Attendance & Arrival
Families should arrive by this time each morning.
What is 9:00 am?
Children cannot be released to someone who appears to be under the influence of these substances.
What are drugs and alcohol?
Parents are encouraged to attend these monthly meetings.
What are Parent Meetings?
Families are asked to keep this item at the center for their child at all times.
What is a complete change of clothes?
This staff member is most likely to help a family find housing, employment, or community resources.
Who is the Family Support Specialist?
A child arriving after 9:15 a.m. must do this before entering the classroom.
What is eat breakfast with their parent outside the classroom?
These three things must happen before a child enters the classroom each morning.
What are signing in, completing the daily health check, and checking in with the teacher?
Families are encouraged to participate in this planning process that sets goals and identifies needed supports.
What is the Family Partnership Agreement?
Families are discouraged from sending these items to school unless specifically requested by staff.
What are toys or other personal belongings from home?
This communication app is used to share classroom updates, pictures, and messages with families.
What is ClassDojo?
If a family knows they will arrive after 9:00 a.m., they should do this first.
What is call the center and notify staff?
Authorized pick-up people must be at least this age.
What is 13 years old?
Name one way families are encouraged to volunteer or participate at the center.
What is classroom volunteering, family events, committees, policy council, or parent activities?
Families may celebrate birthdays, but they cannot bring this to school.
What is outside food or treats?
Teachers should never post pictures of children on this without parent premisssion.
What is social media?
After a doctor's appointment, the latest arrival time is 11:00 am for this program and 11:30 am for this program.
What are Early Head Start & Head Start?
A child has not been picked up by closing time. Name the first two things staff should do.
What is notify the Program Manager and begin contacting the parent and emergency contacts?
Teachers should communicate with families using these approved methods.
What are program-approved communication tools such as ClassDojo, phone calls, emails, conferences, or in-person communication?
True or False: Staffing is planned based on each child's approved attendance schedule, so families should follow their assigned drop-off and pick-up times.
What is True?
This Children's Place value reminds us to treat every family with dignity, respect, and without judgment.
What is respect (or maintaining a strengths-based, family-centered approach)?
A child will miss every Wednesday for ongoing therapy. What type of attendance plan may the family request?
What is a Modified Attendance Plan?
Late pick-up fees begin at this time and amount for a Head Start child without Extended Day.
What is $10 beginning at 3:36 p.m., plus $1 per minute after?
Why is regular communication with families considered important?
What is building strong partnerships that support children's learning, attendance, and success?
Fire drills occur this often, while disaster drills occur this often.
What are monthly fire drills and quarterly disaster drills?
Name three Children's Place departments that work together to support families.
What are Education, Family Support/ERSEA, Mental Health, Health/Nutrition, or Disabilities.