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Experience the Babies And Beyond Childcare Promise – a holistic child care and early education approach designed to inspire children to become lifelong learners.
Experience the Babies And Beyond Childcare Promise – a holistic child care and early education approach designed to inspire children to become lifelong learners.
At Babies And Beyond Childcare, our primary goal is to inspire and nurture your child’s innate potential. Regardless of whether your child is inclined to be a scientist, artist, educator, physician, business leader, or all these roles, our focus is on providing an environment that encourages them to explore their interests and passions!
Play-based activities form an integral part of your child’s skill development process. While it might seem like just fun and games to your child, it’s the inception of valuable learning that they will carry with them forever!
Our comprehensive program presents a myriad of stimulating learning opportunities within an enjoyable environment for growing school-age children. This includes before and after-school care, emergency care during school holidays and closures, and thrilling summer day camp initiatives for children up to the age of 12.
Parents with careers outside the home often struggle to secure supervised before and after-school care for their children. As a matter of fact, over 70 percent of U.S. children have parents who work off-site, resulting in 15 million young individuals left unattended when school concludes for the day.
Babies And Beyond’s School Age Program alleviates the pressures faced by busy families by offering a safe, engaging, and learning-rich environment for their children during out-of-school hours.
We offer:
There’s More!
With many school districts providing distance learning or a blend of in-person and home-based learning, Babies And Beyond is here to support both parents and students.
More than just homework facilitators… Babies And Beyond will provide both full-day and after-school programming for elementary school-aged children.
We are working in collaboration with various school districts we serve to aid families in adapting to this novel learning environment. Striving to maintain a sense of normalcy for our students, our teachers will assist children with their assigned classwork through distance learning, as well as present opportunities to engage in supplemental activities like music, art, and physical education.
Our Childcare Center
Our mission is to grant school-age families of diverse backgrounds access to a superior out-of-school experience that enhances their capacity to thrive as lifelong learners in an evolving world.
What does outstanding out-of-school education entail? We’re delighted you asked.
Children are naturally curious and eager to learn. All they require is the right environment to unlock their full potential. Babies And Beyond Childcare is committed to delivering an out-of-school experience that extends a child’s exploratory thinking while fostering self-assurance, camaraderie, and respect.
Babies And Beyond Childcare takes pride in offering state-of-the-art facilities that provide your school-aged child with exceptional opportunities to explore and enjoy real-time experiences that boost their development.
Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ensures our menus adhere to the nutritional standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Beyond just serving nutritious food to your school-aged child, we also aim to foster healthy eating habits through tailored activities.
School-aged children will receive:
Babies And Beyond Childcare prioritizes not just the academic growth of your child, but their overall wellbeing. We strive to provide an environment that encourages exploration, fosters creativity, and develops a lifelong love for learning. Join us to give your child a head start in their journey towards a bright and promising future.
We provide summer day camps for school age children. Our camps consist of reading, Math, Science, Field trips, music and dance, drama and art activities. Our qualified staff schedules weekly age appropriate enrichment activities throughout the summer.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center provides services for children with special needs. We provide positive reinforcement to help ensure that they emerge with a strong sense of self-worth, confidence, and the determination to keep going even when things are tough. We provide to children with various learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and hyperactivity.
Future Stars Learning Academy accepts all children that may benefit from the group experiences we provide. We are committed to maintaining compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal laws regarding the provision of services to children with special needs/disabilities including administering medication to children with disabilities and administering care procedures to children with disabilities. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center reserves the right to determine whether the program can be adapted to meet a child’s needs. We want to ensure we can provide quality childcare to each child and will make an individual assessment to determine if we can meet each child’s needs in our group setting. We will make reasonable accommodations to provide children with special needs/disabilities full and equal access to our program and services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs if doing so does not place an undue staffing or financial burden on our program or does not pose a safety risk to the child or others in the Center.
