Communicable Diseases Policy. A child suspected of a communicable disease will be under the supervising of a staff member at al times, but separated from the other children. They will be placed on a cot and made comfortable. After a child leaves or is finished with the cot, it will be disinfect with a germicide. All staff are trained in appropriate hand washing techniques. All caretakers will be notified within the next day of the center operation when a children have been exposed to a communicable disease. A caretaker will be called and expected to pick up child or arrange for someone to pick up child from the center. Please see the Little Flower Learning Center handbook for Illness Discharge From Care Policy for more information.

Diapers and Potty Training. When a child is still in diapers, caretakers are responsible for supplying all diapering needs daily. When it is time to potty train your child, caretaker needs to provide disposable pull-ups pants and two extra outfits as needed. Also, it is advised that when potty training a child they not wear bib overalls, suspenders, or snap crotch undershirts, as well as one-piece outfits that need to be completely removed. This will make it easier on the child to be more independent.

Evening Care Policy. Little Flower Learning Center will provide evening care. Our evening care hours of operation are 7:00 p.m. until midnight. In the evening our doors will be locked at all times. Parents will be able to enter the building by using their numerical code. We have a structured schedule for the evenings just as we do fort he daytime hours. The children that stay until 8:30 p.m. or later are required to bring with them a toothbrush and toothpaste. They will also need their bedclothes for bedtime which begins at 9:00 p.m. A sack lunch is required for any child who is here during the dinner hour.

Hand washing Procedure. All employees shall wash hands and under fingernails with soap and running water; upon arrival at the center, after each diaper change, after assisting a child with toiletting, before preparing or eating food, before feeding any child, and before and after handing medicine and completing a medical procedure. Disposable towels or air dryers shall be available at each hand washing facility at all times. Hand washing sinks shall not be used to make bottles for infants at any time.

Incident, Injury, or Illness Policy. If a situation occurs while a child is in Little Flower's care, the appropriate emergency medical treatment, professional treatment, and emergency transportation will be sought after from outside sources if necessary. If a situation should occur, an Incident, Injury, Illness form will be filled out by the center and given to the caretaker within 24 hours of the issued documented.

Indoor Play Policy. In addition to outdoor play time, Little Flower Learning Center will provide a scheduled indoor large motor room time daily for all ages at the center. During indoor play time, a staff member will be supervising at all times. Any child in attendance for four hours per day or longer will be provided with outdoor play times or large motor room time. When the weather does not permit outdoor play time extra gymnasium time will be provided. The center encourages every child to participate in as much large motor play time as provided daily, unless the child is physically limited from doing so.

Infant Teacher Policy. The infant rooms will have a staff members that are in the infant room for eight hours a day everyday. The caretakers will be informed at preadmission who their primary teacher will be for their infant. If this changes the parents will be notified of such. Every child including infants will have a daily paper with feedings and diapering information included. They will be updated at time of care given. Infant play space and sleep space will be separate.

Medication Policy. Food supplements and modified diets will be given at the request of physician. Topical products and lotions will be used with a caretaker's written permission and labeled bottle brought in to the teacher. These will be stored on a high shelf in the classroom. All medication will be kept in the office with a note from a physician fro prescriptions, or a note from caretaker for over the counter medications. An office staff member will administer the medication to the child and document it on the medical form kept in the office. A signature will be required. All medication will be stored in a lock box in the office or refrigerator. At no time will a child of any carry medication on them personally.

Outdoor Play Policy. Little Flower Learning Center will provide outside playtime scheduled daily for each class when weather conditions are safe Children ages 18 months and older will be provided with these scheduled opportunities. A staff member will supervise at all times. Infants will be encourages to go outside for fresh air on very nice days. In winter time, classes will be permitted to go outside when the temperature and wind chill are above 20 degrees F, there is no extreme winter conditions, and all children are dressed appropriately. In the summer, the children will be required to wear sunscreen. Staff members will apply sun screen to children with sunscreen that is labeled and provided by caretaker. A sunscreen permission form will need to be kept on file with name of sunscreen listed. Children will not be permitted to share sunscreen due to allergies.

Special Needs and Disabilities Policy. Little Flower will do everything possible to accommodate those children who have special needs and disabilities. If the child requires special care a Child Medical/Physical Care Plan will need to be filled out by a physician and/or caretaker. A staff member will need to be trained accordingly. Caretakers may need to be involved in the child's transitions and care more than the average caretaker. Little Flower will work with families of children with special needs to the best of our ability, but do not claim to be experts in any one situation or disability and will need caretaker's help and extra training for any and all situations named as such.

Swimming Policy. The center may choose to take some children swimming. Only preschool and school age classes will be permitted to go on these particular field trips that involve swimming unless a caretaker is in attendance. There will always be a certified lifeguard in attendance while the children are swimming. All staff members will call for a "Buddy Check" every fifteen min tues while in the water. All children must have a water play or swimming permission form on file at the center. Water tables will be used for younger children to play at the center and older children may go on field trips to swim.

Termination Policy. The Little Flower reserves the right to terminate the contract at an time for sufficient reason including, but not limited to: late payment, consistent misbehavior or unruliness, caretaker not abiding by the policies stated in the Little Flower Learning Center Handbook, or unforeseen problems which may occur with the caretaker or child. Caretakers may terminate their contract by providing Little Flower written notice of such termination a minimum of two weeks before the effective date of said termination. Caretakers not providing the minimum two weeks notification shall be liable to pay termination charges in the amount equal to the difference between the amount paid after the notice of termination is given and two weeks.