In keeping with Our Lady of Guadalupe School, prayer is said in conjunction with snack or lunch time.
Homework
Each day a homework period is scheduled with one or more extended day care workers available for tutorial help. It is the child’s responsibility to acknowledge his/her assignment and then to use the resources available. The OLGEDC staff has no way of knowing what work, if any, has been assigned to which students, and is not responsible for the child completing the homework or checking it.
Program Staff
The OLGEDC program is staffed by an experienced director, and committed and devoted workers. All staff members have had criminal background checks by WSP and DSHS.
If you would like to come in to observe our program and / or staff at work, please feel free to do so at any time. A call before you come in is appreciated, and if you will need to speak at length with any of the staff, an appointment is suggested.
Forms
A Rate Schedule Contract and a Registration Form are provided. All forms must be completed for each child receiving care, not just one per family, prior to the first day of care (even if the information has not changed from the last year.) Additional forms may be obtained from the director. During the year, changes in information on the registration forms need to be in writing.
Attendance Schedule
It is important that the attendance schedule is filled out for your child. We have licensed capacity of 45 children. Please speak with the Director regarding any schedule changes or about their drop-in schedule prior to the child attending.
Medication
Medication will not be administered by the OLGEDC staff if at all possible. If medication must be given, it must be prescribed by a doctor, be given to the staff in it’s original container, and be accompanied by a completed Authorization for Administration of Oral Medication at School Form.
Fees
Fees are the sole support of the OLGEDC program. It is not subsidized by the school or the parish. Financial difficulties and scheduling problems should be discussed with the Principal as soon as possible. The monthly OLGEDC statements are available by the 10th of each month. Payments on balances and prepayments must be made before the 15th of the month. Payments not made before the next billing-month, without prior notice, will be charged a $20.00 late fee. All checks should be made out to OLGEDC.
Prompt pick-up is expected in the late afternoon. Staff members are employed only until 6:00 PM; please respect the time of closure. If you pick up your child(ren) after 6:00 PM, a later pick-up fee of $1.00 per minute per child after 6:00 PM will be charged.
Picking Up and Signing Out
State regulations dictate that Parents or guardians must not take children from the school yard or other areas without notifying the OLGEDC staff and signing the child(ren) out. It is important that visual and verbal contact be made with the staff in addition to signing the child(ren) out. Sign in / out sheets are used for emergency evacuations and must be accurate.
OLGEDC personnel will not permit children to leave in taxis presumably sent by parents. If you intend to send a taxi for your child, you must notify the OLGEDC director in advance in writing, or have a permanent request on file with the OLGEDC Director.
The children will not be released to any person other than those who are listed on that child’s registration material as being authorized to sign that child in and out.
Telephone Messages
Parents and guardians may wish to telephone OLGEDC asking that their child be directed to go to various places after school, or to ask that the child be released to someone not currently authorized to sign that child out. As there is always a possibility that a person other than a parent or guardian might telephone, such requests will not be granted.
Extracurricular Activities
An Extracurricular Activities form is available for parents wanting their children’s coaches to pick-up children during their sports season.
Absences
If you know in advance that a child will be absent from the center for an extended amount of time, please notify the Director prior to the absence.
Children’s Behavior and Discipline
As members of a Christian and caring community, the children will be expected to respect the staff, each other, the materials and environment.
After School Programs
Children involved in the After School proograms, art and drama, must sign in and out of the Extended Day Care Program.
