(KLA) Handbook

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

Check-in and Check-out Family members and other authorized persons must come to the classrooms and sign the children in and out, on the child’s sign-in sheet. The full legal signature of the family member or authorized person, by state law, is required at the time of arrival and departure. The family member or authorized person will record time of arrival and time of departure. All children must be accompanied to their rooms and cannot be dropped off at the front doors or the office. The departure time should be recorded after the parent has collected lunch boxes and coats, and discussed with the teacher about the child’s day. All children must be picked up by 5:30 p.m. (see “Late Pick up Fee”). We ask that you make contact with the child’s teacher when picking up and dropping off a child at the Center. Please inform the teacher of how your child is doing and if there are any special instructions or any information the staff needs to know about your child and their care for the day. Please note these on the clipboard in the comments section as well. Please plan enough time at the end of the day to check with the teacher about your child’s day and to collect any projects that need to go home. Midday Arrivals and Departures Lunch begins at 11:00 a.m. in our Toddler Classroom and at 12:00 p.m. in our Preschool Classroom. To encourage “family style” mealtimes and to allow time to eat their lunches, children should arrive no later than 15 minutes after their class begins lunch. Children contracted for the morning time block should come with a lunch to eat. Preschoolers who are contracted for the afternoon time block may eat lunch at the Center if they arrive no later than 12:45 p.m. Naptime begins for our toddlers at 12:30 p.m. and at 1:00 p.m. for our preschoolers. To minimize disruptions for children who have already been laid down for nap, children should arrive no later than 15 minutes after their class begins nap. Children who will not be napping at PCCC should be picked up no later than 15 minutes after nap for their class begins. Toddlers who are not picked up by 12:45 p.m. will be laid down for nap and can be picked up at 2:30 p.m. when nap time is over. Preschoolers who are not picked up by 1:15 p.m. will go to the School-Age Classroom to await their parent’s arrival. Authorization To Pick Up Children A space is provided on the Enrollment Form for the names, addresses and phone numbers of people who may or may not pick up your children. Please inform the Center of any changes. New forms will be sent out on a yearly basis to update this information. If someone other than a pre-authorized person will be picking the child up, a parent must call or send a written note to inform the Center. That person will need to check in with the Family Center Receptionist and may be asked to show ID. The Center will only release the child to those stated as authorized on the child’s