The center will schedule periodic conference for each parent/guardian to meet with their child’s teacher(s) in order to discuss the child’s behavior, progress, social and physical needs, or any other pertinent matter. These conferences are offered to all child enrolled in the center. A telephone conference will occur only when an in-person parent conference is not practical. All conferences, whether done in-person or by telephone, will be documented in writing and kept on file at the Center.
The Center also conducts informal child assessments and completes developmental checklists for each child as least twice annually. The results of these assessments are shared with parents/guardians in conjunction with parent conferences.
Our center provides activities that are built on promoting specific skills related to a specialty topic such as sports, arts, science and technology, youth development, and more. Typical program activities provided include indoor/ outdoor sports, homework help, arts and crafts activities, reading, and movies. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center staff are trained qualified teachers.
ODJFS). The license is posted in a conspicuous place for review.
A toll-free telephone number is listed on the center’s license and may be used to report a suspected violation of the licensing law or administrative rules. The licensing law and rules governing childcare are available for review at the center.
The Director and each employee of the center is required, under Section 2151.421 of the Ohio Revised Code, to report their suspicions of child abuse or child neglect to the local public children’s services agency.
Any parent of a child enrolled in the facility shall be permitted unlimited access to the facility during all hours of operation for the purpose of contacting their children, evaluating the care provided by facility or evaluating the premises. Upon entering the premises, the parent, or guardian shall notify the Director of his/her presence.
The Director’s hours of availability and child/staff ratios are posted in a noticeable place in the center for review.
The licensing record, including licensing inspection reports, complaint investigation reports, and
Evaluation forms from the building and fire departments, is available for review upon written request from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
It is unlawful for the center to discriminate in the enrollment of children upon the basis of race,
color, religion, sex or national origin or disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 104 Stat. 32, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
For more information about childcare licensing requirements as well as how to apply for childcare assistance, Medicaid health screenings and early intervention services for your child, please visit http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/families.stm
The center is licensed to operate legally by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). This license is posted in a noticeable place for review.
A toll-free telephone number is listed on the center’s license and may be used to report a suspected violation of the licensing law or administrative rules. The licensing rules governing childcare are available for review at the center.
The administrator and each employee of the center is required, under Section 2151.421 of the Ohio Revised Code, to report their suspicions of child abuse or child neglect to the local public children’s services agency.
Any parent of a child enrolled in the center shall be permitted unlimited access to the center during all hours of operation for the purpose of contacting their children, evaluating the care provided by the center or evaluating the premises. Upon entering the premises, the parent, or guardian shall notify the Administrator of his/her presence.
The administrator’s hours of availability to meet with parents and child/staff ratios are posted in a noticeable, place in the center for review.
The licensing record, including licensing inspection reports, complaint investigation reports, and evaluation forms from the building and fire departments, is available for review upon written request from the ODJFS. Inspections are also online at http://childcaresearch.ohio.gov/. Parents may search for a specific program and sign up to be notified when the program’s latest inspection is posted online.
It is unlawful for the center to discriminate in the enrollment of children upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 104 Stat. 32, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. To file a discrimination complaint, write or call Health and Human Services (HHS) or ODJFS. HHS and ODJFS are equal opportunity providers and employers.
Write or Call: Write or Call:
HHS ODJFS
Region V, Office of Civil Rights Bureau of Civil Rights
233 N. Michigan Ave, Ste. 240 30 E. Broad St., 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601 Columbus, OH 43215-3414
(312) 886-2359 (voice) (614) 644-2703 (voice)
(312) 353-5693 (TDD) 1-866-277-6353 (toll free)
(312) 886-1807 (fax) (614) 752-6381 (fax)
1-866-221-6700 (TTY) or (614) 995-9961
For more information about childcare licensing requirements as well as how to apply for childcare assistance, Medicaid health screenings and early intervention services for your child, please visit http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/families.stm
Fieldtrips
Our Center will be taking periodic field trips, routine field trips, and walking trips. All trips will be done with a CPR trained staff member. Before departing the center, all children will be wearing Identification tags (including child’s name, DOB, and Center’s information), a count will be taken of all children, and they will be marked on JFS 01232 form specifically created for the trip. Upon arrival at the destination, another count will be taken to assure that all the children have safely arrived. This process will be repeated upon leaving the destination and returning to the center. During field trips, each staff member will have specific children that they are responsible for supervising, along with a first aid kit and working cellphone. Before any child participates in either a routine or field trip, the center will obtain written permission from the parent or guardian, JFS 01226 form or JFS 01225 form. The form will indicate the mode of transportation (walking or Center’s bus), destination, date and time (routine trips expire within one year of parent/guardian signature and date).
