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PAYMENTS

• Tuition is charged on Monday of every week that a child is enrolled. A late fee of 25.00 will be added at 6PM on Friday to accounts that remain unpaid for the week. Full payment for your account is required before your child returns on Monday. If your account is not cleared up and posted by Sunday, you will not be able to bring your child in on Monday morning.

• If your account is closed for non-payment, we will not service you again until your account is fully settled. _______

• Tuition is billed every week that the child is enrolled even when he/she is absent due to illness, vacation, school closing, etc. 

• When a child is out for more than 3 days without notice, we will assume that you have quit and will fill the space from the waiting list. Once the withdrawal process is complete you will have to do a new registration, including 75.00 fee to re-enroll, if space is available. _______ 

• If the center closes, or if your child’s classroom is temporarily closed due to infectious communicable illness, the tuition for the week(s) closed will be waived. _______

• Late pick-up fees will be added at a rate of $3 per minute/per child, to your account when you pick-up past your 10-hour contracted time.

 

   

 

  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

Mission

Teachable Moments Learning Center is committed to child development and quality care for the children we serve. Our objective is to provide a positive atmosphere, which will promote the social, physical, school readiness, and intellectual growth of each child while ensuring good health practices, precautionary safety measures, and decent welfare of every child. I believe that children should be introduced to learning early in life, and that it can happen in a fun way. We are not a babysitting agency. We are a school of early learning. We teach young children.

 

Admission Requirements

Before we allow childcare services to begin, the enrollment package must be completed in its entirety. A current immunization form or signed doctor’s affidavit must accompany the completed package. Immunization records must be kept current as long as your child is enrolled. The first week’s tuition, along with the registration fee of $75.00 is required before starting for care. A complete change of clothes, diapers/ pull-ups, and wipes are required. Ready-made bottles are required for children who are under one year of age. All bottles must be capped. We allow pacifiers, but they cannot be attached to clothing. Children must be dropped off by 9AM

  

PARENTS RIGHTS

Parents, you have the right to access the facility at any time that you have a child in our care. However, you must immediately make your presence known to the person in charge of the facility once you arrive. You may review a copy of the facility’s latest licensure report at your request. During a national pandemic, we will follow the recommendations and protocol of Ga. Bright From the Start, department of early care and learning. 

 

Teachable Moments Learning Center is concerned about the health, safety and well-being of all children in its care. If you have any complaints or concerns about your child’s care, please address your complaints and concerns to:

 

Teachable Moments Early Learning Center

Angelaprice@teachablemomentsinc.com

1411 Hogansville Road 

706-668-5700

 

Ages of children Served.

We will serve all children from 6 weeks old to 4 years of age during normal school hours. School-age children cannot attend childcare during the days and hours that school is in session. They may come after 2PM if they attend school during the same day.

 

 

Months Days and Hours of Operation for 2024 Calendar Year

 

• We are open January through December

• Monday through Friday 

• Our doors open at 6:00AM in the morning. We close at 5:30PM.

• When Troup County School System closes for inclement weather, Teachable Moments follows the TCSS protocol.

• Children are not allowed to attend outside of their contracted hours. This includes arriving early and staying late on any day.

 

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Letter from the Executive Director

 I want to thank you for considering Teachable Moments Early Learning Center for your childcare needs. My company offers a loving, safe, and educational environment for your child to grow, learn and play.

 We can understand how difficult it can be for working parents to balance all their commitments and responsibilities in their lives. For this reason, we strive to offer a program that will enrich your child’s development while putting your mind at ease. 

 Teachable Moments will do our best to assist your child in developing important values such as: good manners, caring, sharing, patience, responsibility, as well as communication and teamwork. We believe that children learn best through play, and we will implement these important values throughout our day. Teachable Moments will offer preschool activities such as learning the alphabet, shapes, colors, numbers; we also work on name recognition. It is our responsibility to give your child a certified, qualified, and energized lead teacher who believes in investing in children.

As the executive director, it is my goal to offer your family the quality childcare experience that you deserve. Please feel free to openly discuss any problems or concerns you may have at any time with your assigned director. An open and honest relationship is the key to a happy childcare experience for everyone involved. 

 Please help us operate Teachable Moments in a professional manner by carefully reading through the parent handbook and filling out all the necessary forms. It is very important that you are aware of all policies, as we want you to make your decision about childcare based on the terms for which the company will provide care.

