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Dippy-Do’s Daycare Carrie A. Hoffman
800 Hillside Court
Lowell, MI 49331
(616) 558-0411
www.dippydosdaycare.com
DIPPY-DO’S DAYCARE PARENT/PROVIDER
HANDBOOK
WELCOME
Mission Statement:
To provide children with a loving, caring, warm and healthy
environment that enhances social, emotional and physical
development through interactive play with an emphasis on
sensory integration along with both fine and gross motor skills.
Letter to Parents:
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Dippy-Do’s Daycare. I want to express my
sincere appreciation and gratitude in choosing my daycare to
place your children. I also want to reassure you they are in
loving and caring hands. I am a mother of two young kids and
have a deep loving passion for children. With my son having
been on the autism spectrum and an oversensitive Sensory
Processing Disorder, I have managed to gain a wealth of
information of not only the sensory system, but also the
development of children in correlation to the sensory system.
With that knowledge, along with my passion for kids, I chose to
open a facility that is geared towards opening and enhancing
their senses through various hands-on activities and interactive
play. I provide a daily schedule including a state approved
school-ready curriculum to prepare your kids for their first years
in school. I am always open to feedback, thoughts and
suggestions. Thank you, again, for considering my daycare and
taking time to review this handbook. Should you have any
questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Carrie A. Hoffman
Table of Contents Attendance……………………………………….1
Ages Served..…………………………………………………………………………1
Weekly Schedule..………………………………………………………………….1
Special Events & Emergency After Hours Care……………………1,2
Absences, Appointments/Early Pick-Ups, & Provider/Family
Illness...…………………………………………………………………………………2
Dippy-Do’s Daycare Two-Week Probation and Childcare
Enrollment…………...……………………………………………………………….3
Termination………………………………………………………………………….4
Holidays, Vacations & Emergencies ...... 5 Holidays………………………………………………………………………………..5
Provider Vacations………………………………………………………………...5
Parent Vacations……………………………………………………………………5
Emergency/Substitute Care…………………………………………………...6
Fire and Tornado…………………………………………………………………..6
Parent Information……………………………7 Meals…………………………………………………………………………………….7
Supplies and Items Brought From Home………………………………...7
Comfort Toys Brought From Home………………………………………...8
Parent Involvement and Parent Visits…………………………………….8
Authorized Persons……………………………………………………………….9
Early/Alternate Release Form………….………………………………..9,10
Illness Policy……………………………………………………………………….11
Discipline Policy………………………………………………………...12,13,14
Infants and Safe Sleep………………………………………………………….14
Smoking……………………………………………………………………………...14
Statement of Non-Discrimination…………………………………………14
Religion & Culture Plan………..………………………………………………15
Special Needs Plan………………………………………………………………15
In-Home Information ............................... 16
Lead-Based Paint..……………………………………………………………….16
In-Home Security System…………………………………………………….16
Cameras……………………………………………………………………………...16
Parking……………….………………………………………………………………17
Cleaning and Sanitizing.……………………………………………………….17
Outdoor Play Area & Daycare Garden…………………………………..18
Mandated Reporter……………………………………………………………..18
Daily Schedule & School-Ready
Curriculum .................................................... 19 School-Ready Curriculum…………………………………………...18,19,20
Daily Schedule……………………………………………………………23,24,25
Dippy-Do’s Daycare Extra…..…………....26 Scholastic Reading Program.…………………………………………..........26
YMCA…………………………..……………………………………………………...26
ASQs (Ages & Stages Questionnaires) Screening……………………27
Brightwheels……………………………………………………………………….28
Field Trips…………………………………………………………………………..28
Monthly Newsletters……………………………………………………………28
Dippy-Do’s Daycare Fees………………....29 Daycare Charges………………………………………………………………….29
Fees…………………………………………………………………………………….29
Absences, Vacations and Illnesses………………………………..............30
Method of Payment & Payment Due……………………………………..30
Other Daycare Forms……………………….30
About Your Child..……………………………………………………...30,31, 32
Medical Information Consent…………………………………………..33,34
Contact/Emergency Information…………………………………….34, 35
OTC Medication Form.…………………………………………………………36
Travel and Activity Authorization Form………………………………..37
Medication Permission and Instruction Form……………………….38
Media Release……………………………………………………………………..39
Pet Release………………………………………………………………………….40
Parent Contract…………………………………………………………………...41
ATTENDANCE
Ages Served:
I will accept children from 6 months to 6 years of age.
