DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE:
Children are expected to obey their teacher and treat others with courtesy and respect. Curse words, potty words, talking back. Tantrums, spitting, biting and physical force (hitting, kicking, pushing, and scratching, etc.) used against staff or other students are unacceptable behaviors. ALL CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED ON A TRIAL BASIS. We reserve the right to suspend or dismiss a child who is a CONTINUAL DISCIPLINE OR BEHAVIOR PROBLEM. WE WILL WORK WITH THE PARENTS BY:
1. Making the parents aware of the situation the first time it happens.
2. Meet with the parents to determine a course of action to change the behavior.
3. Suspension for a determined time.
4. Upon reentering the child will be dismissed from the center, if there is not a change in behavior.
DISCIPLINE WILL BE:
1. Individualized and consistent for each child
2. Appropriate to the child’s level of understanding; and
3. Directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-contro
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METHODS OF DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE:
A caregiver may use positive methods of discipline and guidance that encourage self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction, which include:
1. Using praise and encouragement of good behavior instead of focusing upon unacceptable behavior
2. Reminding a child of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements
3. Redirecting behavior using positive statements, and
4. Using brief supervised separation or time out from group, when appropriate for the child’s age and development, which is limited to no more than one minute per year of the child’s age.
DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE PUNISHMENT PROHIBITED:
1. No harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child
2. Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment
3. Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training
4. Pinching, shaking, or biting a child
5. Hitting a child with a hand or instrument
6. Putting anything in or on a child’s mouth
7. Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
8. Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language
9. Placing a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child’s age.
