CrossPoint Preschool Handbook (revised 01.2021)€¦ · Web view2021. 1. 13. · CrossPoint Preschool will nurture children’s development and spiritual growth by providing quality

CrossPoint Preschool Handbook (revised 01.2021)

7500 Mullan Road

Missoula MT 59808

406.728.5074

Director: Mallory Henkins

Parent Handbook of Policies

Latest Revision/Addendums 01.2021

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PURPOSE

CrossPoint Preschool will nurture children’s development and spiritual growth by providing quality learning opportunities, and experiences through God’s word and Christian principles. By providing a safe loving and supporting environment where children will be respected and honored

to inspire their young hearts and minds.

FACILITY HOURS/DAYS OF OPERATION

CrossPoint Preschool is open Monday thru Friday from 7:30am to 6pm. The school year is from September to May and our summer program is from June to August.

FACILITY CLOUSURES

Labor day and days surrounding Thanksgiving and the day before and after Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and days surrounding New Years and days surrounding Memorial Day Independence Day and days surrounding Presidents Day Good Friday and the Monday after Easter Pre-k Graduation Adverse Weather Closures- If Missoula County is emergency travel only, or Hellgate School

District/ Transportation is closed by 5:45am for adverse weather conditions then CrossPoint Preschool will also be closed to insure the safety of our staff and families. Parents will be notified via text/Facebook by 6:00am on the day of closure.

Due to the shared space with the church as well as licensing requirements (continuing education for teachers) we may be closed additional days. We will provide as much notice as possible.

We may also be closed due to unforeseen events like being short staffed, emergency closures unforeseen (i.e. covid), or unexpected situations.

***Please note tuition is not credited, adjusted or reimbursed for any closures, scheduled or unscheduled. Your tuition pays for your child’s contracted spot in the program, and is not calculated based off of usage. Please see the director with any questions regarding this subject thank you

ADMISSION POLICY

Children ages 2 to 5 years may attend CrossPoint Preschool.

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The trial period for enrollment is 30 days of the child’s starting date. If either the parent/guardian or Crosspoint Preschool determines the child is not happy or the facility cannot meet the needs of the child at CrossPoint Preschool the contract may be terminated.

Enrollment is open to any child, provided the Preschool is able to meet the needs of the child Every effort will be made to meet the needs of each child. Enrollment shall never be based on sex, race, color, national origin, or ability. The Parent Agreement form, as well as the signature page to this handbook must be signed and

dated before child(ren) can attend.

Paperwork

The following paperwork must be on file and signed prior to your child’s first day of attendance:

Contract for service $75 registration fee Emergency Contact Information Emergency Permission Formed sign Immunization Record Parent Agreement Form Photo/Social Media Release Form This policy handbook

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TUITION FEES AND BILLING

Tuition Monthly Payments

Preschool tuition is calculated based on the number of days a week(minimum of 3 days a week) a child is contracted for; this means that whether or not your child comes (i.e. preschool closure, absent due to

illness etc.) your tuition remains the same; unless the Director determines otherwise. Additionally, extra days are based upon preschool availability and will be billed according to our extra uncontracted day

rates. Tuition is due monthly no later than the 10th of each month.

A $75 registration is due upon enrollment. Fees are to be paid regardless of attendance. Absences, School closures and vacations days are

not available for tuition credit. This also means days missed cannot be made up on un-contracted days.

Late payment will receive a $10 late fee after the 10th of the month. If tuition is not made by the 15th of the month, child/children will not be able to attend until payment is received in full.

Fees are to be paid in advance on the 1st of the month There will also be an additional fee for late pick-up, late or early drop off. Please see

absences/drop-off/pick-up section.

CURRICULUM4


Our curriculum is designed to teach children through developmentally appropriate practices. The children learn through a play based process that encourages cognitive, problem solving, perceptual, literacy, content and process skills among many others. Children are encouraged to develop self-efficiency and pro-social skills as well as inspiring their creativity and using their imagination. Our Christian curriculum encourages children to learn the Bible through songs, stories and discussions. The curriculum will also include Bible Literacy Program and Zoophonics as our two primary literacy curriculums.

