Effective August 25, 2010 - August 25, 2011

Enrollment

Fees/Tuition
You are responsible to pay for the contracted days/hours regardless of attendance, holidays, illness, etc. Tuition is reviewed on an annual basis. There is an automatic increase in all fees beginning every January. The increase will be based on current economical changes. Parents will be given at least 30-days notice prior to any fee changes. Current rates are effective until December 2005. Fees not paid may preclude your child from continued care at BLCCC.

Tuition: Basics of Life only accepts tuition in the form of a personal check, money order or cashier’s check. Payment is due in advance before care is given. Payment is due on the Friday before the next week of care begins. If Friday is a holiday, payment is due on the day before the holiday. Otherwise, late fees will apply. FULL PAYMENT is due whether the child is present or not. This guarantees your child’s space.

                  Full time:                                        Part time :

*discount is given for payment made ahead of care.

Part time preschool hours are: 9:00 a.m. -12:00p.m. or 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Hourly rate is per hour for less than 10 hours per week regardless of age: $5 per hour

Receipts can be issued within a few days of payments. The receipts are original invoices and will be signed by one of the owners. Parents must ask for a receipt, otherwise, all clients will receive a printout of all payment made for childcare during the year, no later than January 31st.

Registration Fee: The registration fee is a non-refundable fee and is due at the time of enrollment. The fee is and in addition to other fees. This fee holds your spot for 2 weeks.

School Supplies Fee: This fee is and will be required every year in September, regardless of when you enrolled your child.

Security Fee: If you want to hold a spot for longer than 2 weeks, an additional fee will be charged. This fee will be per month and will be due the beginning of each month until your child physically attends BLCCC. You have the choice to pay the security fee in full, or to pay each month at a time. If the security fee is not paid, your spot will be dropped, and no refund will be given. This is because we can not afford to hold your spot when there are others who wish to be cared for on a full-time basis.

Late Charges: A charge of $5 per day will be due for tuition fees not received by noon of the second day of late payment. After the third day, your child may not be allowed to return to BLCCC until ALL fees have been received.

Returned Checks: All checks that are returned to us, will be subject to a service fee. In addition, you will be responsible for any additional fees due to costs incurred by us due to your check not clearing. If a second check is returned, personal checks will no longer be accepted. Termination could result if two or more checks do not clear. If services are not terminated, a cashier’s check r money order must be used to pay your child’s tuition.

Charge for Late-Pick Up: Basics of Life closes at 5:00 pm. Please keep in mind that we are working parents also. Like you, we too have family demands on our time, and a life outside of childcare. If you are late picking up your child there is a charge per 15 minutes or portion thereof. The late charge pick-up fee will be added to the next week’s tuition. After 20 minutes, emergency contacts will be called to come and pick up your child.

Education Program:
Basics of Life’s educational program is designed to enhance each child’s feelings of self-worth and curiosity about the world. Activities for both group and individual needs are design to promote each child’s social, intellectual, and physical development. We believe that every child deserves the right to have choice. That’s why we know our program stands above the rest. Your child can choose from a variety of activities right at their finger tips.

Basics of Life preschool experience includes, but is not limited to:

Inside Activities:                           Outside Activities: 
Story time                                   Sand box
Group play/free time                  Swings
Language                                   Teeter-totter
Science                                       Riding Toys
Numbers (Eng/Span)            Trucks
Letters/sounds                             Nature hikes
Writing Skills                              Gardening (summer)
Colors/Shapes                            Water play (summer)
Calendar/weather                      Sledding (winter)
Food                                          Teepee
Feelings                                      Balance beam
Manners                                     
Art                                            
Song and dance
Computers
Pencil dexterity
Large/fine motor skills

Infants do not have a planned curriculum; however, their daily activities include tummy time, texture and sensory items along with the visual stimulation of soft books.

Holidays Observed (Basics of Life Closed):
Basics of Life will be closed for the following paid holidays:

New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, or the observed day of any listed above. We will remind parents when we will be closed.

Substitute Care for Provider Illness:

Parents will be responsible for substitute care when the provider is unavailable due to sickness or other emergency.  We will do our best to have a replacement to cover for our illnesses, but there may be times when the parent will need to find a back-up care giver for their child. No payment will be due for days when our illness or other emergency prevents us from caring for your child. A refund of per day will be given on the next week’s tuition.