Enrollment Procedures
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will accept applications for enrollment from any child entering kindergarten through 12th grade. A child is enrolled at Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center only after the Director confirms the availability of space and the required paperwork is received. This includes all basic enrollments and health information, as well as any subsidized funding verification.
The parent must fill out the following forms upon enrollment:
Child Enrollment and Health Information for Child Care
Routine Trip Permission for Child Care
Media Release Form
Withdrawal Procedures
Adequate advance notice of a child’s withdrawal is important for the adjustment of the child, the child’s group, and the teachers. The center requires a minimum of 30 DAY WRITTEN* notice for all withdrawals.
*Until families notify Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center that their child will be withdrawn from the program, they are responsible for all of their child’s tuition regardless of the child’s last day of attendance.
Children attending Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center’s program will be grouped according to age and ability. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will ensure that children have access to play materials during appropriate times throughout the daily program. Activities will include but are not limited to developing large and small muscle control, social skills, interactive language skill development, teacher directed writing/reading, math and science, nap time, nutritious meals and snacks, outdoor and free choice activities. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will operate 6:00am – 7:00pm Monday thru Friday. This center is open year-round excluding designated holidays and weekends. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center may also choose to delay or close the center during periods of severe weather conditions- snowstorm, freezing rain, tornados, or any unforeseeable event that may place the children and employees at risk. Please check TV channel 4 for verification of center closing. We will notify the news station as soon as a final decision has been made.
The parent or guardian shall present Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center with any legal documentation prohibiting another parent access to their child. This documentation must be signed and dated by a judge or magistrate, and be on file at the center, no exceptions.
Per Ohio Administrative Code, “A parent of a child enrolled at the center who is not the child’s residential parent shall be permitted unlimited access to the center and be afforded the same rights as the residential parent unless there is court documentation limiting access and conditions of the nonresidential parent.”
A current ID will be required to be viewed at the front entrance before visitation can occur.
Children arriving from another program or school who do not arrive at the center at his/her designated time, and Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center has not been notified of their tardiness or absence, the administrator or designee will check with the office of the school in which the child is enrolled to see if there is a report concerning said child. If no information is available, administrator or staff of Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will contact parents, or as a last resort, will contact one of the persons listed on the emergency card for child’s whereabouts.
Unavoidable delays and certain emergencies can arise and may cause a parent to be late in picking up a child. Please notify the Center staff in the event in the event that you may be late or delayed so that the staff can prepare your child for the possibility of being the last to be picked up.
If you are late picking up your child, there will be a $1.00 late fee charged for every minute, per child. If there is excessive or habitual lateness, the fee per minute will be increased. Late charges must be paid upon picking the child up and before the child can return the next day the center is open. If late fee is unpaid at that time, a fee of $1.00 per day will be added until paid.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will not transport children in emergency situations. If a child requires transportation, the parent or the emergency squad will be contacted. The center will not provide care to children whose parents refuse to grant consent for transportation to the source of emergency transport.
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE:
DAILY: $50.00
TWO DAYS PER WEEK: $90.00
THREE DAYS PER WEEK: $120.00
FIVE DAYS PER WEEK: $175.00
PAYMENTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAYS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK. WE ACCEPT: CASH, PERSONAL CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, VOUCHERS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. Fees are subject to change. There will be a $35.00 Returned Check Fee for any check that is returned unpaid. Failure to pay childcare fees no later than drop-off time at the beginning of each week will increase your account by $5.00 per day. There will be no exceptions. Failure to respond to non-payment of fees by the beginning of the second week will result in the termination of childcare services. If we receive more than 2 returned checks, all subsequent fees must be paid by cash or money order. Our tax ID number is available upon request.
