Health Policy
Dress your child in: clothes suitable for art, playground, tumbling, etc. that are simple, study, safe, not too tight, and easy to manage. (Label jackets and sweaters.) Pull-Ups are not allowed. Children in 3's and VPK must be fully toilet trained. Please make sure that shoes are the right size, safe for climbing activities, no clogs, thongs, or boots.
Keep your child home when he/she has:
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Rash
- Chronic cough
- A fever or chills
- Inflamed eyes
- Diarrhea
- New Medication
- Nausea or vomiting
- Open sores
- Impetigo
- Head lice
- Earache
Your child must be free of the above symptoms for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child has a doctor's appointment due to a chronic symptom or condition, please keep your child at home that morning until the doctor can make an assessment. These guidelines are in place for your child's good health, as well as that of the teacher and other children in the classroom.
If your child is not well enough to participate in class activities and those on the playground, please keep your child at home.
What Parents Can Do For Their Child
- Make your child feel secure and wanted at all times.
- Teach your child to share and to put away his/her toys with help.
- Give your child good books to look at, read to him/her, sing songs with him/her, and monitor his/her TV viewing.
- Try to keep regular eating and sleeping hours.
- Do not make comparisons with other children in the family or in the neighborhood.
- Be interested in what your child brings home from school.
- Listen to what your child has to tell you.
Discipline Policy
The ultimate goal of our discipline policy is to promote healthy self-esteem in each child. We do this by:
- Providing a loving Christian atmosphere for students and staff.
- Building a positive attitude toward God, self, others and school.
- Encouraging parental involvement.
- Setting clear expectations for behavior.
- We will not allow children to hurt themselves, others or destroy property.
Our purpose is to use natural consequences, redirection, and as a last resort, a brief time-out. If a child’s behavior becomes a challenge in the classroom, a parent-teacher conference will be requested. A plan of cooperation will be formulated at this time to correct the challenging behavior.
In the event of an ongoing problem, The Growing Place Director and the Director of Children’s Ministry will confer with the teacher and parents to develop a plan appropriate for the particular child. If the team of adults feels more professional help may be warranted, an Early Childhood Specialist for the Pinellas County License Board will be consulted. This consultation will require written agreement from the parents, teacher, Director of The Growing Place, and Director of Children’s Ministry.
Playground Rules
- Adult supervision before and after school is mandatory
- Rings need adult supervision at all times
- Sit down on swings and tire swings
- Go down slides, sitting down and feet first
- Small Play area reserved for Tiny Tots
- No littering
- Ride bikes safely - play safe
- Keep sand and sandbox toys in the sandbox
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