It’s understood that young children have big feelings that they are learning how to manage but there are times when certain behavioral issues are not best suited to the environment the child is in i.e. my home childcare. Examples of severe behavioral issues include but aren’t limited to:

• breaking objects purposefully
• cursing at staff or other children
• hitting staff or other children
• kicking staff or other children
• spitting at staff or other children
• throwing objects at staff or other children
• fighting with staff or other children
• yelling and screaming at staff or other children
• biting staff or other children

If any of the above behaviors begin happening to the point where it is disrupting more than half of the normal day to day activities, making it so that other children are fearful of them, or other parents have brought concerns to me about the child’s behavior, the following sequence of events will take place:

First offense: A written warning to parents that one more incident will result in Severe Behavior Policies being enacted. This gives parents a heads-up that the behavior of their child is becoming a problem.

Second offense: Early Pickup; the child may return the next day. Everyone has bad days. Even children.

Third offense: Early Pickup; the child may return in 2 days. This gives the child a chance to cool off, gain some distance from the situation, exhibit other signs of illness, or get through a phase.

Fourth Offense: Early Pickup; the child may return only after a conference with both parents or all guardians. At this point, we will need to sit down and discuss the situation in detail before I allow the child to return.

Fifth Offense: Early Pickup; the child may not return. If we get to a fifth offense, this is unfortunately not the right place for your child and you will need to find somewhere else to take them for childcare.

Please understand that this system is only used in severe cases and is not for the run-of-the-mill tantrum. This is put in place and acted upon only when the child has become a real threat or major disruption to their peers or the adults in charge. Prior to the written warning of severe behavior issues, I will be in verbal contact with you about the issues that your child is having.