When local and public schools are closed or delayed, Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center is open to all preschoolers/ school-agers for exciting activities and lessons.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center has devised several procedures to follow if an emergency would occur while a child is in the center’s care. In the event of a fire, or tornado, staff would follow the written instructions posted in each classroom, describing emergency evacuation routes, and the procedures to follow to assure that children have arrived at the designated spot. In order to prepare children for the unlikely need to evacuate, the center does conduct monthly fire drills, and practices tornado and lock down drills. The administrative staff facilitates these drills and records them. Should we need to evacuate due to fire or weather conditions, or the loss of power, heat, or water to the center, our emergency destination is Premier First Home Healthcare, 3033 Sullivant Ave, Columbus, OH 43204. Our secondary location is Wendy’s, 3055 Sullivant Ave, Columbus, OH 43204. A sign will be posted on the front door of the center indicating that we have evacuated and the location where you can pick up your child. Parents will be contacted as soon as possible to pick up your child. If a parent cannot be reached, we will contact the emergency contacts as listed on your child’s enrollment information.In the unlikely event there would be an environmental threat or a threat of violence, the staff will; secure the children in the safest location possible, contact and follow the directions given by the proper authorities and contact the parents as soon as the situation allows. An incident report would also be provided to the parents. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will ensure that center staff has access to a cell phone during all hours the program is in operation. The center shall always provide continuity of care and supervision to the children. No child will be left alone or unsupervised during the time they are at the center – children will be supervised at all times.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center happily encourages the participation of parents and family members in its program activities. We ask that parents make an appointment for the initial enrollment visit and for meetings of a serious nature. After the initial visit, parents are welcome to the center to take part in the program at their convenience. Any parent that has a problem or concern should contact the Director immediately to schedule a time to resolve the issue. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center staff will be liberally available to parents for in-person or telephone meetings and will be responsive to the parents’ needs regarding schedules and family crisis.
Parents are encouraged to provide input on policy matters and should feel free to submit suggestions to the administrative staff for the enhancement of the center’s activities. When opportunities to take off-site field trips or conduct expanded on-site events should arise, please participate and/or chaperone. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center staff will keep parents and family members well informed regarding the center’s activities through our bulletin board announcements, newsletters, written announcements, and telephone contact. Each child and his or her parent or guardian will be scheduled for evaluation conferences throughout the year. The following are some of the examples of activities that will provide parents and family opportunities to participate in our program:
Home Visits ─ Open House ─ Field Trips ─ Newsletters ─ Classroom Volunteers ─ Events/Programs ─ Skills Assessment ─ Parent/Teacher Meetings ─ Career Month
School age children may run errands inside the building or use the restroom alone or in groups of no more than six children without adult supervision if the following conditions are met:
Children are within hearing distance of a teacher.
The teacher checks on the children at least every five minutes until they return and
The restroom is for the exclusive use of the center.
One group of no more than six school children, fourth grade or older, may engage in activities which pose no physical risk to their safety in a room without a childcare staff member, if the teacher can always see or hear the children and checks on the children at least every five minutes.
Written permission is required for school children to leave the center for specific activities and for school children to participate in activities within the building.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center asks that parents and guardians ensure that their children are dressed appropriately while present at the center. Parents should be aware of probable weather conditions daily and prepare the child’s wardrobe accordingly. Children are encouraged to help themselves whenever they can. This gives them a sense of control and accomplishment. It is important to select clothing that your child can manipulate him/herself.
Children’s clothing that becomes soiled with fecal matter will be sent home without being rinsed per licensing rules. It shall be placed in a plastic bag, sealed and stored away from the rest of the child’s belongings and out of the reach of children.
