Summer Fun
What should be completed 48 hours to the trip and posted on the explorers door?
What is - Notice of Field Trip.
Parents must sign this before a child leaves for a field trip.
What is - a permission slip!
This should occur every 15 minutes on a field trip?
Every child must wear this identifying information on field trips.
What is - Primrose camp shirt and wristband with their name written on the inside.
What form should parents sign to ensure they understand the bus rules?
What is - Transportation Vehicle Rules.
Where do we put student lunches on a field trip?
What is - To prevent food poisoning and spoilage, place all lunches in coolers packed with ice packs to keep them cool until lunchtime. Do not hold food at room temperature for more than two hours, including preparation time.
There should be a complete __________ on the bus.
What is - First Aid Kit.
What is required for a person to drive the Primrose bus?
What is - All drivers are required to successfully complete all state-required training and a written and road test through Primrose. Directors are responsible for completing the paperwork and placing it in their files. They must be 21 years old.
What is the Primrose staff-to-child ratio required on all field trips?
What is - 1 to 7.
How often do we complete emergency bus evacuation drills?
What is monthly by DCY policies. This is recorded on the DCY form 01338.
Primrose only requires it twice a year! Once at the start of Summer Camp and once with Explorers during the school year.
What summer activity is MOST likely to create lasting memories for children?
What is - enthusiasm, engagement, interactive experiences.
When should you get gas on the field trip?
What is - Before the trip even starts - no children can be present on the bus.
Which of the big 4 classes does an employee need to complete prior to going on a field trip?
What is - All of them! Most important CPR/FA is up to date. CD and CA are done at the beginning of employment.
Where should you load children on the bus?
What is - Load and unload children at the curbside of the vehicle or in a protected parking area or driveway. Supervise children getting in or out of the vehicle to avoid injury.
Before the driver exits the bus, they should complete this to ensure that all students have exited.
What is - a full sweep from front to back of the bus.
What are 11 of the summer camp themes Primrose provides?
What is - Blast off, Crack the Code, Deep Sea Adventures, Get a Move on, Journey Around the World, Marvelous Mixtures, Mystery Island, Ultimate Design Challenge,What floats your boat, A leg up, on the ball.
Who should check our buses on an annual basis?
What is - by an automotive service excellence (ASE) certified mechanic, federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) safety inspector, or the Ohio state highway patrol.
How should you supervise restroom visits?
What is -
Staff members must: Enter the restroom and verify there is no one in the restroom before a child enters. Position themselves at all entrances of the restroom to provide adequate supervision and be able to speak to the children from the door. Allow boys and girls to use restroom facilities designated for their gender, while keeping children under their supervision and maintaining appropriate staff/child ratios. In situations where a female or male staff member cannot accompany opposite gender children into the restroom, children should wait until the restroom is vacant. Ask strangers who try to enter the restroom to wait and not enter until the children are out. Check on any child who doesn’t exit promptly. Take the entire group, never leave children behind. Use the Field Trip Restroom Checklist to mark each child off as he or she exits the restroom, and another check off once all children arrive back to their seats or destination.
What checklist should be completed prior to the field trips departure?
What is - Primrose Field Trip Safety Checklist.
What should be in the backpack during a field trip?
What is - A binder with DCY 4 sheeter, Primrose emergency transportation form, permission slip, MPCP.
Attendance list, Restroom checklist, Directions to field trip, working cell phone, first aid kit, any medications and sunscreen.
What zones do we have in Explorers?
What is - Chill, Create, Culinary, Engineering, Game, Production, Science, Project and Tech zones.
Permission slips must be kept on file for this amount of time
What is - one year.
When do you utilize the Primrose Transportation Plan?
What is -1. By the director upon departure from the school.2. By the field trip leader when loading and unloading the vehicle. 3. By the field trip leader every fifteen (15) minutes during the trip.4. By the director upon arrival at the school.
What do you do if you have a missing child on a field trip?
1. Assemble children and call roll to identify missing child[ren].
2. Contact 911 and onsite security.
3. Notify SERT at school with important details.
4. Contact missing child’s parents to relay details of situation [SERT Team Leader].
5. Coordinate search for missing child with field trip site staff.
6. Maintain Primrose child/staff ratios at all times to ensure safety of the group.
7. Contact your School Business Consultant/New School Support Coach [refer to Primrose National Support Center Emergency Contact list] with event details. The SBC will work with the PSFC Issues Response Team if it is necessary to prepare a response to media and parent inquiries regarding the emergency situation.
8. Contact state licensing as required.
9. Follow Primrose Schools established guidelines in dealing with the media [SERT Media Spokesperson and SERT Family and Staff Communications Spokesperson].
10. Contact parents according to the procedures outlined in the Family Emergency Communications Procedures [Designated Family and Staff Communications Spokesperson].
11. Follow-up with your School Business Consultant/New School Support Coach [refer to National Support Center Emergency Contacts list] with emergency event details