ARRIVAL o Children are to be dropped off in the carpool line every morning. Please wait until a staff member opens the car door to retrieve your child. EC early care runs from 7:45-8:30AM. You can use the carpool lane or walk your child in during that timeframe. There will be a 10 minute grace period from 8:30-8:40AM where the carpool lane will be closed and parents will be unable to enter the building. During this time our staff will be ushering students from early care to their regular classrooms and unable to receive any additional students. EC Carpool begins at 8:40AM. o Please make sure your child is buckled into their car seat until your car has come to a complete stop. CARPOOL PICK-UP o Carpool pick-up for Infants through Threes NOT enrolled in Aftercare/Educare programs begins at 12:45 P.M. Carpool pick-up for Pre-K students not enrolled in Aftercare/Educare programs begins at 2:00 P.M. If you plan to carpool with a group, the Transportation Form must be filled out and returned to the Early Childhood. Prek afternoon carpool begins at 1:45 P.M. FOR SAFETY REASONS, YOU MAY NOT ENTER THE BUILDING AFTER CARPOOL HAS BEGUN AT 12:45 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. You may not enter or exit from the main EC entrance once carpool begins. You will need to wait until carpool is over to collect your child through the EC entrance. Behavior Policy We believe that appropriate discipline helps a child develop self-control. Our teachers provide guidance and encouragement to build self-esteem. Developing self-control is a slow, gradual process that is developmental in nature. The goal of discipline is to teach children how to make good choices. Appropriate discipline requires that children experience the consequences of their misbehavior. "Time out" is an overused term and may represent a different connotation to each child. We do not use this term because it may confuse a child and work as a negative label. Our teachers work with the child(ren) to define the problem and help the child generate a solution or resolution. The teachers and child(ren) re-evaluate the solution after some time has passed. We are always open to try new strategies in order to resolve a situation. Discipline is taught on an individual basis because children cognitively learn in different modalities. Teachers are trained to use a variety of methods to reinforce discipline and classroom management techniques. If a student’s behavior exceeds our abilities to re-direct and reinforce our discipline policy, we reserve the right to counsel the family and make necessary recommendations to refer them to specialized services. The EC administrative team or Head of School reserve the right to ask parents to pick up their child at any time if there is a safety concern for their child, other students, or staff. Refusal to pick up your child will result in a violation of Levine Academy's Parent Partnership agreement and may result in removal from the school. Any child who uses physical force to harm another student will be sent home for the remainder of the school day as a cooling off period. Communication will be sent to all parents regarding next steps for reacclimating the student to campus. Students unable to participate appropriately in educational and social activities may be safely exited from the Early Childhood Program at the discretion of the Director and Head of School.
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