 Again, thank you for considering Teachable Moments Early Learning Center. We look forward to providing you with excellent service.

Sincerely,

Angela H. Price

 

Angela H. Price

Executive Director 

Chief Operating Officer

                              

 

Inclement Weather

We will follow the protocol of the local school system when closing for inclement weather. Parents will be notified through Brightwheel messaging, text messaging, phone calls, company social media blasts, and/ email. If the schools are closed due to the weather, Teachable Moments is closed.

 

Child Drop-Off /Pick-Up/Attendance Policy

Teachable Moments assumes full responsibility for your child once they are dropped off and signed in until they are signed out. Children should arrive at daycare with clean clothes (not pajamas), diapers, hair, face & hands, and ready for the day. When dropping off or picking up children, remember to sign them in or out in the foyer and put their belongings away in their cubby. Every child must be signed in and out daily by a designated adult. The complete first and last name must be signed, initials are not accepted. Please record accurate times. Also, we cannot release your child to anyone NOT listed on the enrollment form without prior approval from you. You must let us know if someone other than you will be picking them up, and they need to have a PICTURE ID with them. Children must arrive for care by 9AM to start their daily learning experience. Children will not be accepted for care after 9AM without a doctor’s note.

 

Children should be escorted to their classroom by an adult and not be dropped off in the parking lot or outside the facility. Also, children will only be released to adults for pick-up. To prevent the spread of germs, we do not allow children to visit inside of their siblings’ classrooms during pick-up or drop-off.

Children must be picked up within the time agreed on in their contract for care. If we have not been in contact with a parent or guardian and the child has not been picked up within 1 hour, we are obligated to inform the Division of Family and Children Services and the appropriate local authorities. Any family with more than three late pick-ups within 30 days will be subject to termination. 

 

Sick Child Policy

Children will not be allowed to attend or remain for care if they have a fever of 101 degrees or higher plus another symptom including but not limited to a rash, diarrhea, etc. Parents will be notified by the end of the day when children express discomforts that do not require medical attention. When children need medical attention or are severely uncomfortable parents will be called immediately.  

Children with a contagious illness will not be allowed in daycare until they are properly medicated. A child must be fever free without the use of medicine 24 hours before returning to the daycare. Teachable Moments will exclude any child who exhibits any of the following:

1. Fever of 100 degrees or higher. (Needs to be fever free for 24 hours) WITHOUT THE USE OF A FEVER REDUCING MEDICINE accompanied by one of the following:

2. Diarrhea (2 or more stools while here that differ from normal bm)  

3. Vomiting (2 or more times during the day)  

4. Draining rash anywhere on the body – must be gone before returning

5. Eye discharge – Pink eye or from a cold- must be gone before returning

6. Lice or nits – can return only after being free of them for 24 hours  

7. Communicable disease: chicken pox, measles, hands mouth foot disease, etc. must be completely dried up before returning to daycare

8. Consistent complaints of ear, stomach or headaches, or other pain

9. Any color of nasal discharge

10. Severe coughing- congested, with phlegm, gets red in the face, gags, throws up, or high-pitched whooping or croup sounds – must be mild before returning to daycare

 

Camera Access

Teachable Moments has cameras for security purposes only. Parents cannot access cameras online. If you desire to view our cameras, you must make an appointment with an executive team member within 24 hours of the date and time you wish to see.

Nap Time

Children under the age of five years old are required to take a nap. We do not allow outside blankets in. For your child’s comfort, we will provide them with an age-appropriate cot, a bottom sheet, and a blanket that will be laundered weekly or more often if soiled.

Emergency Plan

We have a detailed copy of the emergency plan posted in the foyer. In case of an emergency, we will congregate at 1409 Hogansville Rd and call parents immediately.

 

 

Discipline and Guidance Termination Procedure

Whenever your child gets in trouble at school, we will provide you with a copy of a behavior report. I believe that keeping you informed on your child’s behavior is the best way to resolve issues before they become problems. We believe discipline should be used to teach a child. Rules are explained frequently so that everyone knows the guidelines. Once a child understands the rules and obeys them, the following techniques are used and as a last resort. A conference will be held with the parents. If problems cannot be resolved, arrangements will have to be made for the child’s care. Sometimes it is determined that we, the center/ and the child, are not a good fit for each other, for many reasons. We are a learning center. We teach from an age-appropriate curriculum that is GELDS based. If your child can’t benefit from this type of setting, we will terminate care with one week’s notice. 

