Rules & Regulations of the



Rules, Regulations, Goals and Daily Schedule of the Kids Co-op

(Bernal Kids Co-op & Mission Kids Co-op

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please read the following policy, sign last page, and return to the director.

The policies enclosed in this document will become effective on August 29, 2005.

1. STUDENT ADMISSION: The co-ops are preschools that accept children between the ages of 3-6. We occasionally accept a child who is a few months younger, like 2 years, 9 months. Potty-training is not an important issue with us. Children and their families are accepted into the co-op if we feel like they will be a benefit to our community and if we have space for them. If the staff (director, parent-teachers, and Specialists) think that the inquiring family has philosophical differences with our policy, or if we believe that our personalities will clash, or if we are looking for more boys or girls or older children or younger children, we reserve the right to do that and to refuse admission to an inquiring family.

2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE: To apply to the co-ops, one should first read this policy manual to determine if you agree with the regulations stated therein. After that, the parent must fill out the online application and mail it in. Next, they should telephone 415-821-344 in a week or two, to see if a tour can be arranged. The first tour is approximately 15-30 minutes long, and the child’s presence is optional. If parents and the director wish to continue investigating the possibility of the child attending, another tour should be arranged with the child present. If this works out, and a spot in the schedule is available, the parent should hand over a security deposit to guarantee their child’s enrollment.

3. NEW STUDENT DROP-OFF: We understand that many children may have transition difficulties or other hesitancies when they first start attending our school. To assist in this, we allow new parents to stay with their children at the school for a reasonable amount of time.

4. TUITION PAYMENT: Tuition payment is posted on the website. If the tuition cost for the number of days requested is irregular and therefore not posted (i.e., 3 full days + 1 morning half-day + 1 afternoon half-day) the director determines the price of tuition.

5. TUITION DISCOUNT FOR SERVICES RENDERED: If the parents receive a discount due to a service rendered, (i.e., massage, making films, carpentry, cleaning, etc.) the parents must complete the service and report what they did to the director by the 5th of the month, to get a discount for the following month. (i.e., let director know who they massaged, or how the film is proceeding, etc.). It is up to the director to determine who is eligible for a discount and what services are eligible for tuition discounts. Tuition discounts-for-services are only offered rarely, usually to families in need.

6. TUITION DISCOUNTS FOR PARENT-TEACHERS: Parents who teach at the co-op are paid $15/hour. This amount is deducted from their child’s tuition.

7. TUITION PAYMENT DUE: Tuition is due on the 1st of the month. There is a five day grace period. Parents who pay after the 5th of the month are fined $10 per day. This amount is deducted from their security deposit. If parents are fined for late payments for a sum up to and greater than $100, another $100 is obtained from them so that their deposit amount returns to its original sum. If payment is not received by the 18th of the month, the family is dismissed from the co-op and an appropriate amount of their deposit is retained.

8. TWELVE IDENTICAL PAYMENTS: Tuition payment is the same cost every month, even if the child misses numerous days due to sickness, family vacations, etc. Tuition payment is also the same cost in December, even though the school is closed from December 25-January 1. If parents are out of town during the early part of a month, they need to pay their child’s tuition in advance or they will be fined for late payment. If parents are going to be out of town for an extended period of time, it is acceptable for them to "sell their days" to another family, as long as the replacement family is approved by the director and the teaching staff. The enrolled family must still pay the tuition and it is their responsibility to collect funds from the replacement family. It is also not the staff's responsibility to help find a replacement family.

9. DEPOSIT AMOUNT: An amount equal to the first month's tuition is required as a deposit. (Example: if the child's tuition is $700/month, the deposit is another $700) If additional days are added so that the tuition increases, more money must also be added to the deposit so that the deposit amount continues to equal the tuition.

10. THIRTY DAYS NOTICE BEFORE LEAVING SCHOOL: The deposit pays the last month of tuition when the child leaves the program. Notice of departure from the program must be given at least 30 days in advance, and notice of any changes that reduce a child’s days enrolled in the program must also be made 30 days in advance. Notice must be verbally phoned in to the office (415-821-3444) and verified by the director (i.e., telling a Specialist or Parent-teacher does not qualify as acceptable notice). If 30 days notice is not given before the child departs from the program or reduces days-per-week in the program, a percentage of the deposit is retained to pay for the days less than 30. Example: if only 10 days notice is given before a child leaves the program, 2/3 of the child's deposit is retained to pay for the days (20) that were not included by the notification. EXCEPTION: If the director knows that your child is leaving the school to attend kindergarten, it is not necessary to give 30-days notice.

