DISCIPLINE POLICY

Redmond Learning Center will provide positive guidance, re-direction, and set clear limits designed to help each child develop self-control, self-esteem, and respect for others. These shall be fair, consistently applied, timely, and appropriate to the age of the child.

The staff will use direct positive guidance to help or lead a child by showing or telling them what they can do. Affective guidance will be used to influence the child’s behavior with smiles, hugs, and positive verbal interaction. Indirect guidance will include, arranging the environment and schedule to encourage positive behavior.

At NO time will punishment which ishumiliating or frightening to a child be used. This would include, but is not limited to, hitting, slapping, shaking, striking with an instrument,
pinching, or inflicting any other form of corporal discipline. Mental or emotional punishment, chemical or physical restraints are all prohibited.

The Center will not accept parental permission to use any of the forms of punishment listed above and cannot allow parents to use these on the premises.

BEHAVIOR POLICY

Child care services may be discontinued if the Director determines that a child’s behavior1) poses a safety risk to Center Staff or other children and/or 2) repeatedly disrupts normal classroom activities despite efforts by teachers to correct the behavior. In discontinuing services, the Center director or the Assistant Director will first attempt
to meet with the child’s parents or guardian to alert the parent to the problem, discuss possible methods of correcting the behavior, and notify the parents that child care services will be discontinued if the behavior is not promptly corrected. If the disruptive or inappropriate behavior endangers the safety and well being of Center children, staff, or visitors, the Director may take all actions necessary to immediately protect center children, staff, and visitors.

In the Director’s absence, she/he may designate the person authorized to act in accordance with this policy.