting, or
purposely harming others.
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Children are responsible for their own
belongings. (We'll help them learn to take responsibility by providing a specific place of their
own where they may keep their jackets,
books, etc.; but the bottom line is that they must become
responsible.)
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No gum.
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Children must remain with their group
leader during the designated times and are responsible for reporting to roll
call and checking out with that leader when picked up.
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Other children's belongings must not be
bothered.
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Children must abide by the Code of
Conduct established by their elementary school.
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Disrespect/poor attitude will not be
tolerated.
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Only G rated and director approved
videos or CDs are permitted.
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