Children should be dressed comfortably and allow for the possibility of participating in “messy” projects while at the center. Shoes should be rubber or soft soled and feet should be completely covered by the shoes. Jackets and sweaters, or extra layers are appreciated due to the ability to remove them if desired.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged clothing.
Research has shown that children stay healthier when they have daily outdoor play. Based on this information and state requirements, outdoor play will be included in our program on a daily basis. We will limit the amount of time outside when the temperatures are very warm or very cold, (between 20-90 degrees with wind chill, heat index and age of children taken into consideration). On the days that outdoor play is not provided, we will include a time for indoor gross motor activities. Please send your child with the proper clothing so they may be comfortable and safe whenever we are outside. This includes snow pants, hats, mittens and boots in the wintertime
All staff is trained in CPR, First Aid, Communicable Disease and Child Abuse. If your child has an illness or injury while at the center, depending on the severity, the staff will administer First Aid and TLC, and/or call the rescue squad to transport your child to the hospital and you will be notified immediately. A teacher or administrative team member will accompany the child to the hospital with all available health records, and other staff members will supervise the remaining children. If you cannot be reached, only the people listed on the emergency transportation form will be notified. Staff may not transport children in their vehicles. Only parents or EMS will transport.
Staff shall complete the JFS 01299 and provide a copy to the child’s parent or the person picking up the child on the day of the incident or injury if a child becomes ill and requires first aid or receives an injury which requires first aid treatment. A child is transported in accordance with this rule to a source of emergency assistance. A child receives a bump or blow to the head. An unusual or unexpected incident occurs which jeopardizes the safety of a child or employee of a center, such as a child leaving the center unattended, a vehicle accident with or without injuries or exposure of children to a threatening person or situation.
If a serious incident should occur, i.e., Death of a child at the center. A child receives a bump or blow to the head that requires first aid or medical attention. An incident, injury, or illness requires a child to be removed by the parent or emergency services from the center for medical treatment, professional consultation or transportation for emergency treatment. If a child is transported for emergency treatment the child’s health and medical records required by the Administrative Code shall accompany the child. The center administrator or a childcare staff member shall stay with the child until the parent assumes responsibility for the child’s care. An unusual or unexpected incident which jeopardizes the safety of a child or employee of a center. An incident defined as a serious risk noncompliance in appendix A to rule of the Administrative Code. This notification does not replace reporting to the public children services agency (PCSA) if there are concerns of child abuse and neglect as required by of the Administrative Code.
Nutritious breakfast, meals and snacks approved by USDA standards will be provided daily to the children attending the center. Breakfast, meals, and snack will be served daily to those children in attendance during those mealtimes. One snack will be served during the afternoon hours throughout the school year for school age children, the serving size may vary according to USDA standards. Each component of the breakfast, lunch, and dinner the center prepares for the children will be comprised of one-third of a child’s daily nutritional requirements. Please refer to the suggestions in the Meal and Snack Requirements, and Portion Sizes for Meals that has been provided in this handbook. “In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, director, and Office of Civil rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-910 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (voice and TTY). USD is an equal opportunity provider and employer. “Higher Peaks Academy & Childcare Center provides information on Women Infant Children (WIC) in English and/or Spanish version, income eligibility guidelines and WIC phone directory. Nursing mothers are welcome to use the infant room to breastfeed and/or pump breast milk
“Modified diet” is defined as any diet eliminating the use of any one or more of the four food groups or altering the amount of food required to be served to meet one third of the recommended daily dietary allowance, as required by the administrative code. Food supplements (such as pediatric nutrition drinks) or is on a modified diet, the parent/guardian of the child must fill out a JFS 01217 form- Request for the Administration of Medication for Child Care. These forms are located at the front desk. If your child needs food alternatives due to food sensitivity or personal preference, please notify the Director. We do not mix medication with food, formula, or juice, nor will we dispense any medication in a bottle or cup. Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center requires written instructions on the prescribed form from a licensed physician or licensed dentist for the administration of said diets, if an entire food group is eliminated, including any milk other than whole (12 months to 2 years old) or 1% (2 years and up). When special diets or alternatives are required for cultural, religious, allergies or sensitive reasons, the center shall obtain written signed and dated instructions of the parent or guardian on the back of the “Child Enrollment and Health Information” form.
