Childcare Information
Our Childcare Mission
Mothers’ Center of Fort
Collins Child Care mission
is to provide care for your child or children in a fun, nurturing, safe environment
so that you can enjoy programs offered by the Mothers’ Center.
Childcare Guidelines
Please sign your child in
completely: check-in sheet, name tag, label all personal items
with child’s name.
No
childcare is offered for children until they are six months of age and sitting
up well.
Children
of all ages may accompany moms to programs at the Mothers’ Center. If
children in your care become disruptive, please remove them
until they are comfortable to return.
Children
sometimes cry. If
we cannot comfort your child in 5 - 10 minutes, we will bring
him to you. We will make every effort to make separation a
positive experience for mom and child.
Please
write down on the check-in sheet of any special needs your child has- e.g. allergies
or potty training needs.
Before
leaving your child in the nursery, please make sure your child has on a dry
diaper. If
your child has a soiled diaper while in childcare, workers
will attend to his/her needs.
Please
label all of your childs personal item to be left in the nursery-diper bags,
sippy cups, clothing, comfort toy/blanket, etc. We are
not responsible for items brought from home.
When
children are divided into groups, infants will remain in the nursery. We
will go outside when weather AND staffing permits. Dress your
child appropriately – coats, sunscreen, proper shoes,
etc..
Your
child will be given apple juice and graham crackers unless you specify otherwise. Please
do not bring other food into childcare. Exceptions can be made
for children with allergies.
Aggressive
play, particularly gun play, is not encouraged. We will redirect children
to another activity. If discipline issues develop, they will
be handled as follows:
(1)
We encourage the “victim” to
use his own words to tell the other child he doesn’t
like the behavior.
(2)
We redirect the child to another activity.
(3)
We give two or three time-outs, two minutes maximum, with the
chance to try again.
(4)
If the problem persists, we assume the child is unhappy in childcare
and return him to his mom. The child will
be welcomed back when he feels ready.
Please
make every effort to get acquainted with the childcare workers.
The Mothers’ Center
will provide a minimum of two childcare workers or Mothers’ Center
members in the nursery to supervise your child(ren). If
two workers/members are not available, childcare will be cancelled
for the day or members from the meeting/event will have the
option of volunteering their time in exchange for MC dollars.
Moms
are encouraged to bring their concerns directly to childcare
contact, not with
the childcare workers. Child Care Contact is: Mo
Ryerson, Phone
- 226-0109.
We reserve the right to decline
childcare to any child.
Print
Name ___________________________________
Signature
_____________________________________
Date ____________________________
Childcare Rates
All
programs: $4 for the first child/$2 for each additional child
All
committee meetings: $1 per child
If
you reserve childcare and do not attend the program or choose not to use
childcare, you will be charged for chilcare if an additional childcare worker
was scheduled to maintain child/caregiver ratios. This is necessary to fulfill
our financial responsibilities to our childcare staff.
Health Guidelines
Children
with the following symptoms should not be in childcare:
L fever L green
runny nose
L vomiting L persistent
cough
L diarrhea L pink
eye
L sore
throat L contagious
rash or rash accompanied by fever
LAny contagious
illness
We
reserve the right to decline childcare to any child.
Please note
that these children generally should not be in the adult room either, due
to the presence of infants. If you do need to bring a sick child into
the adult room, he should stay with you and not wander around the room. Exceptions
to this guideline can be made for physician - documented noninfectious conditions.
Print
Name ___________________________________
Signature
_____________________________________
Date ____________________________
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