Parent Responsibilities:
Daily Sign In and Out Sheet: We require that all children are signed in and out each day. The sheet is located near the entrance. Please be sure to fill out the sheet in the back of this handbook with anyone who may possibly pick your child up. Anyone who picks the child up other than the parent or legal guardian will need to have prior permission from a parent, and show ID when picking up the child.

Absence: We require parents to call when your child will not be coming or will be coming late. Our phone number is: 740-694-1622. Please call no later at 7:30 am to let us know of your arrival time. This will help us to not worry, and also to make any necessary changes to the activities for the day.

Visiting: Parents are always welcome to visit their child/children and observe our program during business hours. We have an open door policy. Your suggestions are welcome.

Health Policies:
We operate a WELL CHILD FACILITY. This is a strict policy that will protect all involved. Your compliance is appreciated, and you will be compensated with the assurance that all ill children will be kept home. Please keep in mind that well children are demanding and sick children even more so. Please be fair to your child, the other children who come to our childcare, our families, and us. DO NOT bring your child to us when they are ill. If you are unsure, please call prior to bringing your child. It is extremely important that we work together in keeping our children healthy. One child’s cold may be another child’s bronchitis or worse. If your child becomes ill while in our care, you are required to pick them up, or have someone from the authorized list pick them up with in an hour.

These are the following guidelines that BLCCC adheres to:

1. Ohio State Department of Social Services and State Department of Health requires all children receive polio, measles, diphtheria, HIB, pertusis, tetanus, and tuberculosis immunizations. Only children who have received immunizations can be enrolled at BLCCC. These immunizations are free of charge at the Knox County Health Department.
2. In any case when illness occurs, resulting in a fever of 100 °F or higher, or a contagious infection, the parent must keep the child at home or make other arrangements. THE CHILD MAY ONLY RETURN AFTER THE FEVER HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR 24 HOURS. For an infection you must get a doctor’s note and/or medical prescription. Allergies and mild cold are exceptions.
3. Please contact us as soon as possible if your child develops any communicable diseases. They are as follows: chicken pox, strep infections, flu, and/or conjunctivitis. Also let us know if your child has head lice. We will notify the other parents so that they be aware of symptoms related to these diseases.
4. When any medication needs to be given to a child, we must have written permission from the parent and physician before it may be administered. The permission form that will be provided will also have a spot where you must fill in the dosage and the time the child needs to receive the medication. We will provide the medication forms and it will be necessary for you to complete if you need us to administer any medication.
5. The parent needs to notify us if your child is taking any medication only at home. This will enable us to be aware in case allergies arise, or the child has side effects while in our care.
6. If a child has been vomiting (any vomiting with in the past 24 hours), they cannot come to childcare.
7. If a child has diarrhea (3 or more loose bowel movements within 2 hours), they cannot return until their BM’s are back to normal.

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Tuition credit is not given for absences due to illness.
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When your child can come back to Basics of Life:

Chicken Pox                             Until lesion are crusted

Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye           After treatment by a physician, medical release is required.                                                   (Minimum of 24 hours)

Giardia (Diarrhea)                   Must be diarrhea free for 24 hours.

Head Lice                                After a pediculicide Treatment. All nits & eggs must have been

removed. Please have them checked at the health department

Impetigo                                  24 hours after starting treatment. Medical release is required

Please keep this handbook for your own reference

Please return to Basics of Life Christian Child Care with payment due.

Emergency Policy:

For life-threatening emergencies, the provider will: Call 911 and parents Name of person (s) to call in case of emergency when parent (s) cannot be reached:

Name ___________________________________ Phone _______________________________

Name ___________________________________ Phone ______________________________

Persons authorized to pick up the Child(ren):

          Mother YES      NO                                           Father  YES      NO

 Name  _____________________________ Relationship ________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________Home Phone ________________________ Work Phone ___________________________

Make/ Color of car __________________ License Plate Number _________________________ 

Name  _____________________________ Relationship ________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________Home Phone ________________________ Work Phone ___________________________

Make/ Color of car __________________ License Plate Number _________________________ 

Name  _____________________________ Relationship ________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________Home Phone ________________________ Work Phone ________________________

Make/ Color of car __________________ License Plate Number _________________________

The administration of Basics of Life Christian Child Care will allow only persons who have been authorized by the parent/guardian to remove child(ren) from his/her care. 
I, __________________________________________________, have read, understand, signed and will follow the policies specified in the Parent Handbook.

Mother’s Signature____________________________                       Date____________________

Father’s Signature____________________________                        Date____________________

Director Signature___________________________                          Date____________________