11. END-OF-SCHOOL DAY PICK-UP TIME: The school closes at 5:30, and school premises are vacated by 5:45. If you wish to have a conversation with a teacher or pick up your child in a non-hurried manner it is highly recommended that you arrive ten or fifteen minutes before 5:30. Parents who do not arrive to pick up their child by 5:30 are fined $1 per minute. This amount is deducted from their security deposit. If parents are fined for late pick-ups for a sum up to and greater than $100, another $100 is obtained from them so that their deposit amount returns to its original sum.

12. MORNING HALF-DAY PICK-UP TIME: The "Morning Half-Day" is from 8:30-1:00. Parents must arrive before 1 pm to pick up their children so that their child is no longer on the premises at 1 pm. If you wish to have a conversation with a teacher or pick up your child in a non-hurried manner it is highly recommended that you arrive ten or fifteen minutes before 1:00. If a morning half-day child is still here past 1:00 pm, their parents will be fined $1 per minute, deducted from their deposit. If parents are repeatedly fined for late morning half-day pick-up, past $100, an additional $100 will be required to replenish the deposit amount, etc.

13. MORNING HALF-DAY EXTENSION: If parents wish to keep their morning half-day child at school past 1:00 pm, and there is room in the afternoon to accommodate them, they can do so if they get approval from the director and the morning teacher. The cost of adding time to a morning half-day child's schedule is $6 for each additional hour. Payment must be made in advance. If parents fail to pay in advance, the amount is deducted from their security deposit.

14. MORNING HALF-DAY LIMITATION: Children are allowed to be in the Morning Half-Day program for a maximum of 3 months. After that, they must attend for a full day and they must pay for a full day’s tuition, unless they receive permission from the director to extend their half-day enrollment.

15. AFTERNOON HALF-DAY ENROLLMENT: The afternoon half-day is from 1:00-5:30 pm. Children are not allowed to arrive earlier than this unless they obtain permission from the director and teachers in advance, and pay for the additional time requested in advance. If they do not pay for the time requested in advance, the amount will be deducted from their deposit.

16. NO INTERRUPTION OF PROJECTS, CIRCLE-TIME, ETC: Specialists engage the children in educational projects and games during the course of the day. The first project starts at 9:30-9:45. It is the Parent-Teacher’s responsibility to help the Specialist maintain the children’s concentration on the project. Parents who arrive when there is a project being worked on are not allowed to interrupt the project by engaging the Specialist or Parent-Teacher, or the children, or another parent, in conversation or activity that is not about the project. If a parent arrives late to drop off their child, they need to drop off their child quietly.

17. THIRTY-DAY TRIAL PERIOD: All children and their families are accepted into the co-ops on a 30-day trial basis. If the staff feels, during the 30 days or at the end of 30 days, that the child or the child's family is not an appropriate fit for our co-op, we will discontinue the child's participation in the school.

18. SAFETY: Nothing is more important than the safety of the children. To aid us in providing safety, we keep a list of contact phone numbers available so that we can quickly reach parents or guardians if there is an emergency. Please notify us if you change any of your telephone numbers. Also, make sure you have the school's phone number, the school office number, and the cell phone numbers of the teachers. If your child is injured at school, or is very sick, we will contact you. If you arrive at the end of the day and your child has an injury, we will provide you -- to the best of our ability -- with an explanation of how it occurred. ALSO: if there is a toy or an activity at the school that you regard as unsafe, please let us know.

19. MEDICAL INSURANCE: Parents are required to provide proof of medical insurance before enrolling their child in the school.

20. SICK DROP-OFF: If your child has a high fever (102) or a dangerous contagious disease, we cannot accept them on the school premises. Morning teachers can refuse to accept children if it apparent that they are very ill.

21. SICKNESS ALERT: If a child who attends our school gets sick with a contagious disease, we will contact everyone who has had contact with that child to warn them that certain germs or viruses have been present.

22. HYGIENE: We require the children to wash their hands before meals and after unsanitary projects or activities. We have the co-ops professionally cleaned once a week using “Green Cleaners” – products that are biodegradable and non-toxic.