Weekly Schedule:
Monday through Friday: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
One Saturday a month: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm or 6:00 pm
to 9:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed (exceptions for
emergencies and/or special events)
Drop-In Care: Drop-in childcare is offered during normal
business hours with a maximum of 3 hours. The price for drop-
in childcare is $7.00 an hour per child. Please call prior to drop-
off to assure availability is open.
Special Events & Emergency After Hours Care:
Special Events: Once a month I provide parents with a
“special event,” or a Saturday time away. Childcare during this
time is offered from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, or from 6:00 pm
until 9:00 pm. Reservation is required for these events. The
pricing for an event is $10.00 per child for a three-hour
increment. Special events are always held on a Saturday, and
parents will be notified of the date at the beginning of the
month. This is not a requirement, and only offered as an
incentive.
Emergency Childcare: Weekend and after-hours emergency
childcare is provided and is considered drop-in childcare.
Therefore, a drop-in charge of $7.00 an hour per child will be
assessed.
Overnight Childcare: Overnight childcare is only offered as
an emergency. An additional $25.00 per child will be required.
Absences, Appointments/Early Pick-Ups, &
Provider/Family Illness:
Absences: If you plan to keep your child home due to illness,
or any other reason, you must notify me no later than your
regular drop-off time.
Appointments and Early Pick-Ups: Please notify me when
you drop your child off in the morning if you will be picking
your child up early that day, or if your child has an appointment
and will be leaving and returning later in the day.
Provider & Family Illness: Since I have two children of my
own, should I or they become excessively ill and I need to
cancel childcare, you will be notified 24 hours prior to, or as
soon thereafter as possible. Should illness not be excessive
enough to require cancelation, you will still be notified 24 hours
prior to childcare of symptoms. It will be to your discretion
whether you want your child to attend or to keep them at home
or with another provider.
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ATTENDANCE cont…
Dippy-Do’s Daycare Two-Week Probation and
Childcare Enrollment:
Two-Week Probation: Upon enrollment in Dippy-Do’s
Daycare, each child will start with a two-week probation. The
Childcare Contract will not become affective until two weeks
after the child’s starting date indicated on the contract. This is
not only for the parents and child, but also for the provider to
assure Dippy-Do’s Daycare is a good fit for all parties.
Enrollment: Enrollment begins two weeks following the start
date indicated on the Parent Contract. Prior to enrollment the
following contracts and releases must be completed and signed:
Parent/Provider Contract;
Illness Policy;
Discipline Policy and Household Rules;
Media Release;
Pet Release;
Travel and Activity Authorization;
About Your Child Form;
Contact/Emergency Information Form;
Medical Information/Consent Form; and
Over the Counter Medication Form.
Following the two-week probation, you will receive a copy of
all forms, contracts and releases signed along with an
acknowledgement of receipt of those copies. That
acknowledgement will need to be signed and returned to me.
Termination:
Termination: Once enrollment has begun, either the parent or
provider has the right to terminate service for any reason
provided a 2-week written notice is given. Written notices can
be given in forms of email, Facebook messages, text message,
typed or handwritten. A $50 fee will be assessed for
termination prior to 2-week notification.
Reasons for Termination: Termination can be a result from
failure to follow any of the policies signed and acknowledged
upon enrollment. As referenced under the disciplinary policy,
should negative behavior continue to occur after a corrective
action plan has been put in place, termination may be enforced
for the welfare and safety of the other kids.
