The document discusses policies and services for child care centers. It addresses setting policies for fees, hours of operation, holidays, sick children, meals, health and safety issues. Key policies include setting fees based on factors like age and attendance, clearly outlining operating hours, having policies for sick children like symptoms that require keeping children home, and ensuring emergency contact information and health records are on file for all children. The document also provides examples of specific policies from different child care centers.

1. SERVICES AND POLICIES

2.  A comprehensive business plan is essential to
a smooth-running, successful and profitable
child-care business.
 Putting together you business plan and
integrating the various, but the foundation of
any child-care operation is its services and
policies.

3.  The appropriate regulatory agencies to find
out what involved in providing particular
services.
- ex: each state has its own guidelines for
the maximum number of children and
maximum number in each age group in a
family child-care facility.
 There will likely be other requirement and
restrictions, depending on the type of facility
you run.

4.  Decide what services to offer based on your
own preferences and what your market
research says you community needs.
 Choices:-
 Full-time care during traditional weekday hours.
 After-school care.
 Nontraditional hour ( very early morning,
evenings, overnight care, weekdays and/or
weekends)

5. Drop-in or on-demand care, either
during traditional or nontraditional
hours
Part-time care
Parent’s night out (weekend evening
care)
Age-based care
Transportation

6.  In Toledo, Ohio
 Offer full-day child care, generally from 6:30
am to 6 pm.
 Serving children from six weeks old through
kindergarten age. She also has a before-and
after-school program for school-age children,
as well as a preschool program.
 Transportation services are limited to
occasional field trips and shuttling children
between the centers for special programs as
necessary.

7.  Before and after school care program for
children ages 4 to 12.
 The before-school program runs from 5:30 to
8:30 am
 After-school is from 3:30 to 6:30 pm.
 She also provides all-day summer care.

8. Policies is important to be a completely before you open for
business.
 policies such as give each parents a copy of your policies as
part of their contract . As conclusion understanding and
agree your roles .
There a many type of contract which is written and formal .

9.  Fees policies that we can consider include :
1. If a family has more than one child in your
centre , you might discount the rate for the
second child.
2. You may want to set fees based on age because
younger children require more attention. Along
these lines, you may also consider whether or
not a child is toilet-trained when deciding what
to charge.
3. Even the most conscientious parents will
occasionally be late picking up their child. How
will you charge parents for the extra work this
causes you ?

10.  Your hours of operation will be dictated by
the type of service you provide but they
should be clearly stated to avoid any
misunderstanding.
 You might also indicate what circumstances
would cause a special closing.

11.  You may want to use the holidays observed
by major employers in your area as a guide,
along with your own culture and customs.

12.  You may want to specify how much advance
notice you require when children are going
to be taken out of your centre for vacations.

13.  Policy that said teacher being paid whether
the children come to the center or not.
 Except when teacher is the one that absent.
 Most of teacher expanses continue whether
one or two children not coming for several
days.

14.  Transport also provided after school for any
working parents who are unable to pick their
children after school.
 Provided in limited basis for youngster
participating in field trip.

15.  Child who is continual disruptive influence -
cannot be tolerated (involves harm or the
risk of harm to other children).
 Expulsion policy needed – to allow teacher to
remove disruptive children.
 Needed for staff and other children safety.

16.  Children care centers do not care for sick
children.
 Policies stating that if child become ill while
at the center, he/she must be picked up.
 Separate the children from other children
and contact the parents.
 If the child does not respond and having
trouble breathing, call 911.

17.  The symptoms that necessitate remaining a child
from the child care include;
 Fever
 Body rash
 Sore throat
 Yellowish skin or eyes
 Eye discharge

18.  Child care should set policies.
 Child care may charge an extra fee.
 Policy for parents who drop their children off
early.
 Call parents/ emergency contact.

19.  Program can include complete menu planning.
 Parents are allow to send meal and snacks.
 Meal policies;
 It should meet the child’s nutritional requirements.
 Clearly labeled with child’s name, date and type of
food.
 Store at an appropriate temperature until eaten.
 Other children food should not be fed to other
children.
 Children are not allowed to share their food.

20.  For each child, you should have emergency
contact information on file and emergency
form.

21. Health Issues
 Parent should provide written proof that children are current on their vaccinations, also need to
know the details of any health or medical conditions (allergies, asthma, diabetes)
 Should know what happens to the child during a crisis related condition, how to prevent that crisis,
need training particular emergency procedure.
Smoking, Alcohol, And Drugs
 Have a written policy that smoking, illegal drugs and alcohol is prohibited to bring when children
in your care.
 Do not exposed cigarette smoke to children, children with asthma are especially in danger of
having their condition worsen when they are exposed to cigarette.
 Therefore, not smoking should allowed at any time home or building children occupy.
Release children
 to ensure the safety and security of the children in your care, should maintain a log for parent to
sign children in and out of you facility.
 Also maintain files of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to pick
up each child in your care.
 Contact your local police department for avoid releasing unsafe situation, then written the policy
and inform all parent when the child is admitted to your care.
Cell phones
 Make a policy for the use cell phones by parent when they visiting or pick up. Plus cell phones not
to be used at facility at all.

22.  The issue of safety is an integral part of
everything you do in the operation of your
child-care center, and safety-related issues
are mentioned throughout this book.
 This section will include issues and concerns
not discussed elsewhere.

23.  Inspections – All licensed child-care centers are
subject to occasional inspection. When any
deficiencies are identified during an inspection or
review by a licensing agency, funding agency,
accreditation organization, or other regulatory
department, you should develop a written plan for
the resolution. The plan should include a
description of the problem, proposed timeline for
the resolution, designation of responsibility for
correcting the deficiency, and a description of the
successful resolution of the problem.

24.  Fire safety – Fire extinguishers should be inspected
every three months, and a record of each
inspections and any maintenance kept on file.
Regular evacuation drills should be held and records
of such events kept on file.
 Food and nutrition – You should maintain record
covering your nutrition services budget,
expenditures for food, numbers and types of meals
served daily, and inspection reports made by health
authorities. Retain this information for at least one
year or the length of time requited by your state.

25.  Health department reporting requirements – Certain
diseases or conditions among your staff or the
children in your care must be reported to the local
health department. Contact your local health
department for complete information on reporting
requirement and procedures.

26.  Special needs includes :
I) Assistance with feeding
II) Giving medicine or performing medical procedures
III) Ensuring that special equipment operates is used
properly

27.  In deciding whether to admit a child with the child’s
parents and health care providers to discuss the particular
needs of the child .
Should ensure that the extra demand on your time to care
for a child with special needs is supported by additional
resources , including experts as needed .
 Should work with the child’s parents and health-care
professional to make sure you have support you need.

28. Administering medication
 Some children in child care may need to take medication during the hours you care
them.
 Obtain written permission form the parent and check the child care licensing
agency local regulation.
prescribed medication you give to child:
1. First and last name of the child container
2. It is original package or container
3. Expired date medication
4. Check the name and phone number of the health professional who ordered the
medication.
 Suggest that parent ask their pharmacist to divide the medication separate two
bottles, one at home and one to be kept child care.
over the counter medication should label with:
1. The child first and last names
2. The current date
3. The expire date
4. Specific instruction of giving, storing and disposing of the medication.
 If child under two years age, check state licensing regulation. Some state do not
allow a provider to administer medication children under two years of age.