23. FIELD TRIPS: We are dedicated to providing interesting field trips for our children, in a manner that is convenient to the parents (i.e., we provide vehicles and car seats). Field trip destinations include Glen Canyon, McLaren Park, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum, Randall Museum, Mount Davidson, St. Mary’s Playground, Dolores Park, San Francisco Zoo, Precita Park, attending The Velveteen Rabbit at Yerba Buena Theater, observing auditions at eh San Francisco Ballet, Frontierland Park (in Pacifica), fire stations, and numerous other locations. In additional to the field trips, there are near-daily trips to local playgrounds, on days when the weather permits. Bernal Kids Co-op goes to Bernal Playgroup or Holly Park; Mission Kids Co-op goes to Parque Ninos Unidos, aka Treat Street Park

24. FIELD TRIP DEPARTURE TIME: Field trips leave the school premises between 9:30-9:45. If your child is scheduled for a field trip, please arrive no later than 9:30. If you arrive after 9:45 and we have already left, we will leave a note on the door indicating our destination, and some cell phone numbers where we can be reached, so that you can find us and deliver your child.

25. FIELD TRIP & PARK TRIP SAFETY: We carefully watch all the children when we take them on field trips or to the playgrounds. We count them repeatedly, we have them hold hands or hold onto a rope when they are crossing the street, and we keep them all in view at all times.

26. TOY GUNS IN SCHOOL: Our co-op schools do not have any toy guns on the premises and we do not allow children to bring toy guns from home to school. We also do not allow children to point sticks at each other and say "Bang, Bang!"

27. BRINGING TOYS FROM HOME: We allow the children to bring toys from home, especially fluffy things that help them take naps. However, we do not encourage it, and we insist that they share the toys that they bring with their classmates. If children end up fighting over toys that were brought from home, we put the toy in the owner's cubbyhole for the remainder of the day.

28. TAKING SCHOOL PROPERTY HOME: Children are not allowed to take anything home that belongs to the Mission Kids Co-op – no toys, animals, food, or books can be borrowed from the premises. Children are allowed to borrow objects from the Bernal Kids Co-op, if they have permission from Anna Severn, the co-director. 

29. BRINGING BLANKETS AND PILLOWS FROM HOME: We encourage “nappers” to bring their favorite blanket and pillow or sleeping bag to school, to help them go to sleep. Parents are responsible for keeping these items clean.

30. NAPTIME: The staff does their best everyday to get all the children who need to take naps to fall asleep. However, we cannot guarantee that your child will nap, and it is not permitted for parents to scold staff members if the child refuses to nap.

31. LOST CLOTHES: If your child loses clothes at school we will apologize, and we will pay for some of the items. If we lose a pair of your child's shoes, we will pay you $25. If we lose a jacket we will pay $20, sweater $15, pants and shirt $10. We will not continue to do this if your child has a habit of burying their clothes in sandboxes, or hiding sweaters in shrubbery, or flushing socks down a toilet. We cannot replace custom-made clothing items and we discourage parents from bringing children to school wearing, for example, irreplaceable sweaters hand-knitted by Grandma.

32. LOST AND FOUND: We have a Lost-And-Found Box -- if your child loses something, please look there. If your child loses a lot of clothes but nothing ever shows up in the Lost-And-Found Box, you can take other unclaimed clothes out of the box. If your child loses clothes frequently and they do often end up in the Lost-And-Found box, we suggest that you put name tags on your child’s clothes so that no one else takes them home.

33. EXTRA CLOTHES: We advise parents to pack extra clothes for their child, in case their first set of garments gets dirty. If your child gets their first set of clothes dirty during the day, we will probably put some Lost & Found clothes on them, and ask you to return the borrowed clothes, and to bring an extra set in the future.

34. DIAPERS AND WIPES: If your child is not potty-trained, we want you to bring in some diapers and wipes, especially if they are a specific brand that your child prefers.

35. SNACK FOOD: We give the children healthy snacks at 10:30 and at 3:30. We buy organic snack food as often as possible, and we never buy food that has partially-hydrogenated oils. Common snack foods are rice cakes, apples, celery, oatmeal, Annie's Bunny Crackers, oranges, melon, pretzels, mangos & dried mangoes, edamane, bell peppers. Bernal Kids Co-op also frequently cooks food in its projects, and the Mission Kids Co-op has eggs from its chickens, popcorn from its popcorn machine, and home-made tortillas. 

36: LUNCH: Children bring their own lunches. We encourage them to eat the healthiest parts of their lunch first, such as sandwiches, but we cannot guarantee that they will eat exactly what parents wish them to everyday. At 3:30 we insist that children finish the healthiest parts of their lunch before they are served another snack. 