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HOLIDAYS, VACATIONS
& EMERGENCIES Holidays:
Dippy-Do’s Daycare will be closed on the following holidays
that fall on a weekday. Please arrange for alternative care on
those days:
New Year’s Eve: Closed at noon.
Memorial Day (Observed): Closed at noon.
Independence Day: Closed all day.
Labor Day (Observed): Closed at noon.
Thanksgiving and the Friday after: Closed all day.
Christmas Eve: Closed all day.
Christmas Day: Closed all day.
Provider Vacations:
Any vacations I take will not be longer than 2 weeks per year,
separated into 1 week segments. You will be notified of any
planned vacations at the beginning of each year. Please arrange
for alternative care during that time. There will be no charge
during any provider vacations.
Parent Vacations:
Each family will receive 1 week vacation tuition free per year.
If you plan on keeping your child out of care for longer than 1
week, tuition must be paid for the remaining vacation period to
hold your child’s slot.
Emergency/Substitute Care:
Though I will be happy to provide parents with a list of other
providers in the area, it is ultimately the parent’s responsibility to
arrange for substitute and/or emergency care for their child. Should
an emergency arise at my daycare either with my children or
another child, and I need to leave the premises, you will be notified
immediately and my husband, James Hoffman, will substitute as
the provider-in-care for the children until they can be picked up
from a parent or authorized individual.
Fire and Tornado:
Fire Drill/Fire Emergency: Fire drills will be done monthly.
Children in Dippy-Do’s Daycare will wait on the grass/dirt patch at
the bottom of the driveway. If there ever is a fire, all parents will
be notified immediately for pick-up and will be notified where to
pick their children up at that time.
Tornado Drill/Tornado Emergency: Tornado drills will be done
monthly during the spring and summer. If there ever is a tornado,
all children will be brought to the basement and will take shelter
under the stairs in the laundry room. If you desire to pick your
child up during a tornado watch, please let me know in advance or
include that on the About Your Child form.
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PARENT INFORMATION Meals:
Breakfast will be served no later than 9:00 am. If you bring
your child past 9:00 am, please provide breakfast prior to
arrival. Lunch will be served between 12:00 pm and 1:30
pm. If you bring your child later than this time, please provide
lunch prior to arrival. I will provide meals for table food fed
children. Any formula or baby food will need to be provided by
the parent(s). I do participate in the Campfire of West
Michigan 4C’s Food Program. Please indicate any specific
dietary needs or allergies on the About Your Child form.
Supplies and Items Brought From Home:
Parents are responsible for maintaining a spare set of clothing,
diapers and underwear in their child’s cubbies. Please, also,
check your child’s cubie frequently to make sure the spare set of
clothing matches your child’s current size and is seasonally
comfortable. I will provide baby wipes, hand wipes, Kleenex,
and other items of day-to-day necessity. Please check daily
under Special Requests on your Daily Activity Report for any
supplies needed or running low of.
During seasonably cool weather, I will provide hats, gloves and
mittens. Please provide snow pants, coats and other seasonally
necessary clothing, including a spare set of clothing.
Comfort Toys Brought from Home:
While I do not mind items of comfort (i.e. blankets, stuffed
animals, and various toys) brought from home with your child,
as a provider, I will not maintain responsibility for the
condition, location and/or damage to the item. Kids are asked
to keep any items brought from home in their cubbie, outside of
quiet time, unless they are willing to share their toy with others.
Parent Involvement and Parent Visits:
Parent Involvement: Parents will be given a monthly
curriculum each month listing the monthly letters, numbers,
colors and vocabulary associated with the weekly themes.
Parents are encouraged to discuss these themes (including the
letters, numbers, and colors discussed each month) with their
children. Vocabulary cards will be given to the children each
week, which will include that week’s theme word in both
English and Spanish.