 

We will not allow excessively aggressive children, or children who are unable to accept adult guidance, to remain in our facility for care, as we are not certified or equipped to handle them in a manner that is beneficial to learning.

 

  If parents/guardians and directors can’t come to a resolution to solve the aggression, we will terminate the childcare agreement. 

 

POSITIVE GUIDANCE TECHNIQUES

1. Ignoring: Some negative behavior is produced by a child to get attention. It can be stopped when it does not get the attention desired. We will use this technique unless a safety issue is involved.

 

1. Redirection: We offer alternatives to children engaged in undesirable behavior by presenting a different toy or activity.

 

1. Verbal Intervention: We explain to the child inappropriate behavior and show him/her the appropriate way to handle the situation with words.

 

1. Logical Consequences: We help the child understand the logical consequence of his/her actions by removing the object or activity in which the child is engaged.

 

1. Take a Break: The child is separated from the group to allow him/her to relax and calm down, and to help him/her not to be influenced by peers. The child will have access to limited activities and be closely monitored. The child may return to the group as soon as the negative behavior stops or is significantly reduced. If Take a Break occurs constantly or is not working you will be asked to come and pick up your child. 

 

Giving positive verbal rewards encourages acceptable behavior. This reinforces a child’s good feeling about his/her behavior and serves as an example to the children to

act in such a way as to receive praise. Asking a child to stop and think about their behavior enables the child to work at self-control

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Children will be allowed to take a break for one minute per age for years, to do something calming in a safe place. Punishment that is humiliating or frightening to a child, such as hitting, spanking, shaking, verbal or sexual abuse, withholding or forcing food or punishments for lapses in toilet training and other forms of physical punishment are PROHIBITED. Children with behavior issues that compromise the safety of others will be permently removed from the program.

 

 

MEDICATIONS

We are a non-medicating facility. We encourage you to give the medicine before or after school, as we will not administer any medicine, other than topical meds to children. Some meds such as rescue, and preventative meds may be an exception. If nebulizers are required by a physician, parents must complete a medication authorization form each week that it is required. Parents must bring machines and tubes for use.

 

Nonprescription topical medications may include but are not limited to:

1. Antihistamines,

2. non-aspirin fever reducing/pain reliever

3. Decongestants

4. Anti-itching ointment or lotions

5. Diaper rash ointments or lotions

6. Sunscreen

7. Cough syrup

8. Teething gels

9. Insect repellant

These must be sent in original containers. If any of them are taken differently than indicated on the labels or for more than 5 days, we will need a note from the physician. If a child is on long-term meds, or as needed medications like asthma inhalers, a note from your doctor will be required to put in our files. Only asthma type medications can be kept here to be used when needed.

 

 

 

CONFIDENTIALLITY

Children information will be kept confidential and will only be released to authorized persons such as but not limited to: State licensing, police department, Health and Social services, and my backup provider.

 

DAILY ACTIVITIES

Our day will consist of one or more of the following:

Use and development of language skills, use of large and small muscles, use of materials that encourage creativity and imaginary play, daily indoor and outdoor activities depending on the weather, active and quiet play, individual and group activities. This will help in learning new ideas and skills, give exposure to a variety of cultures, and protect children from excess fatigue and over stimulation. Bright from the Start requires that all children go outside daily for one hour and thirty minutes. If your child cannot go outside for a medical reason, I certainly understand that. You will be required to bring a notice from your child’s doctor for his/her files. Without a signed medical excuse, we are required to take children outside. Bright from the Start require infants who are woken to have supervised tummy time on the floor. Clean baby blankets will be provided each time infants are placed on the floor. 

 

 

 

Dress Code

Play is learning for life. Almost everything that children learn during their first six years is learned through play, and they work very hard at it! From the time they are born, without anyone telling them how, children stretch, pull, push, and move from place to place. It is our policy that children wear clothes that are comfortable and that will allow them to play freely. Shoes must have closed heels and toes. Play develops children’s

skills, teach them to relate to their peers, and develop their own personality. Children have a profound need to play, climb, and run, use their Imagination, test themselves and challenge others, and above all to enjoy themselves. This facility does not carry sufficient liability insurance to cover your child in case of an injury. Please follow the dress code to minimize accidents.