37. ALLERGIES: If your child has allergies you must notify us before they are accepted into the program. Failure to do so can result in us ending our contract with the family. We have successfully fed many children with severe allergies. We just inform all the Parent-Teachers and Specialists of the child’s allergies, and we shop for food taking into regard the allergic child’s requirements.

38: CANDY & SUGAR: We discourage parents from giving their children candy in their lunches, and we reserve the right to forbid it. Exceptions can only be made in very rare situations, like immediately after Halloween, or after their birthday, etc. 

39: BIRTHDAY PARTIES: We celebrate each child's birthday with a party, but we do not allow parents to bring in a big cake full of sugar, or a piñata full of candy. If you want to bring in a dessert for your child's birthday, check with the teacher first as to what is acceptable. We can recommend some low sugar options.

40. HOLIDAYS: We do not obligate ourselves to celebrate traditional major holidays with the children, such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or Mother's & Father's Day. We occasionally do celebrate non-traditional holidays for educational purposes, such as Day of the Dead and Chinese New Years.

41. PARENT INVOLVEMENT: Parents can assist in the co-op in a variety of ways, but it is not required. At the present time (August 2005) there are six parents who teach, two who are giving co-op members massages (priority goes to stressed-out teachers and pregnant mothers), one who is making kid films, two who occasionally help as carpenters, and one who provides occasional administrative assistance. 

42. BECOMING A PARENT-TEACHER: Parents who want to teach need to have the skills necessary for the work required. Before assuming a parent-teaching time slot, the parent needs to be trained for a sufficient period of time, Parent-Teachers are also evaluated by the Specialists they work with, and by the director. If it is determined that the parent does not have the skills needed to keep our co-op functioning at its best, the parent is not permitted to teach. Parents can teach when their child is in the school, or when their child is not, but the child of the parent-teacher must be enrolled for that time-slot to be present at the school when their parent is teaching. ALSO -- it is important that parent-teachers give all children equal attention when they are teaching. It is not permitted to be a parent-teacher spends their shift just giving one's own child most of their attention. It is not permitted to have only your child on your lap, for example, or to hold only your child's hand on the way to the park, while other children hold the rope, or to only push your child on the swing, etc.

43. PARENT-TEACHER SHIFTS: If a parent is unable to work their shift, they need to find another parent/teacher to replace them. It is not the director's responsibility to find a replacement, nor is it a Specialist's responsibility. The person who replaces the parent-teacher MUST BE another parent-teacher, because there must always be a parent-teacher on the premises, due to California law.

44. PARENT HOURS & DUTIES: The co-ops must have a parent on the premises at all times. Their duty is to "care for the children." "Care" is defined as feeding them, helping them go potty, helping them blow their noses, comforting them when they hurt, etc. Legally, only the parent-teachers can "care" for the children. This means, if a diaper needs to be changed or snack needs to be distributed, the parent-teacher cannot ask the Specialist to perform this function.

45. SPECIALISTS: "Specialist", not "Teacher" is the term used to define anyone who is not a parent who is on the premises instructing the children. At the present time (August 2005) Anna is the Literary Specialist (+ co-director of the Bernal Kids Co-op), Brigitte is the Developmental Specialist, Erika is the Art Specialist, Lani Rosen is the Yoga Specialist, and Hank is the Farm Specialist (+ director of the Mission Kids Co-op). 

46. EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIALISTS: Specialists are usually hired on a month-by-month basis as independent contractors at an hourly wage determined by the director. Specialists are paid for hours preparing outside of the classroom, and hours spent inside the classroom, on the 15th and last day of each month. Specialists purchase their own supplies and determine what it is they wish to teach and how to teach it. Specialists prepare a weekly schedule for the school that informs us of what it is they will be teaching. Specialists at Bernal Kids Co-op teach a variety of topics -- in the last two years they have helped the children explore Wild Animals, Super Heroes, Trains, Dinosaurs, Restaurants, Boats, Bugs, and The Human Body. Specialists at the Mission Kids Co-op generally teach Nature, Gardening, Animals, and Theater Arts (singing, dancing, drama). Specialists are not guaranteed long contracts or vacation pay, sick pay, health insurance. They receive 1099 Forms at the end of year.