Daily Schedule-Preschool 2’s & 3’s

8:00-8:40 Welcome To School/ Classroom /center exploration8:40-8:45 Clean up for Bible/Circle Time8:45-9:10 Disperse to classes for Bible/Circle9:10-9:35 Child Directed Free Play9:35-9:45 Clean up and wash for Snack9:45-10:00 Morning Snack10:00-11:00 Morning Recess/ Large Motor Play11:00-11:35 Small group Activities/ Art Time/ Story Time

11:35-11:45 Clean up and Wash for Lunch11:45-12:15 Lunch ~~12:00 Pre-k/Preschool Pick ups12:15-12:45 Art/Science/Sensory/Manipulatives12:45-1:00 Story Time 1:00-3:00 Rest Time3:00-3:15 Preschool Pick up/Wake up/Wash for Afternoon Snack3:15-3:30/40 Afternoon Snack3:30/40-4:20 Afternoon Recess4:20-4:30 Clean Up for Large Group Activity4:30-5:30 Large Group Activity/Child Directed Free Play/Pick Up

5:30-6:00 Pick Up/Clean Up/Getting ready to go home

Daily Schedule- Pre-k 4’s & 5’s

8:00-8:40 Welcome To School/ Classroom /center exploration8:40-8:45 Clean up for Bible/Circle Time8:45-9:10 Disperse to classes for Bible/Circle9:10-9:45 Letter Focus Journal Time9:45-10:00 Clean up and wash for Snack10:00-10:15 Morning Snack10:15-11:00 Morning Recess/ Large Motor Play11:00-11:40 Small group Activities/ Art Time/ Story Time

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11:40-11:50 Clean up and Wash for Lunch11:50-12:00 Prep for Lunch~~12:00 Pre-k/Preschool Pick ups12:00-12:30 Lunch12:30-12:50 Extra Recess/ Large Motor or Child Directed Play 12:50-1:00 Story Time1:00-3:00 Rest Time3:00-3:15 Preschool Pick up/Wake up/Wash for Afternoon Snack3:15-3:30/40 Afternoon Snack3:30/40-4:20 Afternoon Recess4:20-4:30 Clean Up for Large Group Activity4:30-5:30 Large Group Activity/Child Directed Free Play/Pick Up

5:30-6:00 Pick Up/Clean Up/Getting ready to go home DROP-OFF/ PICK-UPS AND ABSENCES

Children must be able to participate in all daily routines and activites, if not please keep them home.On days your child is going to be absent please call the preschool landline (406.728.5074) or notified the staff no later than 8:45am that day. Please notify staff in advance if you plan to keep your child out of school for vacations or other planned events.

If you are in need of additional days you must contact the director as soon as possible via text or email. Your request will be reviewed on a case by case basis and only approved if there is availability for your child to attend an additional day. If your request is approved you will be billed at an uncontracted rate depending on how many hours you used (see uncontracted rates in tuition section on page 4)

Upon arrival please have your child wash their hands before entering the classrooms or sanctuary. This helps lessen the spread of illness, and contaminations thank you.

All children must be here no later than 8:45am. If your child is not here by 8:45am and you have not contacted the school, then your child will be marked absent and will not be able to attend that day (no credit will be given). Continued violation of this may result in the preschool not able to accommodate your child’s scheduling needs. After 3 violations the director will review the situation at hand and decide which way to proceed.

Late pick-up is not permitted. Please stick to your contracted times. If you are late for pick-up there is a fee of $10 for the first 1-5 minutes and $1 for each minute after that. Continued violation of this may result in the preschool not being able to accommodate your child’s scheduling needs. After 3 violations the director and assistant director will review the situation at hand and decide which way to proceed.

You will be asked to show identification to pick-up your child if staff does not know you. This may happen on multiple occasions until all staff and teachers know you. This is for the safety of your children, thank you for your cooperation.

Please notify teachers when someone other than parent/guardian will be picking up your child and put it in writing if the person is not on the pick-up list. The person picking up your child

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will be asked to show identification, and children will not be released until proper identification is given and the preschool has parent/guardian consent.

ACCIDENTS

At CrossPoint Preschool your child will be closely supervised. CrossPoint Preschool has made every effort to ensure the physical environment is safe and free of obvious hazards, but accidents may still occur. When an accident does occur the staff will respond promptly to provide the necessary care that is needed to treat the child and calm the child. There will be staff members that are certified in CPR and First Aid available at all times and a first-aid kit is readily accessible.