There will be periodic informative printouts handed out to each
parent. It is requested, but not required, that you read these
handouts. These handouts will include educational information
on childhood social and emotional development and behavioral
challenges. Some handouts will also include various suggestive
family activities that may be associated with the daycare’s
themes and/or sensory integrative rolls.
Parent Visits: Parents are always welcome to stop in the
daycare for a visit. Please, however, keep your visits to a 30-
minute maximum, as other parents are required notification
should your presence remain longer in the home.
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Parent Information cont… Authorized Persons:
Occasionally your child may need to be picked up from care by
someone other than a parent/guardian. Please list any potential
person that may pick your child up from daycare on the About
Your Child Contact Emergency Information. Anyone picking
up your child early from Dippy-Do’s Daycare will be required
to complete an Early Release.
Early/Alternate Release Form:
Any person who is not considered a guardian or parent (i.e.
mother or father) will be required to provide a valid ID and
show proper legally approved child vehicle restraints (i.e. car
seat or booster seat) as required for the age/weight of the child.
Should the person picking up a child from Dippy-Do’s Daycare
not maintained a valid ID and show proof of approved child
vehicle restraints, the child will not be released from the
daycare.
A completed Early Release/Alternate Release Form is required
prior to your child’s release to an alternate individual.
Early/Alternate Release Form cont…:
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PARENT INFORMATION cont…
Illness Policy:
Please read through the Illness Policy and adhere to the terms
and conditions set within.
Discipline Policy:
Please read through the Discipline Policy & House Rules and
adhere to the terms and conditions set within.
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PARENT INFORMATION cont… Discipline Policy cont…:
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Discipline Policy cont…:
Infants and Safe Sleep:
I am required by the State of Michigan to enforce safe sleep to all
infants younger than 1 year of age. Should you arrive with your
child asleep in the car seat, I am required to remove the child from
the car seat and place him/her in a safe sleep crib, pack n’ play, or
other approved safe sleep equipment. If a child falls asleep in a
non-safe sleep equipment (i.e. swing, car seat, bouncy, etc.), they
will be immediately removed and placed in a safe sleep crib, pack
n’ play, or other approved safe sleep equipment.
Smoking:
There is no smoking allowed in the daycare of on Dippy-Do’s
premise/property.
Statement of Non-Discrimination:
Dippy-Do’s Daycare, and Carrie A. Hoffman, welcomes all
families, regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual
orientation, gender, ancestry, marital or parental status, and
physical mental, emotional or learning disability.
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PARENT INFORMATION cont… Religion and Culture Plan:
While I will not force religion on other children in Dippy-Do’s
Daycare, I also will not hide my faith as a Christian. Prayer
prior to meals will be done in an enjoyable song format, and
there may be occasional Christian songs played during music
time.
I recognize and respect that all children are cognitively,
linguistically and emotionally connected to the language and
culture of their home and family. I am committed to respecting
and learning each child’s culture, and I will be responsive to the
families, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds of the children
in my program. In an effort to reflect the philosophies and
values of diversity, all enrolled children will be exposed to a
cultural education and experience through hands-on activities,
cultural conversation, and, at times, field trips geared towards
multi-cultural education. With diversity growing in our society,
I encourage families to participate in cultural activities and
discuss their, and other, cultural background with their children.
Special Needs Plan:
With my daycare geared towards sensory integration focusing
on social and emotional development, I am committed to
meeting and implementing each individual child’s needs while
in my care. I will collaborate with families daily through a
reporting system called Brightwheels, as well as verbal
communication, to meet their children’s needs and
developmental goals. I will make reasonable accommodations
to the children enrolled in my childcare and provide necessary
teaching strategies to assist each child with their developmental
needs.