47. IMPORTANCE OF THE SPECIALISTS: It is imperative to the co-ops that we employ, retain, and appreciate the best possible Specialists for the school. Specialists provide guidance and knowledge to both the children and parents. Specialists are the leaders of the school, the ones we depend on to provide inspiration, love, and a sense of fairness to our children. In our search for great Specialists we are committed to bringing in educators with different skills and we treat them all with gratitude. Our schools have succeeded due to the hard work of our best Specialists, and we will always only be as good as the Specialists that we employ

48. SPECIALIST BABYSITTING: If parents need a babysitter, we encourage them to employ our Specialists in this capacity.

49. DISCIPLINE/TIME OUTS: We believe in treating children in a warm and loving manner that expresses compassion, but we also believe that the safest and most caring environment exists when children learn respect for each other and the needs of the group. Therefore, we give children "Time Outs" if they behave in a manner that disrupts the school or endangers fellow classmates. A Time Out means isolation from the rest of the group for a short period of time, generally 3-5 minutes. We keep a Time Out Log at each school, recording Who got a Time Out, and When, and Why, and Which Teacher Gave Him the Time Out. Children are generally given Time Outs after two warnings, but they are often given immediate Time Outs if they perform hurtful actions against others like biting, hitting, pushing etc.

50. ROUGH-HOUSING WITH PARENTS AT SCHOOL: We do not allow children to treat their parents roughly at school, because this confuses the other children, and it leads them to duplicating the behavior with their own parents, and members of our staff. It is not permitted for children to aggressively leap on their parents and hit them when they are picked up at 5:30, or to playfully call them foul names. If we see a child strangling their parents in fun, or kicking them, or calling them a poo-poo head, etc., we will ask that the child cease this behavior, and we will give them a Time Out if they continue. It is fine with us if your child plays with you in this manner at home, but we don’t allow it on school grounds. 

51. TREATING EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT: Children are not allowed to spit on any adults, or to throw objects at them, or harm or seek to harm them in any way, while they are at the co-op facilities. It is also against the rules to treat the pets in such a manner, or to treat fellow students rudely. Failure to comply with this rule can lead to a Time Out. We also encourage children to say “Please” and we refuse to adhere to their requests if they are rude.

52. ADULT VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: Parents and other adults cannot physically punish (spank) children on the co-op premises. Verbal abuse is also not permitted. Specialists who get too verbally angry at the children have had their contracts with us discontinued.

53. PARENT AND CHILDREN COMMUNITY: We encourage the parents and children to befriend each other. We assist in this by providing a list of all parents and children in the co-ops, with their names, addresses and phone numbers. We are very supportive of children getting together for playdates outside of school, and of parents arranging sharecare.

54. SCHOOL PARTIES: The co-ops have parties throughout the year, in which both parents and children are invited. Examples are a New Year's Party, a May Day Party (with a maypole), and a Graduation Party in late August. 

55. CO-OP MEETINGS: The Kids Co-ops have occasional meetings that all parents are invited to, but they are not obligatory. Meetings happen every 2-3 months, often followed by a party.

56. PARENT - STAFF MEETINGS: If a parent wishes to discuss their child's behavior in the school they can call the director, a Specialist, or a Parent/Teacher who is familiar with the child's behavior, to arrange a half-hour meeting, no more than once a month. Also, if a members of the staff are challenged by the behavior of a particular child, they will contact the parents to arrange a half-hour meeting.

57. STAFF MEETINGS: The teaching staff (director, parent/teachers, and Specialists) has a meeting every 2-3 months in which they discuss everything pertinent to operating the school as excellently as possible. The agenda and decisions of these meetings are available to any parent who is interested, and parents can attend if they request so in advance, and if the staff decides that their attendance would be beneficial to the meeting.

58. EXPRESSING OPINIONS: It is quite acceptable to offer helpful suggestions to the co-op on how one feels the schools could be improved, and to provide positive, constructive criticism. It is, however, not acceptable to express oneself in an angry, intimidating manner. Negative expressions -- shouting at parent-teachers, directors, or the Specialists, sending out virulent email, or complaining incessantly – are unacceptable behavior.

59. NON-PROFIT STATUS: The co-ops will be a non-profit organization by January 1, 2006. Non-profit organizations can receive tax-deductible donations either in the form of cash or gifts, from generous benefactors, like parents, or businesses that we solicit gifts from. We will also be eligible for civic grants. 

60. FUND-RAISERS: We have never held a fund-raiser but we might, in the future. However, we will never require that parents work long hours to raise funds for the school.