All staff members are trained in cleanliness to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Classrooms, eating areas and bathrooms are disinfected daily, and as needed regularly. Each staff member is required by law to wash their hands: upon arriving at the center, after toileting or after assisting with toileting, after changing diapers or pull-ups each change, after returning inside from outdoor activities, after handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects that have come in contact with the pet, before eating, serving or preparing food or bottles or feeding a child, after contact with bodily fluids or cleaning up spills or objects contaminated with bodily fluids, before and after administering medication, first aid or completing a medical procedure, and after taking off disposable gloves. Children will be required to wash hands: after toileting, after returning inside after outdoor play, after contact with bodily fluids, after handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects, whenever hands are visibly dirty, and before eating food.
Hand sanitizer is permitted to be used by adults at the center after wiping children’s noses, when a staff member is outside or alone in a room and needed in the staff/child ratio, and running water is not readily available. Staff must thoroughly wash hands with soap and running water as soon as staff/child ratio allows or upon re-entry to the building. The use of hand sanitizer does not replace the requirement of washing hands with running water and liquid soap.
Cleaning schedules are posted in each classroom for daily and weekly cleaning. All cribs and cots/mats will be cleaned with appropriate germicidal agent before being used by another child and whenever visibly soiled.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will have staff members who are trained in CPR, first aid, child abuse, and how to recognize communicable disease on the premises during all hours of operation. The staff member will be formally trained to detect signs and symptoms of illness, hand washing and disinfecting procedures from certified Red Cross instruction and on-site training. A communicable Disease Chart is posted in each classroom, and in the kitchen area.
Any child or staff member exhibiting any of the following signs or symptoms of illness shall be immediately isolated and discharge to his parent or guardian or person designated by the parent or guardians.
A substitute will be called for any staff that may develop any of these symptoms. Any child who develops these symptoms during the day will be isolated in a safe, comfortable, quiet, monitored area until a parent or emergency contact person can come for the child. The center will provide a clean and washable pad or cot for a child who becomes ill while attending the center. No child will be permitted to sleep on the floor without a pad, mat, cot or comfortable furniture. The child shall be carefully observed for worsening conditions.
All Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center cots and/or mats shall be cleaned with appropriate germicidal agent before being used by another child.
To be of help to the parents, a list of known communicable illnesses present in the center is posted near the parent bulletin. As soon as identified, please report all cases of communicable illnesses to the administrator. Once identified, a notice will be posted on the parent information board. A staff member will be available to observe all children upon entering the building, at which time a daily health check will be performed.
The Director, Assistant Director, or teacher may administer prescription medication and topical ointments to a child only after the parent or guardian has completed JSF 01217, “Request for Administration of Medication” and “Child Medical/Physical Care Plan” JSF 01236, and the forms have been reviewed by all staff. The forms will be valid for no more than twelve months. All prescribed and non-prescribed medication can only be administered for 3 days without a doctor’s permission.
All medication must be brought to the office so that it can be properly documented and stored in a locked medicine box. School-aged children are not permitted to carry any of their own medications or ointments. The child’s full name, current date (within the last twelve months), an exact dosage to be given, specific number of doses to be given daily, and how it is to be administered must be on the prescription label attached to the original container. If the medication requires refrigeration, it will be stored in a sealed container and kept refrigerated at the center. Future Stars Learning Academy will administer prescribed medications, and/or nonprescription topical ointments after the proper procedures have been followed; however, the center will NOT administer medical food, vitamins and/or fluoride supplements.
Topical ointments can be applied by the center for no longer than fourteen consecutive (14) days at any one period of use.
