Children at this age for many reasons may bite themselves, others, and toys. We remind children that it is okay to bite food, but not okay to bite themselves or others. If biting becomes a consistent behavior, we will talk with parents and decide on a plan of action. For the safety of our rooms, if we exhaust all efforts to change the behavior and see no results, we will ask the family to withdraw. This is to ensure safety for all of the children in the room. See Policy”, Policy” and “Biting “Discipline “Withdrawal Procedures” for more information. If you have questions or like to talk to your child’s caregiver, the best time would be between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. when the children are resting. During this time the teachers are available to meet with you or talk to you on the telephone. EARLY PRESCHOOL ROOM The ratio in our Early Preschool Rooms depends on the age of the child. When the children are under 2 ½ the ratio is 6 children to 1 caregiver . When the children are over 2 ½ the ratio is 8 children to 1 caregiver. We have two full time caregivers in this room with a maximum number of 12 children. The lead teacher in this room must have early childhood training and previous experience with children. Each has a Caregiver.” This means one “Primary of the caregivers will primarily work with your child, comfort them, feed them and teach them. The other caregiver will be involved with your child, but will not be his/her main caregiver. Our Early Preschool Room is set up to encourage socialization, as well as growth in all of the developmental areas; gross and fine motor skills, language, emotional and cognitive. The rooms have four different areas: a book corner, a gross motor area, a dramatic play area, and an area for manipulatives. Short structured activity time is introduced in this room. We want your child’s day to be full of fun and good
Children at this age for many reasons may bite themselves, others, and toys. We remind children that it is okay to bite food, but not okay to bite themselves or others. If biting becomes a consistent behavior, we will talk with parents and decide on a plan of action. For the safety of our rooms, if we exhaust all efforts to change the behavior and see no results, we will ask the family to withdraw. This is to ensure safety for all of the children in the room. See “Biting Policy”, “Discipline Policy” and “Withdrawal Procedures” for more information. If you have questions or like to talk to your child’s caregiver, the best time would be between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. when the children are resting. During this time the teachers are available to meet with you or talk to you on the telephone. EARLY PRESCHOOL ROOM The ratio in our Early Preschool Rooms depends on the age of the child. When the children are under 2 ½ the ratio is 6 children to 1 caregiver . When the children are over 2 ½ the ratio is 8 children to 1 caregiver. We have two full time caregivers in this room with a maximum number of 12 children. The lead teacher in this room must have early childhood training and previous experience with children. Each has a “Primary Caregiver.” This means one of the caregivers will primarily work with your child, comfort them, feed them and teach them. The other caregiver will be involved with your child, but will not be his/her main caregiver. Our Early Preschool Room is set up to encourage socialization, as well as growth in all of the developmental areas; gross and fine motor skills, language, emotional and cognitive. The rooms have four different areas: a book corner, a gross motor area, a dramatic play area, and an area for manipulatives. Short structured activity time is introduced in this room. We want your child’s day to be full of fun and good
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