61. NON-ENROLLED CHILDREN VISITING THE SCHOOL::  If parents take younger or older siblings, or any other children, to the co-op when they pick up their enrolled child, the parents need to be watchful of the non-enrolled kids so that that enrolled co-op students are not disturbed. It is not permitted to let non-enrolled children run around unattended because this burdens Parent-Teachers and Specialists with additional work.

62. WRITTEN CONTRACTS REQUIRED WITH CERTAIN TUITION AGREEMENTS. All agreements between parents and the director regarding children’s tuition prices that differ from the standard prices must be recorded in a written contract with signatures. This will prevent the confusion that occurs when two parties have conflicting memories of a verbal conversation. Written contracts are always required when a discount-for services-rendered or a scholarship is offered.

63. TOYS FROM HOME AT THE SCHOOL. Loud toys from home are not permitted at The Kids Co-op, or any other toys that the teachers find distracting. The Kids Co-op is also not responsible for toys from home that the child loses at school and we are not obliged to help parents find the toy if it is lost.

PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND DELIVER TO BERNAL KIDS CO-OP (185 Gates Street, SF CA 94110).

I, the undersigned, have read this entire policy manual and I agree to adhere to the rules. 

I understand that any failure to adhere to the rules can result in cancellation of my contract with The Kids Co-op.

signature ____________________________________

print name ___________________________________

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SCHEDULE FOR WORKING PARENTS

A.M. Parent Teacher shift is 9:00am to 1:30pm

P.M. Parent Teacher shift is 1:30pm to 5:30pm

DAILY SCHEDULE

• 8:15 Opening parent cleans up if necessary

• Set up a art project on table for the early kids

• Greet parents and children as they arrive.

• Get kids involved in art project

• Get updates from parents concerning kids

• Distract clingy kids so their parents can leave

• 9:30 Give 5 minute warning to kids for “circle time”. (Try to always give kids 5 minute warning when there is going to be a change of scene.

• Circle Time

1. Sing morning song

2. Go through name cards so kids can learn to recognize their names and the names of their friends.

3. Count cards together from the pile of children that are “here”

4. Show and tell or talk about a chosen subject.

• Get ready for the park

1. Everyone goes to the bathroom

2. Coach children on putting on their own shoes, sock and jackets.

3. Line up at door.

4. Review with kids what se do on the way to park or field trip. Practice the “I’m here” game.

5. Count children

6. On the way to the park keep everyone together on the rope or holding hands.

7. Review what we do crossing streets

1. Hold hands

2. Face forward

3. Pay attention to teachers

4. Stay inside the yellow lines.

• At the park count children

• Snack before playing so that it does not interfere with lunch.

• Do not let children play out of your eye site, in building, garden area, etc.

• 11:40 Give children 5 minute warning that we are going to leave to go back to school.

• Back at school coach kids to tack off their shoes, socks, jackets and have them put their things away in their cubbies.

• Time to wash hands.

• Kids get their lunches and sit at table.

• Help them opening their lunches. Encourage good table manners and discourage sharing food. We also like to encourage them to eat the savory parts of their lunches first and save sweets for second snack at 3:30.

• As children finish their lunches help and remind them to put everything back in their lunches and to put their lunches away.

• All the children go to the bathroom

• One adult takes the nappers into the nap room and helps all to nap.

• One adult takes the non-nappers outside for “quiet time” to read books and play quietly.

• As children wake up form their naves have them use the bathroom.

• 3:30 Second snack. Help children was their hand. Ask them to get out their lunches to eat what is left, saved sweets, etc.

• Prepare snack for kids with no lunches left.

• Free play

• 4:00 Specialist organized art, farm, gardening project.

• 5:00 Clean up school. Adult supervises children to put away toys.

• Other adult sweeps school, does dishes and a general straightening of school

• 5:15 Help children put on their socks and shoes.

• Read books till parents come.

Rules:

• Shoes on when outside.

• Kids clean up after themselves after snack, lunch, when they take out toys, etc.

• Keep barn door open

• No playing in the nap room

• Treat others how you would like to be treated

• Listen to the teachers

• Respect each other’s space/bodies

• We only eat at meal and snack times

• No running in school

• No games involving violent themes

Goals:

• Teach and encourage children to do as much for themselves as possible, putting on shoes, jackets, going to the potty, etc.

• Teach “please”, “thank you” and “ excuse me”

• Encourage children to use their words, especially for conflict resolution. Show them how to each other instead of tattling. Also how to ask for a “turn” as well as how to answer politely when asked for a turn.

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