IN-HOME INFORMATION
Lead-Based Paint:
While there has been in-home lead-based paint tests done
throughout the home of Dippy-Do’s Daycare and has come up
negative for any lead-based paint, the tests were not from a
professional lead-based paint testing company. Therefore,
Carrie A. Hoffman of Dippy-Do’s Daycare is not aware of any
potential lead-based paint throughout the home.
In-Home Security System:
My home is equipped with an in-home security system through
Xfinity (a/k/a: Comcast). This security system provides not
only with a camera, but also a warning system whenever a door
is opened. Every time a door opens, the security system gives
an audible sound as well as a text message sent to my cell
phone. The camera provided with this system is set up in our
family room and has recording ability.
Cameras:
There are seven cameras installed throughout the house, both
inside and out. All cameras record, and a recording is kept for
30 days. Any incidents documented on the cameras are
downloaded and filed with the child’s, or children’s, individual
file. While these cameras do record, and are accessible through
the Nest website, I do not allow parent accessibility on a daily,
as desired, basis. I will, however, allow viewing of the
camera’s recordings should any parent request to view the
recordings because of concerns or incidents on the daycare
premise.
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IN-HOME INFORMATION cont…
Parking:
When available, please park in the turn-about on the right side
of the driveway when dropping off or picking up your children.
If the turnabout is full, please park towards the top of the
driveway to avoid blocking any other parent, or driver, in.
Cleaning and Sanitizing:
I try hard to keep my home clean and sanitized. The following
rooms in my home are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized once a
week: Toy Room, Family Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, and
Bathrooms. The Toy Room, Family Room, Dining Room and
Kitchen are swept or vacuumed, cleaned and sprayed with
Lysol every night after close of Dippy-Do’s Daycare. Toys
played with are wiped with sanitizing wipes daily. While
bathrooms are thoroughly cleaned each weekend, the kid’s
bathroom (a/k/a Toy Room Bathroom) is sanitized and wiped
down daily.
To assure proper sanitizing, the carpets in the family room and
toy room are steamed cleaned with a Bissel carpet cleaner every
other weekend, or as often as needed. To reduce the need for
extra carpet cleaning, please encourage your kids to remove
their shoes upon entering the home and put them in their
designated shoe cubie.
Outdoor Play Area & Daycare Garden:
Outdoor Play: The daycare outdoor play area is a fenced in
play area that is attached to the side of the house. Access into
the play area is currently through the inside back door. This
door is also directly next to the toy room bathroom, thereby
making bathroom accessibility easy for kids. The play area is
supplied with various outdoor play toys along with a swing set
and slides. I will monitor all outdoor activities.
Daycare Garden: Aside from pre-planned outdoor activities, a
garden is adjacent to the outdoor play area. Each child will
have an opportunity each spring/summer to plant a vegetable of
their choice and grow them through maturity. This is an
addition to the curriculum, and not necessarily part of the
curriculum. Planting provides not only an outdoor education,
but is also a great vestibular/tactile sensory activity.
Mandated Reporter:
As a licensed childcare provider, I am mandated by the court of
law in the State of Michigan to report any suspicious and/or
apparent visually physical or psychological signs of child
neglect or abuse. As a provider and mother, children are my
passion, and this is something I will not resist doing.
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DAILY SCHEDULE &
SCHOOL-READY CURRICULUM School-Ready Curriculum:
The school-ready curriculum I provide is a state approved
curriculum called, The Creative Curriculum, through Teaching
Strategies. The curriculum is divided into two different lesson
plans based on two different age groups. The first age group is
birth through 36 months and is called Honey Bees. The second
age group is 3 through Kindergarten and is called Polar Bears.
The age groups are divided to focus more on the different
developmental milestones.
Honey Bees
Honey Bee program is for ages birth through 36 months. This
program is geared towards helping children reach childhood
milestones through interactive play and various fine motor,
gross motor and sensory styled activities. Through songs,
reading, dramatic play and many other activities, Dippy-Do's
Daycare works toward aiding children in reaching their
social/emotional, language, cognitive, and physical
developmental milestone. Baby sign is also implemented to
enhance the language/communication milestone. Each parent in
the Honey Bee program will receive baby sign visual aid cards
that are used daily at the daycare.