Parents/guardians will be notified of minor accidents (minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises) at pick up times. For serious injuries that may require physician’s treatment, first-aid procedures will be used and emergency assistance will promptly be requested. The parent/guardian will be immediately contacted and informed of the situation. If the parent/guardian cannot be reach a call will be made to the emergency contact person. Parents/gaurdians are required to carry adequate insurance for their child(ren) at all times and will be responsible for any expenses that may accumulate in a medical emergency or accident requiring medical attention. Please refer to the parent agreement form.

An accident report is completed for both minor and serious injuries. Reports include the time of the accident, the nature of treatment, signature of staff and parent/guardian.

Emergencies

The following steps will be taken in case of an emergency situation. These steps may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Attempt to contact a parent or guardian.2. Attempt to contact the child’s physician.3. Attempt to contact you through any of the persons listed on the emergency information forms

you completed.4. If we cannot contact you or your child’s physician, we will do any or all of the following:

a. Call another physician or paramedicsb. Call an ambulance

5. Any expenses incurred under #4 above, will be covered by the parent or guardian. See accident section and your parent agreement form.

MEDICATION AND ILLNESS7


To help minimize the chance of exposing other children and staff to illnesses, please keep your child home if she/he is ill or not feeling well enough to fully participate in regular activities. Children may return to CrossPoint Preschool after 48-72 hours free of symptoms without medicine (Refer to addendum for additional information regarding illness). A fever is a symptom and things such as children’s Tylenol/Ibuprofen etc. are fever reducers. Your child must be fever free without a fever reducer for at least 72 hours before returning to school. As well as symptom free from contagious illnesses or a full day of administration of antibiotics. If your child becomes ill during the day you will be called. Please pick up your child within 30minutes. Your child will be removed from his/her class to rest in a separate waiting area while waiting to be picked up.

Children with the following symptoms will be excluded from group participation and will be sent home :

Fevers of 100.5 or greater Vomiting or diarrhea Strep throat Bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye) Generalized rashes over multiple body parts. This includes but is not limited to: open sores,

blisters, communicable diseases, hand-foot-mouth, chicken pox, measles etc. The appearance of such rashes or sores and your child’s attendance will be under the director’s discretion, not the doctors.

Chicken pox (until sores are dry and scabbed; usually 5-7 days) Children with head lice or scabies, or nits. We are a no-nit facility, if nits, eggs or lice are in

your child’s hair they may not return to school until they are completely lice, nit and egg free. Thick green yellow nasal discharge accompanied by persistent coughing, eye drainage, or ear

pain

Medication can be administered to children if the medication is in the original labeled container and the Medication Authorization Form is signed by the parent/guardian.

Department of Family Services Reporting

Crosspoint Preschool is required by law to report any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. If it is suspected that a parent/guardian is under the influence of a substance while picking up or

dropping off their child, this will be immediately reported to 9-1-1.

DISCIPLINE

Positive Guidance techniques are used by all staff to help children succeed and encourage the growth and development of each child.

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Positive reinforcement Staff shall not scream, shout, humiliate, embarrass, or use physical aggression, or verbal

aggression, or any other technique that will damage the child’s self-esteem. Children will be removed from an activity if the child’s behavior is disrupting other children or the

teacher’s lessons. Redirection will be used first when a child demonstrates mistaken behavior, every effort will be

made to create a favorable atmosphere while setting limits and teaching safety, care of property, and respect for others.

If child’s behavior is impeding the safety of other children, Teachers and staff the parent will be called to pick-up their child immediately.

If a child’s behavior continues to impede the safety of other children and staff then Crosspoint Preschool reserves the right to withdraw that child immediately without a two week notice.

Potty Training

Children attending CrossPoint Preschool do not to have be potty trained and will never be forced to use the bathroom.

Teachers will encourage children to use the bathroom and to develop the self-efficiency skills needed to use the bathroom.

Children who come in underwear must be accident free at home for at least 2 weeks and accident free in a pull-up/diaper at school for a week before coming to school in underwear. These children must also know how to dress and undress themselves and pull up/down bottoms.

Children continuing to have accidents one or more times per week will be asked to come to school in pull-ups/diapers provided by the parents until they are accident free for a week. This is for sanitary reasons and health department guidelines.

Clothing and Supplies

Outdoor play is an important part of our program so please dress your child accordingly. Please have children wear appropriate shoes for playing and running safely in and please no flip-flops. If your child is wearing a dress please have shorts or pants underneath. All children are required to go outside with their class so please make sure your child will be dressed to keep comfortable. We are an active school so please do not send your child in clothes that you do not wish for them to get dirty.

