April 14, 2009

Yes, once again the Child Development Center has been awarded the top 3-Star rating in the Tennessee Star Quality Program. This year, the Center was rated on six components:  Director Qualifications, Professional Development, Parent/Family Involvement, Ratio and Group Size, Staff Compensation and Program Assessment. I’m happy to say that the Center received three stars in each component. A seventh component, Developmental Learning, will become effective on January 1, 2010.

During assessments this year, our Two-Year-Old Class and Preschool B Class (3-year-olds) were assessed. Their scores were 4.87 and 5.86, respectively. The average scores across the state in the prior year were 4.29 and 4.80. The Center’s overall assessment score was 5.37 out of a possible 7.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the CDC staff for all their hard work year-round to make the Center a great place for children. But I also want to say a huge thank you to First Baptist Church for having the vision for a child care center over twenty-five years ago. It is a privilege for me to be able to come to this place each day and invest in the lives of young children.

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- Teaching staff will be hired expiditiously so that there is a period of new time where both the departing and new teacher is on staff.
- New teaching staff will receive 12 hours of training / orientation prior to the departure of the teaching staff.
- New teaching staff will be introduced to staff, parents and children by observing daily routines, interaction with children during activities, and reviewing the children’s files.
- New teaching staff will complete the transition by assuming increasing amounts of teaching responsibilities as the transition period nears conclusion.
 

- the capacity to trust, respect, and invest emotionally in ourselves and others;
- effective interpersonal and social interaction skills;
- the ability to act and think independently and to develop self-control;
- the ability to communicate ideas and feelings;
- understanding and organization of information about the physical and social environment;
- the ability to acquire and use problem-solving skills;
- curiosity about the world and pleasure in learning and exploring.

We believe that all aspects of children’s development — personal awareness, emotional well-being, socialization, communication, cognition, creativity and perceptual motor — are very important as we support and encourage children’s development in all areas. Parents’ support and involvement are recognized as important to each child’s development and are essential for the successful operation of the Child Development Center. A parent’s participation is always welcomed and encouraged!
 

- New Year’s Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following (the CDC closes at noon on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving)
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (the day after Christmas may be added to this holiday depending on the church’s schedule)

Two to three additional days will be taken each year for Teacher In-Service Training.

If a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding day will be observed as the holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the C.D.C. will be closed the following Monday.
 

The weekly tuition fee is reviewed annually. Payment may be made weekly or monthly. Advance payment is required and is due by noon on Tuesday of each week of service or by noon on the first Tuesday of the month if monthly payment is preferred. For unpaid accounts, a notice letter will be sent home on Thursday as a reminder of the delinquent account. Payment MUST be received by the following Monday in order for the child to return to his/her classroom.

The number of weeks in a month is determined by the number of Mondays in the month. Example: If a month has five Mondays, that month is considered to have five weeks.

No reduction of fees will be made for weeks in which holidays or in-service days occur. However, families are entitled to claim two vacation weeks per year (September 1 - August 31). For those two weeks, half of the regular tuition will be due if the child is absent all week. The weeks do not have to be consecutive. It is the parents’ responsibility to notify the Director that a vacation week is planned.

Please call us or send a note when changes in circumstance at home may affect your child’s behavior (Examples: a new baby, illness, death, etc.)

Encouragement is always given for appropriate behavior. When a child forgets how to behave, he is reminded of the correct behavior. If a child continues to misbehave, he is given a cooling down time in a quiet place. Emphasis is then placed on the positive behavior and the responsibility of living in a group setting.

If your child has continual behavior problems, you will be notified and a conference will be scheduled. If the problem is one that can be better met elsewhere, the Center reserves the right to dismiss the child following at least a two-week notice to the parents.

The following procedure is required of the Child Development Center by Tennessee Department of Human Services:

If a parent (or other individual scheduled to pick up a child) arrives at the Child Development Center and shows any sign of a behavior that may place the child at risk, the following procedure will be followed:

- Teacher will immediately ask another C.D.C. staff person to come to her room if she is alone.
- Teacher will call the other parent or emergency contact person and advise him/her to come to the C.D.C.
- If above measure is not possible, the teacher will call police department and advise them of the situation and ask for help.
 

A packet of forms will be given to the parent when the child has been accepted for enrollment. Some forms are for the parents’ information. Others are to be completed and returned on or before the first day of attendance.

As openings occur during the year, the places are filled from the waiting list. A written notice two weeks prior to the withdrawal of a child is required. If notice is not given, the parent will be held responsible for two weeks’ tuition.

» Teachers and children will exit the building using fire drill guidelines.
» If needed, FBC vans will be used to transport children and staff to a designated area.
» Teachers will take roll books and emergency cards.
» Parents will be notified when teachers and children have been evacuated safely.

In the vent of a severe storm warning, groups will go to designated areas of the building with inside walls and away from glass doors and windows.

Infants: Lobby area in front of mural
1’s and 2’s: Hallway in front of CDC office
3’s and 4’s: Rainy Day Room (end of room nearest hallway)

If a tornado warning is issued for our area, all children will go, in orderly fashion, to the hallway in front of the CDC office.

Procedure: Children will not take anything with them during the drill. The children will walk, single file, behind their teacher through the nearest exit and out Door 6. Outside, all CDC children will meet at the fence leading down to Lot D. Teachers in each room should carry their roll books, and check to make sure all children parent that day are accounted for. If a child cannot be accounted for, a staff member will immediately return to the building for that child.

Children in the Infant Room will be brought out in either one or two beds equipped with evacuation casters, depending on the number of babies present. The director will check each classroom, restroom, kitchen, and Rainy Day Room to verify that all children have been evacuated. Only at the director’s signal will everyone return to the building.

Upon re-entering, all children should be reassured of their safety.