Polar Bears
The Polar Bear program is a PreK-K school-ready program
primarily for ages 3 through 5. This program is geared towards
enhancing the already-achieved childhood milestones of
social/emotional, cognitive, language/communication and
movement/physical development.
Children will learn letters and letter sounds through zoo
phonics, and continued introduction of colors, shapes and
numbers introduces a "taste" of history, social studies, culture
and science through activities like Continent
Boxes, Scholastic books referencing various parts of history in
an age appropriate comprehensive manner, and interactive
safe science experiments for young children. The goal for the
Polar Bear program is to prepare your child for meeting the
required state standards for preschool and/or kindergarten.
Monthly lesson plans for these two programs are posted on
my website and appear as follows:
Daily Schedule:
Outdoor Play: The daycare outdoor play area is currently not
fenced in. There is, however, a snow fence to indicate a
boundary of the play area. The play area is supplied with
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Daily Schedule:
There are two different daily schedules, one for each age group.
While they are very similar, there are minor differences to
assure the safety and interaction of the different age groups.
To maintain a family environment, there are a few activities that
we do together, including eating lunch together and story/snack
time together. We also have a morning meeting together as one
group in which we all recite the Pledge of Allegiance, sing a
couple of songs, and talk about the activities planned for the
day.
The daily schedules are as follows:
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DIPPY-DO’S DAYCARE EXTRAS Scholastic Reading Program:
Dippy-Do’s Daycare is part of the Scholastic Reading Club.
Once a month each child will be allowed to pick one book from
the reading club flyer to receive free of charge. Monthly flyers
will go home with the children to pick their monthly book, and
any extra books the parents would like to purchase for their kids
through the program.
YMCA:
Not only is parent/child interaction vital to the growth,
development, and bonding of your child, but I also feel physical
activity can build confidence. To encourage this, I have an
agreement with the Mary Free Bed YMCA and my business,
Dippy-Do’s Daycare. The YMCA is offering all enrolled
children at Dippy-Do’s Daycare, and their families, half off
child or family memberships or half off classes only for the
children enrolled. The following is a list of prices:
City-wide family membership through Dippy-Do’s Daycare:
$50.00 per month and includes one free class per session per
child enrolled at Dippy-Do’s Daycare;
City-wide child only membership through Dippy-Do’s
Daycare: $12.00 per month and includes one free class per
session per child enrolled at Dippy-Do’s Daycare;
Non-YMCA Membership/YMCA class attendance only:
Half off the cost of one class per session per child.
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ASQ (Ages & Stages Questionnaire) Screening:
Ages and Stages Questionnaire is a developmental screening
from one month of age through 5 ½ years of age. This
screening helps identify what developmental and social-
emotional strengths or delays your child may have. The
screening is known for, and continues to be, the “gold standard”
for developmental screening by leading authorities and users
worldwide. Ages and Stages Questionnaire has been identified
as a high-quality screener by American Academy of Neurology
and favorably reviewed by American Academy of Pediatric
Discovering where your child is developmentally can help you
as a parent, as well as other caregivers (i.e. teachers, daycare
providers, tutors, etc.), pinpoint what needs more attention or
what strengths can be challenged. While I’m a firm believer
that we are all human, not robots, and develop on different
levels at different stages, I also feel it is vital that we have a
clear understanding and/or idea of where our children may be
falling behind or advancing. Intervening with delays at a
younger age than older can make a huge difference in
advancement, as well as recovery, thus making education and
learning easier and more enjoyable.
As your provider, I offer these screenings to those enrolled in
Dippy-Do’s Daycare as a benefit of the daycare free of
charge. Screenings are completed every two to three months
through age 5 ½.
Brightwheels:
To provide parents with consistent communication, I have
implemented Brightwheels to Dippy-Do’s Daycare program.
