Appendix 5 PARENTAL FEEDBACK INFORMATION The safety of children in our programs is of utmost importance to [YSO NAME]. We design our programs, policies and practices to ensure that children are safe and have positive experiences while in our care, as we place great value on providing a child-safe and child-centered atmosphere where children grow, learn and thrive safely. We all have important roles to play in ensuring bright futures for the children in our lives and we invite you to join us in our commitment to ensuring all children are safe in our community. Listed below are policies we require our staff and volunteers to adhere to, and steps you can take as a parent to help us keep our programs as safe as possible. Our Policies: All children are supervised at all times. A child should never be alone with a staff member or volunteer where they can not be observed by others. Staff and volunteers should only contact children they meet in our programs about issues directly related to program activities. and volunteers may not transport or arrange to meet children outside of our programs. This includes babysitting, extra coaching or mentoring, rides to and from our programs and any other non-program activities. Children should not receive special gifts or special attention beyond what all children receive from staff or volunteers. Bullying should be interrupted immediately and documented by Staff or volunteers should never touch children inappropriately, including any touches in an area that would be covered by a bathing suit, tickling, hugs from the front or lap sitting. Children must be signed in and out of programs every day, according to our drop off and pick up procedures. Staff may only release children to persons who are authorized to pick them up. Our staff and volunteers are mandatory abuse reporters. If they have reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered abuse, they are required by law to report it to the authorities. If you ever have a concern, or learn of a violation one of these policies, please contact either: [Insert Female Contact Info] [Insert Male Contact Info] Steps our organization takes to protect your children: [Overview of screening practices] [Overview of training practices] [Overview of program and supervision-related policies] [Overview of investigation and staff/volunteer discipline policies]
Appendix 5 PARENTAL FEEDBACK INFORMATION The safety of children in our programs is of utmost importance to [YSO NAME]. We design our programs, policies and practices to ensure that children are safe and have positive experiences while in our care, as we place great value on providing a child-safe and child-centered atmosphere where children grow, learn and thrive safely. We all have important roles to play in ensuring bright futures for the children in our lives and we invite you to join us in our commitment to ensuring all children are safe in our community. Listed below are policies we require our staff and volunteers to adhere to, and steps you can take as a parent to help us keep our programs as safe as possible. Our Policies: All children are supervised at all times. A child should never be alone with a staff member or volunteer where they can not be observed by others. Staff and volunteers should only contact children they meet in our programs about issues directly related to program activities. and volunteers may not transport or arrange to meet children outside of our programs. This includes babysitting, extra coaching or mentoring, rides to and from our programs and any other non-program activities. Children should not receive special gifts or special attention beyond what all children receive from staff or volunteers. Bullying should be interrupted immediately and documented by Staff or volunteers should never touch children inappropriately, including any touches in an area that would be covered by a bathing suit, tickling, hugs from the front or lap sitting. Children must be signed in and out of programs every day, according to our drop off and pick up procedures. Staff may only release children to persons who are authorized to pick them up. Our staff and volunteers are mandatory abuse reporters. If they have reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered abuse, they are required by law to report it to the authorities. If you ever have a concern, or learn of a violation one of these policies, please contact either: [Insert Female Contact Info] [Insert Male Contact Info] Steps our organization takes to protect your children: [Overview of screening practices] [Overview of training practices] [Overview of program and supervision-related policies] [Overview of investigation and staff/volunteer discipline policies]
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