Family Handbook

EDU 262
Deborah Wallace
6/12/2016

The Painted Hands Daycare

Where nurturing a childs imagination begins

INTRODUCTION

Family Involvement Philosophy

At the Painted Hands we encourage family involvement and
expect parents to volunteer their time, donate items for
classroom needs, or help with fundraising and special events
when you can. Recent studies suggest that parent involvement is
critical to the success of children. Family involvement has been
known to give children a sense of pride about their family, and
school. We encourage families to be involved with their childs
development and learning. The Painted Hands offers workshops
and seminars that teach parents about child development,
emergent readers, behaviors, and being an advocate for your
child. We believe in working together as a team with parents. We
strive to establish meaningful, respectful, and reciprocal
relationships with families. It takes a village to raise a child, and
our goal at The Painted Hands is to work together as a team to
ensure the success of each child.

Vision Statement
At The Painted Hands our vision is for children to learn and grow
by giving them new experiences in a safe, fun, and relaxed
environment. Where learning takes place through play and where
quality care and safety is our main focus.

Core Values
Inclusion- We recognize that every child is unique and learns at
their own pace. Differences are welcomed and celebrated at The
Painted Hands.
Diversity- We are respectful of families and welcome all cultures
to attend The Painted Hands.
Teamwork- We believe in a working partnership with families to
ensure the future success of our program.

Program Goals
1. To provide a safe, nurturing, and quality environment. Where
children are free to explore and are encouraged to be
independent and make choices freely.
2. To develop in each child an appreciation for nature and the
outdoor world.
3. To provide an enriched environment where children can
develop cognitive, social/emotional, and physical skills. An
environment that caters to the development of the whole
child through physical play.

Curriculum

At The Painted Hands we use creative curriculum. This curriculum

has been researched and approved by the state. Creative
curriculum is based off of five principles.
They are:
Positive interactions and relationships with adults provide a
critical foundation for successful learning.
Socialemotional competence is a significant factor in school
success.
Constructive, purposeful play supports essential learning.
The physical environment affects the type and quality of
learning interactions.
Teacherfamily partnerships promote development and
learning.

Every child benefits developmentally from using creative

curriculum. Creative curriculum provides children with rich
experiences in which learning occurs.

Responsibilities of the Program

 To provide children with a safe environment that promotes

learning and child development; by giving children who
attend The Painted Hands new learning experiences through
the exploration of active play.
The Painted Hands will provide a morning/afternoon snack,
lunch will not be provided by our center.
Any suspect of abuse will be reported. All staff are required
by
law to report abuse or suspected abuse. Staff at The Painted
Hands have received training on abuse and are considered
mandated reporters.

Responsibilities of Families

Parents will abide by our wellness policy for the health and
safety of children and staff.

Parents are responsible for supplying a healthy lunch for

their child. The Painted Hands supplies morning snack and
afternoon snack. Parents however, are responsible for
bringing a bag lunch for their child.
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 Parents are responsible for picking up their child on time. A

late fee will be applied for every minute past 5:30pm.
Program Policies
Wellness Policy Parents must document childs allergies and have signed
appropriate paperwork by a doctor.
Children must have current medical forms
Diarrhea or vomiting- children should not come to school. If
they have diarrhea or vomiting at school, we have to send
the child home.
Every child must wash their hands upon arrival to school.
This to keep the spread of germs to a minimum.
Discipline Policy We are prohibited from using any type of corporal
punishment this includes, hitting, spanking, yelling,
abusive or profane language, taking away food or
bathroom use, emotional abuse, shaming, or any
other form of abuse.
We use positive language, affirmation, and positive
reinforcement when guiding behaviors.
A child could misbehave simply because they do not know
the behavior that is expected of them. Our staff will calmly,

positively, and quietly redirect the behavior and teach the

child proper behavior.
A time out away from the group may be necessary. Time
outs will never exceed one minute per year of age.
Operating Procedures
Hours of Operation- Monday-Friday 7am-5:30pm
Closed for these holidays
Memorial Day
Labor Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Years Eve/ New Years Day
Thanksgiving
Good Friday
Pick up Policy Parents will be fined 5$ for every minute they are late after
5:30pm.
Parents are expected to be here on time for pickup. If you
have an emergency, you need to make arraignments.
Children must be picked up by a parent, legal guardian, or by
an adult on their authorized list for pick up.

Financial Policy
Payment is due the first week of every month. Payment
plans are available if needed. To make arraignments for
payment plans, you have to call and speak to the director
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personally. The director will meet with you to discuss

payment options.
Payment Schedule
2 years to 6 years: 150$ a week full day.
2 years to 6 years: 80$ a week for half day.