The center will not participate in any swimming or water activities.
In an effort to offer our full commitment to serving the needs of our enrollees and their families, we at Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center will utilize and refer family members to the various social service programs of the city, county and state. If you have any problems or family concerns, which require assistance from a social service agency, please do not hesitate to talk with us. We will make every effort to put you in touch with the appropriate agency.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center reserves the right to use pictures and/or videos of children enrolled in center, past and present, for advertising and/or internal purposes unless otherwise noted in writing by parent.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center staff believes that helping the child to learn self-control is very important. Our hope is that each child will learn self-discipline through careful guidance. Your child will be treated with love and respect. If children are treated with respect, they in turn learn to respect the teachers and their friends. Our expectations will be kept within the child’s developmental capabilities and the child will be made aware of these expectations. Setting clear limits, showing positive alternatives, positive reinforcement (commenting on children doing the “right” thing) and positive redirection (removing the child and giving them an appropriate activity), modeling the desired behavior, and encouraging children to control their own behavior, cooperating with others and solving their problems by talking things out, will be used.
A child may be asked to sit for a short period of time to give him/her a chance to regain control if he/she is having a difficult time. Time outs will be age appropriate in length and conducted within the classroom (no more than one minute for each year of age of the child and shall not be used with infants). When the child returns to the activity, staff will review the reason for the time out and what behavior is expected. Staff will not impose punishments for failure to eat, sleep or toileting accidents. This guidance policy applies to all staff and parents while they are at the center.
If a situation arises where a child is consistently endangering himself, peers or staff, it may become necessary to dis-enroll the child. Every attempt will be made to work together with the parents and the child to correct the behavior. However, the safety of children is always our primary concern. The Director would be in communication with the parents prior to this occurring. If the child demonstrates behavior that requires frequent “extra attention” from the staff member, we may choose to develop and implement a behavior management plan. This plan would be developed in consultation with the parents and would be consistent with the requirements of OAC.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center considers safety and respect of all children, staff and parents very important. School-age children will be suspended for disrespectful behaviors, fighting, bullying, use of foul language, and not following classroom rules. Children are given 1-3 verbal warnings (based on the severity), then will be suspended 1-3 days (based on severity of incident). If a child is suspended from the center, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to make other childcare arrangements.
A child will be expelled after 3 separate suspensions, aggressive behavior that is putting other’s safety at risk, threats of violence towards the center and/or others. The director has the right to expel any child who proposes an unsafe environment for the Center.
Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center reserves the right to terminate a child’s enrollment if any of the following incidences occur:
Re-Enrollment after termination from the program is solely the discretion of the Director. Consideration will only be given if all fees are or made current toward childcare costs.
If you have a problem or concern, please direct it to the Director immediately. Together we can work to attempt to resolve the issue in a prompt and satisfactory manner.
Any grievance between a parent/guardian and/or staff and Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center shall be handled in the following manner:
6:00AM- 8:30AM:
*Arrival *Breakfast time *Morning Rest *Educational Media
9:00AM- 10:00AM
*Science
10:00am-10:30am
*Individual activities/Reading
1030am-11:15am
Arts and crafts
11:15-12:00pm
*Wash hands/ bathroom break. *Prepare for lunch *Lunch time
12:00- 2:00PM
*Rest time *Movie
2:00pm-3:00pm
*Social studies
3:00pm-4:00pm
*Math, puzzles, board games
4:00pm-4:30pm
*Outdoor play
4:30PM-5:30PM:
*Preparing for dinner *Dinner time *Clean-up
5:30pm-6:30pm:
*Small group activity *Activity of Choice
6:30PM-7:00PM:
*Clean -up *Departure
Welcome to Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center. This handbook contains important information regarding our childcare program. Please read and keep it handy if your child is enrolled in our program. It will answer many questions you may have. Feel free to ask the center director for clarification of any policies in the handbook.
I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the parent handbook Babies and Beyond Childcare Learning Center. I agree to follow all policies outlined within.