Family Handbook 2018-2019

10 School Policies and Procedures Absence If your child is absent from school due to illness or other unavoidable circumstances, please notify your child’s teacher. Any communicable diseases, i.e. chicken pox, fifth’s disease, ringworm, head lice must be reported to the program director. Due to limited class size, there are no make-ups for missed days. As per Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement requirements, if your child does not arrive to the program or the agreed upon designated pick-up location, MSC must communicate as early as possible with you, typically within one hour of the child’s scheduled arrival, if there was no prior communication of the child’s absence. If MSC is unable to reach you, the emergency contacts you have listed on your enrollment or #1 form must be notified. Adventure Camp (Preschool) Adventure Camp is a fun, safe environment for your child when school is not in session. Due to limited spaces, pre-registration is required. Please see tuition information for Adventure Camp fees and note there is no Adventure Camp available on university holidays. Please refer to your Preschool calendar to check the dates that are available for Adventure Camp. Allergies Please note that we seek to maintain a peanut and tree nut free environment for the health and safety of the children and staff in our programs. Peanuts and tree nuts such as walnuts and pecans are among the most common allergy-causing foods for young children and allergies to these foods can be life-threatening. Accordingly, we ask that you do not send any food, drinks or snacks containing nuts. Snack items that will be shared with your child’s classmates must be sent to school in their original packaging (no home-cooked products). Families can help ensure that our school stays peanut/tree nut free and our children with allergies are safe by carefully reading packaging labels. When reading the label look at not only the ingredients listed, but for statements such as, “may contain traces of peanuts.” Also, as our priority is the well-being of all children, please remind your child not to share his/her lunch or personal snacks with other children at school. Speak with your child’s teacher should you have any questions, or would like suggestions regarding appropriate foods or snacks that can be brought to school. If your child has allergies, please be sure to notify both the school and your child’s teacher in writing . We will make every effort to ensure their safety and well-being and, as such, ask that you give consent for posting information about your child’s food allergy and a photograph of your child. If consent is given, we will post the information in the food preparation area and in the areas of the program that your child uses so it is a visual reminder to all those who interact with your child during the program day. The school will administer any necessary prescribed medications including an EpiPen with an appropriate physician’s note. Please see the “medication” section in this handbook for specific instructions and required forms. DISCLAIMER: While MSC’s Early Learning Programs make every effort to minimize the risk that children are exposed to nut allergens, we cannot guarantee in all circumstances that foods or other items in the program have not been in contact with peanuts or other nuts.