Garden River First Nation
Child Care Centre (cont'd)

A nutritious mid-day meal, as well as, a morning and afternoon snack will be provided. Children's special dietary needs and allergies will be posted in the cooking and playroom areas for the staff. Weekly menus will be posted for the current and following weeks to assist the parents in menu planning at home. The children are asked not to bring food from home to ensure the health of children with allergies and/or dietary restrictions.

The Day Nurseries Act stipulates that prior to admission, each child must be immunized as recommended by the local Medical Officer of Health. Regulations require daily outdoor play for each child. Therefore, if parents feel that their child/ren is/are to ill to play outdoors, the child/ren should remain at home. If a child becomes ill during the day, temporary care will be provided until the parent/guardian can be contacted, and the child can be taken home. Only prescription drugs will be administered to children. This requires that parents provide the following:

• Daily written authorization, including the dosage and times any drug is to be given.
• Medication must be in the original container, clearly labelled with the child's name, name of drug, the dosage, the date of purchase and instructions for storage and administration of the drug.

Medication must not be left in the cloak room area, it will be placed in a locked cabinet.

The program follows fire, health and safety regulations and must require all members and visitors to do likewise.

Each child is to be given a health check upon arrival each day. Note should be taken of the color and condition of the children's skin, eyes, and overall appearance.

You should inquire as to what kind of an evening they had? Did they rest well and waken up refreshed? etc. Watch for the following symptoms:

• watery, inflamed eyes or crusty eyes or eyelids 
• glazed appearance of eyes, deep cough
• inflamed nostrils, heavy green nasal discharge
• unusual irritability
• rash, sores, flushed appearance, clamminess, pallor, or other unusual conditions of skin
• contagious diseases
• running a temperature
• vomitting or diarrhea

If a child becomes ill during the day:

• notify parents and arrange for child to be picked up
• keep child comfortable until parent arrives
• record in daily log book 

A general rule for determining whether or not a child is well enough to attend school is their ability to cope with a full day of programming which includes outdoor play (approximately one hour in morning and one hour in afternoon).

Children should be dressed in clothing that is appropriate for physical activity, the weather and the season. A second set of clothing should be left in the child's locker in case of accidents. Also, all clothing should be labelled with the child's name. The program is not responsible for lost belongings. Parents are required to ensure adequate supplies of diapers and wipes if applicable are available. Parents are discouraged from bringing children's toys from home. However, books, records, and tapes are welcomed and can be used by the staff during group time experiences.

Parents are encouraged to visit the program at any time and parental input and suggestions are welcomed.

Discipline

Children are disciplined in a positive manner at a level that is appropriate to their actions and their ages in order to promote self-discipline, ensure health and safety, respect the rights of others and maintain equipment. Spanking or other forms of corporal punishment are NOT permitted.

The program observes the following statutory holidays:

New Year's Day	Civic Holiday	Good Friday
Labour Day	Easter Monday	Thanksgiving Day
Victoria Day	Christmas Day	Canada Day
Boxing Day	Heritage Day	National Indian Day
Rememberance Day

Parents will not be charged for these statutory holidays. Credits may be given, at the discretion of supervisor for extended lengthy illness. (with a doctors slip) or hospitalization of a child.

1. The parent will comply with the arranged hours of the day care from to . Day Care is provided only for the hours the parent is working or school and reasonable transportation time to and from daycare.
   
2. The parent will advise the operator of any special conditions that surround the care of his/her child in writing and will comply with the Policy for Special Requests.
   
3. The parent will advise the operator of any allergies or special dietary or eating problems of the child. In the case of special diets, it will be necessary for the parent to supply the required foods.
   
4. The parent will supply diapers and diaper wipes as necessary.
   
5. The parent will sign appropriate Consent Forms as well as provide the program with information to maintain a current list of emergency contacts and people to pick up his/her child. If any changes occur with these lists it is the parent's responsibility to notify the operator.
   
6. In order to ensure the safety of the children in the program, any person picking up a parent's child who is not familiar to the operator, will be asked for formal identification, usually a driver's license.
   
7. The parent will supply and instruct the program regarding any necessary medical treatment.
   
8. The parent will inform the program as soon as possible if his/her child will not be present on a particular day.
   
9. The parent agrees to keep a child at home or make alternate arrangements if he/she has an infectious or serious illness that could infect others in the program; or is too ill to cope with regular programming. If the parent is called during the day and informed that his/her child has an illness, it is the parent's responsibility to pick his/her child up from the program as quickly as possible.
   
10. The parent will discuss progress/concerns regarding his/her child or the daycare arrangement with the operator. The operator will discuss the same with parents as well. If a problem persists, a meeting will be set up between the parent and the operator. It is the parent's responsibility to attend these meetings.
    
11. The parent will ensure his/her child has removed outer clothing and is under the direct supervision of the operator before leaving the building.
    
12. The parent will ensure that his/her child has a clean change of indoor clothing, and a pair of rubber soled shoes for safe indoor play. Appropriate outdoor clothing should be provided at all times. 
    
13. The parent agrees to pay a registration fee which will be applied to the first bill, and also abide by the fee agreement and regular payment schedule.
    
14. The parent agrees to give the Garden River Child care centre at least two (2) weeks notice withdrawal or termination.
    
15. The parent agrees to keep the Garden River Child Care Centre advised of any changes in address, employment, telephone numbers, emergency contacts, child's medical condition, or consents, etc. 

Please note that failure to comply with the above conditions may result in termination of the day care arrangement. 

Note: Please be advised that we have a duty to report any suspicion of abuse regarding the children in our care to the Children's Aid Society.

Phone no. (705) 256-5400