Please provide an extra change (pants, shirt, underwear, socks) of clothes for your child to keep in their backpack and be sure to replace them if they are used.

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Please note that all home toys/books/stuffed animals etc. need to stay at home. Your child’s teacher may have a show and share day that your child may bring something from home. This is under the teachers discretion and will be a case by case basis.

Rest Time

Children staying after preschool hours will be required to take a rest at 1pm-3pm. Children will be required to lay on their mats for 45min-1hour before being allowed to do quiet activities on their mats or with a teacher. Parents must provide a small blanket and small travel sized pillow for their children. Rest items must be able to fit inside their backpack and the backpack must be able to zip. Blankets and pillows will be sent home once a week at the end of their child’s week, for parents to wash and bring back to school the following week

LUNCHES AND SNACKS

We are a PEANUT/TREE-NUT FREE FACILITY. This includes any food processed on a plant where peanuts/tree-nuts are, so please be sure to read ALL labels. Any food that is not compliant will not be given to your child and in some cases may have to be thrown away. Please visit these sites for some healthy meal ideas that are peanut/tree-nut free. http://www.firstkidspreschool.org/images/peanut-freesnacks.pdf

http://www.peanutallergy.com/nut-free-recipes

CrossPoint Preschool provides a morning and afternoon snack. A list of our snack choices is posted on the welcome board in the hallway by the main preschool entrance.

As mentioned above we are a Peanut/ Tree Nut Free school to protect the children with peanut and nut allergies No peanut or nut products and products that may contain nuts or peanuts will be served. Our snacks will consist of nutritious foods from at least two different food groups.

Children who stay must bring their own lunches from home. Children will keep their lunches on the Lunch shelf. Please provide a frozen pack in their lunch if items need to be kept cold. To assist the teachers who do warm up and set out lunches, please keep the following mind:

Please no candy or gum No peanuts/tree-nuts or items containing or processed in facilities that may contain nuts. Warm ups should be in their own microwave safe container, and all containers should have the

child’s name on them. Warms ups should take 1 minute only. Please no ramen, easy mac, cup of noodles, or any other

food items that take more than 1 minute to warm. Please no cans of soup, please send the portion your child will eat in a microwave safe container Fresh fruit and vegetables should be sliced and washed for your child ahead of time. Please make

sure choke-ables are cut appropriately. Things like tomatoes, grapes, and hot dogs must be sliced in half long-ways and the in half again long-ways. Please see these links for examples of how to slice choke-ables…

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http://www.peanutallergy.com/nut-free-recipes

http://www.firstkidspreschool.org/images/peanut-freesnacks.pdf

http://www.firstkidspreschool.org/images/peanut-freesnacks.pdf


http://www.mottchildren.org/posts/your-child/choking-prevention https://www.popsugar.com/moms/Correct-Way-Cut-Grapes-Avoid-Choking-Hazard-39128166

Please send your child a balanced lunch including grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and meats. Please leave candy and gum at home.

Please refer to the USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov for ideas for nutritious lunches for your child

Contact Information/ Social Media/Updates

In case of an emergency that you need to notify the school of outside of business hours please call or text Mallory{ director} at the number below. Also, please be sure to check out our website and like us on Facebook as well. Facebook is where we will post any updates, news or photos and is a great way to stay in the know!

Mallory {Director}: 406.214.4843Facebook Link: @crosspointpreschoolWebsite: http://www.crosspointps.com/

PARENT SIGNATURE PAGETHIS PAGE MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED BEFORE YOUR CHILD’S

ATTENDANCE. THIS PAGE WILL BE KEPT IN YOUR CHILD’S FILE ALONG WITH A SIGNED PARENT AGREEMENT AND PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASE

FORM. BY SIGNING THIS PAGE YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND

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https://www.popsugar.com/moms/Correct-Way-Cut-Grapes-Avoid-Choking-Hazard-39128166

http://www.mottchildren.org/posts/your-child/choking-prevention


CONDITIONS OF THIS HANDBOOK. YOUR SIGNATURE IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOURSELF AND CROSSPOINT PRESCHOOL

CHILD’S NAME(S) PLEASE LIST ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING CROSSPOINT PRESCHOOL

PARENT/GUARDIANS NAMES{PRINT}:

PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE DATE

PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE DATE

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CrossPoint Preschool Handbook (revised 01.2021)€¦ · Web view2021. 1. 13. · CrossPoint Preschool will nurture children’s development and spiritual growth by providing quality