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Maddy'sMommy 07:03 AM 03-14-2011
I'm started to draft up some daycare policies. Here is a list of the categories I have. Can you think of any main topics that am I missing?

Deposits
Payments
Receipts
Supplies (what I ask the parents to provide)
Hours of Operation
Drop Off's and Pickups
Late Pickup Fees
Visits
Meals and Snacks
Cleaning/Hygeine
Sick Child
Vacations (mine and theirs)
Personal/Sick Days (mine)
Holidays Closed
Medications
Termination of Care
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SandeeAR 07:12 AM 03-14-2011
Holding a spot, (ex: unborn baby),
potty training
trial period
Naps
personal belongings
court orders
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AfterSchoolMom 07:19 AM 03-14-2011
Toys/food from home
Clothing (like what to wear daily, shoes, outerwear, etc.)
Outdoor Play
Naps


That's all I can think of!
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daycare 07:25 AM 03-14-2011
I have house rules for kids and parents! Discipline, revisions, weather/emergency closing, extended leave (ex maternity)
Field trips / transportation
Who is your back up provider
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Maddy'sMommy 07:56 AM 03-14-2011
Thanks everyone! Looks like I have some more writing to do. hahaha.
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TBird 08:07 AM 03-14-2011
I also have these topics....

- Cleanliness (hand-washing, how I clean, my expectations from them, etc.)
- Medical Emergencies (transport, which hospital, etc.)
- Daily Schedule (Full Timers & Before/After School)
- Potty Training
- Substitute Care
- Open Door Policy
- Pick Up Policy
- Property Damage
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Unregistered 08:45 AM 03-14-2011
Make sure you put in your contract: Waiver of one thing in the contract does not constitute waiver of entire contract. In other words if you wave one policy your not waiving the whole contract. Very important!
Debbie
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daycare 10:33 AM 03-14-2011
Originally Posted by Unregistered:
Make sure you put in your contract: Waiver of one thing in the contract does not constitute waiver of entire contract. In other words if you wave one policy your not waiving the whole contract. Very important!
Debbie
Debbie you are so sweet and give great advice...
I hope you decide to register.....
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TBird 04:14 PM 03-14-2011
Originally Posted by Unregistered:
Make sure you put in your contract: Waiver of one thing in the contract does not constitute waiver of entire contract. In other words if you wave one policy your not waiving the whole contract. Very important!
Debbie
Good point! I use this....

"We reserve the right to enforce these policies. Lack of enforcement of a certain policy does not indicate that the policy (or this contract) is no longer in affect."
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Abigail 07:23 PM 03-14-2011
Let us know what you have in it after all your revisions to see what else we can think of! If you have pets you should have a section on them as well. I have three cats and cannot think of exactly what to say besides they're part of the family and if they have allergies let me know. LOL

If your policies become long, I recommend creating an index page where it lists the topics and the page it's on to shorten reference time. I might do this since I'm at 10 pages and counting. Better get all the bases covered than not!
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