Brightwheels is a program that allows daily updates of your
child’s status, activities and general information as well as
occasional pictures, posted via an app on your Apple I-Phone.
This app allows for notifications when updates are being posted
as well as reviews of prior daily activities. Brightwheels
website is: www.mybrightwheel.com.
Field trips:
Field trips are occasionally scheduled to correspond with
school-ready lesson plan or what has recently been discussed.
For safety reasons, field trips are only offered to children who
can walk without assistance. Each parent will receive
notification of the field trip and asked to sign a field trip
permission slip prior to. Some field trips will have a nominal
charge.
Newsletters:
A monthly newsletter is provided to review the month’s
discussions, learning activities and any other informative
information including changes, additions and updates to the
daycare and pictures of the prior month’s events.
Sensory Movie Screenings:
As a provider of a sensory integrative daycare, I occasionally
host a sensory movie screening with the local Ada-Lowell 5
Theater. A sensory movie screening is a lights up/sound down
movie that is geared towards first-time movie viewers or those
disabilities that can’t attend regular movie screenings. Those
enrolled in my daycare will receive free admission to these
screenings.
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DIPPY-DO’S DAYCARE CHARGES Daycare Charges:
All fees listed are per child.
Full/Part Time (two or more days a week):
* Birth through 1 year of age: $30.00 per day per child
* 1 year to 6 years of age: $25.00 per day per child
Drop-in: Maximum of 3 hours at $7.00 per hour
Evening/Weekend (no later than 9:00 pm): $7.00/hour
Emergency: $7.00 per hour
A minimum of two attending days a week, or payment for
two days a week, is required to keep your child enrolled.
Fees:
Pick-up time: Dippy-Do’s Daycare closes at 6:00 pm. Unless
prior arrangements have been made, you are allotted a 15-
minute grace period after pick-up time before late fees are
incurred. After the 15-minute grace period, you will be
charged $15.00 for every 15 minutes you are late per child,
unless notified and agreed upon prior to. Because I have
children of my own, it is very important that you arrive no later
than close of the childcare to pick your children up.
Absences, Vacations and Illnesses:
There are no initiation deposits or enrollment fees to attend
Dippy-Do’s Daycare. Each child is given one week, or five
individual days, tuition free per month to be used solely for
illness or medical reasons. Please notify me of your child’s
absence by your scheduled drop-off time. Should you fail to
notify me of your child’s absence, you will be charged your
normal daily rate. Each child is given two weeks of vacation
tuition free per year, provided I receive a minimum of one week
notice. If your child is absent for more than two consecutive
weeks, without prior agreed arrangement, you will forfeit your
spot at Dippy-Do’s Daycare.
Method of Payment & Payment Due:
Method of Payment: Method of payment includes cash, check
or credit card. Any credit card charges over $100 will have
an additional fee of $3.00. Checks can be made payable to
Carrie Hoffman or Dippy-Do’s Daycare. You will receive a
receipt upon payment as well as a yearly document indicating
weekly charges broken down into monthly categories. A
service fee of $35 will be assessed for any returned check. If
two or more checks are returned, you will be asked to make all
future payments in cash only.
Payment Due: Payment for childcare is due each week on
your child’s last day of attendance for that week. A grace
period through Sunday at noon of the same week will be given
no more than two times per month. A drop-box is available for
payment and is on the side wall of the front porch, just outside
our front door in case I am not home. Should failure to pay
persist for more than two consecutive weeks, enrollment will be
at risk for termination.
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OTHER DAYCARE FORMS About Your Child:
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About Your Child cont…:
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Medical Information Consent:
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Contact/Emergency Information:
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OTC Medication Form:
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OTHER DAYCARE FORMS cont… Travel and Activity Authorization Form:
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Medication Permission and Instruction Form:
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OTHER DAYCARE FORMS cont… Media Release:
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Pet Release:
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