Change of Ownership Applicant Guide - Bright from the Start

GUIDELINES FOR CREATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Use this form to assist you in writing your Center Policies and Procedures. If you
have covered each item listed on this guide, you will have covered each of the
topics required. If you are using the previous owner’s policies, use this checklist
to make sure that all items have been covered and changes, if any in days of
operation, times of operation, ages of children served, etc., have been made.
**May also be used as your parent handbook.**
TO CREATE YOUR CENTER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PLUS ALL ITEMS REQUIRED IN THE
OPERATION PLAN CHECKLIST:
__1. Ages of Children Served;
__ 2. Months of Operation;
__ 3. Days of Operation;
__ 4. Hours of Operation;
__ 5. Dates center is closed, (i.e. holidays, inclement weather, vacation closing,
etc;)
__6. Admission requirements including parental responsibilities for supplying
and maintaining accurate required record information and escorting child to and
from the center;
__ 7. Standard fees, payment of fees, fees related to absences and vacations and
other charges such as insurance, transportation, etc;
__ 8. Transportation provided is (if any) to include procedure to be followed if no
one is home or at the designated drop-off site to receive a transported child, i.e.,
school, home pickup/delivery, special events such as dance lessons, swim lessons,
etc; (If you offer no transportation, state this in your policies so parents will know.)
__ 9. Guidance and discipline techniques (need to state general philosophy of
classroom management, statement of discipline techniques to be used and
statement of disallowed discipline techniques as described in rules and
regulations);