Children will not be allowed to wear a pacifier attached to their clothing, nor around their neck. Children will not be permitted to wear necklaces.

 

 

NUTRITION

Food for the children in daycare is more than just balanced meals and nutritious snacks; it is a vital part of each day. This is a great time for learning manners, socializing with other children, and talking about the day. Each meal served will meet 1/3 of the nutritional requirements, and snacks will include 2 items from the 4 food groups. We participate in the CACFP food program. Weekly menus are posted in the foyer. We serve at a minimum of two meals and one snack a day. Many children have food allergies to different things. A child can have an allergic reaction from just being in the presence of food that he is allergic to; therefore, outside food is not allowed. If your child has any food allergies, PLEASE make sure to put this on their enrollment form. A doctor’s note must be signed and kept on file when a child needs a special milk or milk substitute. Special milk and substitutes must be provided by the parents.

 

 

 

EATING SCHEDULE

Breakfast is served through 8:30AM

Lunch is served from 11:00AM to12:00PM

PM snacks are served from 2:30PM to 3:30PM

Supper is served to school age children at 5:00PM

 

Infants are diapered and fed on demand, and in accordance with the infant feeding plan that is filled out by parents. All bottles must be made at home and brought to school. It is a violation of the department of early learning and care, Ga Bright from the Start for childcare providers to prepare bottles for children. Bottles must be properly capped.

 

 

NAPPING/REST TIME

It is required that all children under the age of 5 and in care for more than 4 hours have a rest time. We will provide children over the age of 1 with a cot and covers for naps; children under the age of 1 will be assigned a crib. Teachable Moments provides top and bottom covers; therefore, we are not responsible for personal blankets that get taken by other children or get lost in the wash cycle. Children that are not sleeping after 1 hour of rest, can get up to have quiet play such as books, puzzles, coloring, etc. If your child falls asleep, they will be allowed to sleep for the entire nap time.

 

In order to reduce the risk of SIDS the following rules will be applied

1. All infants under one year of age will be placed on their backs to sleep.

2. NOTHING (bibs, stuffed animals, blankets, etc.) will be allowed in the crib with the baby except a pacifier.

3. When an infant can roll over from back to belly, they will be put down on their backs but will be allowed to adapt whatever sleep position they prefer.

If you have any questions about this or need further information, please call the SIDS alliance at 1-800-221-SIDS or Back to sleep campaign at 1-800-505-CRIB.

 

 

INFLUENCE OF DRUGS/ALCOHOL

If you or any other person appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of pick-up, you will be asked to have someone come and get you and your child. If you refuse a ride and leave with your child, we will notify the police department and child protection services with all the information required. No prohibited substances are allowed on the premises or in any vehicle used to transport children during operating hours.  

 

 

TERMINATION

Teachable Moments reserve the right to termination of care agreement. Here are some of the most common reasons for terminating care agreements: 

1. Failure to pay fees on time

2. Failure to comply with policies

3. Lack of parental co-operation, communication, or respect for business. 

4. 3 consecutive days of uninformed absences (on the third day without any notification, we will assume that you will not return) 

 

 

 

Children With Special Needs

Parents should notify us of any special needs during registration. We will accept children with special needs when we can handle the special need sufficiently. Enrollment acceptance will be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the child's needs and current staffing qualifications.  If your child is accepted for care in a general care room but their needs require them to be in a special care room, they will lose their spot if the special room is already filled. We will not accept or allow children to remain for care if they are aggressive in behavior. 

 

 

Curriculum

Learning comes to life through fun and play. These are words that structure our curriculum. Children will enjoy age-appropriate activities that are based on Ga. Early Learning Standards. Pre-schoolers use the Creative Curriculum to learn fun and exciting new things. Children enjoy outside time daily, and an interactive circle time in the morning. We plan many exciting things throughout the year that will keep your child eager to learn as they grow and develop. 

 

 

 

SUPPLIED BY THE PARENTS

Breast milk, formula, special milk, bottles, diapers, pull ups, one pack of wipes monthly & pacifiers are to be supplied by the parents. Weather appropriate clothes shall be sent to the daycare and left in the child’s cubby. 

 

 

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